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Ultra-Miniature TMR-Based Magnetic Sensors and Switches Debut

Coto Technology's tunneling magnetoresistive (TMR)-based RR110, RR120 and RR130 sensors combine high sensitivity with a tiny footprint and low power consumption.

Video: Watch a Robot Avoid Falling by Using Buoyancy Balloons for Stability

Researchers at the Robotics and Mechanisms Laboratory have come up with a way to keep a two-legged robot from ever falling down.

MekaMon Offers a Glimpse of the Future of Augmented Reality Gaming Using Real Robots

Reach Robotics’ platform uses smartphone applications and customizable robots to create a merged entertainment experience.

Protecting Against EMP Attacks, One Concrete Shield at a Time

High profile infrastructure and military installations could be retrofitted to dissipate electromagnetic energy.

Hyundai and WaiveCar Team Up for Free Electric Car-Sharing Service

Consumers can use Hyundai’s advertising-wrapped IONIQ electric vehicles for two hours for free.

Glassy Solids in Batteries Could Make Them Safer and More Powerful

The result could mean charging a smartphone once a week instead of daily or increase electric vehicle distance considerably

Your Next Car Could Have Intel Inside

Intel invests millions to fuel disruption in the automotive industry.

Power Varistor Series Operates to 125° C with 2500V Isolation

Littelfuse’s HMOV varistor operates at ambient temperatures up to 125° C with 2500V isolation voltage.

3200 W Power Supply Has 3-Phase Delta Input

The TPS3000-24 power supply operates from a wide range Delta or Wye 350 – 528 Vac three-phase input.

High-Density Connector Exhibits 25 Milliohms Resistance

Fujipoly’s Zebra® Gold Series 8000C connector transfers both data and power between parallel components and circuit boards while exhibiting low electrical resistance.

8 Times the Food and Beverage Industry Went Extremely High-Tech

Take a quick look at these companies. Each has created a novel way to implement advancements in camera, robotics, software, drone, and even autonomous driving technology into its brand.

Multiphase PWM Controllers Offer Adaptive Voltage Scaling Interface

Digital multiphase controller, when combined with a smart power stage, delivers scalable solution from 10 A to 450 A.

Capacitors Serve Wide Band Gap Semiconductors

The expanded line of KEMET’s C0G Ceramic capacitors meet the needs of the growing Wide Band Gap semiconductor trend.

Cray XC40 Theta Supercomputer Accepted at Argonne National Laboratory

Cray Inc. has achieved acceptance for “Theta” -- the Cray® XC40™ supercomputer, as well as a Cray Sonexion® 3000 storage system, both located at Argonne National Laboratory.

NVIDIA Lights a CANDLE for Cancer Research

Artificial intelligence computing company NVIDIA joins project Cancer Moonshot, an initiative to accelerate cancer research.

Current Sense Resistor Saves Space in High-Power Circuits

The Vishay Dale WSLF2512 Power Metal Strip® current sense resistor is rated up to 6 W and provides a power density of 192 W/in2.

How Doctors Will Use Smartwatches to Increase Patient Care

Patients' readings would be monitored in real time and stored on a central server, so dangerous levels can be caught immediately and an alert sent directly to the doctor’s wrist via W-iFi.