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Robots Figure Out How to Organize Your Clutter

Maybe humans cringe when faced with their clutter and mess—but not robots.

Can Open-Sourcing Transform Electronics Hardware?

Sharing your hardware intellectual property may seem risky, but open-source proponents say it can improve your products, lower development costs and speed product innovation.

Take a Peek at What Ford is Doing Inside Its Innovation Centers

Wearables, personal assistants, and augmented reality—Ford is working on it all inside of its Research and Innovation Centers. Take a peek.

Silicon Switch Reduces Size, Power Use in Cellular Radio RF Front Ends

Analog Devices’ ADRF5130 silicon switch enables designers to reduce hardware size and bias power consumption in cellular radio systems.

Noise Filter Quiets Audio Devices

TDK’s MAF1608G noise filter limits audio signal noise while allowing high currents.

Discrete and Bare Die IGBTs Aim At Hybrid, Electric Vehicles

Fairchild Semiconductor has introduced bare die IGBTs and diodes aimed at?hybrid electric vehicles?(HEV), plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) and electric vehicles (EV).

IBM’s Memory Breakthrough Will Speed Up IoT and Machine Learning

IBM researchers revealed a new storage memory breakthrough that has the potential to speed up machine learning and access to the Internet of Things (IoT), mobile phone apps and cloud storage. For the first time, scientists have demonstrated reliably storing three bits of data per cell using a new memory technology known as phase-change memory (PCM).

HP Gets Into 3-D Printing with Its Jet Fusion Printer

The printing system can be used to design, prototype and manufacture physical parts 10 times faster than current printers.

Aluminum Capacitors Suit Automotive Apps

The 146 CTI and 160 CLA series of surface-mount aluminum capacitors from Vishay handle up to 100 V and 80 V, respectively.

Training Your Robot is a Lot Like Training Your Dog

So how do ordinary, non-computer-programming people train their robots?

Mouser Sponsoring NXP Tech Forum in Austin

Global electronics distributor Mouser Electronics is sponsoring the NXP FTF 2016 Technology Forum in Austin, Texas, this week.

Silicone-Carbide Power Chips May Enable Faster, Better Electric Cars

ST is touting its power semiconductors as the next step toward improving renewable energy vehicles.

NXP Unveils ADAS Platform to Enable Autonomous Vehicles

The company says its BlueBox solution will allow automotive OEMs to design, manufacture and sell self-driving cars by 2020.

DIN Rail Power Supplies Suit Industrial Applications

Artesyn’s ADNB series power supply has a DIN rail mounting clip for industrial applications.

Schottky Barrier Rectifier Outperforms Conventional Switching Diodes

The LFUSCD Series of Silicon Carbide (SiC) Schottky diodes from Littelfuse handle large surge currents without thermal runaway.

Video: Researchers Reveal a Reconfigurable Smartwatch with Two Screens

This new prototype smartwatch has two touchscreens – one of which can be removed and re-positioned.

Expanded Choke Line Covers Wide Inductance Range

The EPCOS ERU19 choke series from TDK Corp. that comprises ten different types covering an inductance range of 1.0 µH to 30 µH DC.

Western Digital Completes SanDisk Acquisition

The deal gives WDC a stable NAND flash memory supply and catapults it into the SSD market.

To Make a Better Battery Add Even More Salt

Adding a second salt to water-based batteries increases their energy capacity, without fire risk, poisonous chemicals, and environmental hazards of current lithium-ion batteries.