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Four Plastic-Recycling Machines That Anyone Can Build

Precious Plastic has a plan to get everyone recycling their plastic waste with DIY machines.

Grant Imahara Debuts New Empowering Innovation Together Series

Mouser Electronics, Inc., has launched a new series in the second year of the?Empowering Innovation Together™ program.

UN Calls for Automotive Safety Systems to be Standard in New Vehicles

The organization wants electronic stability control and autonomous emergency braking to become a standard feature among new vehicles.

Solar Nanowire Manufacturing Paves Way for More Efficient Solar Modules

Once in commercial production, the technology could boost efficiencies by 27% or more over current modules.

Snap-action Switch Fits Portable Products

Miniature switches occupy a footprint of ultra-miniature 3.7 mm x 3.0 mm x 1.05 mm and offer a choice of two actuation forces.

COTS Connector Meets VITA 46 Standards

Amphenol’s R-VPX connectors are COTS connectors designed for open architecture embedded computing systems and meet VITA 46 standards.

2 W DC-DC Converter Has 50% Lower Profile than Industry Norm

Murata Power Solutions’ NXE2 series DC/DC converters measure 12.5 x 4.36 x 10.41 mm and have footprints compatible with?competitive 1 and 2 W devices.

Mouser Inks Distribution Agreement with IoT Solutions Provider

Mouser Electronics, Inc. has signed a global distribution agreement with?IEI Technology, an industrial computer provider and associate member of the Intel Internet of Things Solutions Alliance.

Engineers Creating Marketable Clothing with One-Step 3-D Printing Process

Product designers from Loughborough University in the UK are ready to produce 3-D-printed full-size textile garments within 24 hours.

Engineering Lessons from the Maker Revolution

A research scientist at MIT Media Lab, innovator, advisor to Intel and Google, and a big fan of the Maker Movement, Kipp Bradford elaborates on what it will take to enable the next generation of innovation.

Engineers Develop World’s Fastest Silicon-based Flexible Transistors

Engineers used a tiny knife to easily and cost-efficiently create the world’s fastest silicon-based flexible transistors.

Video: MagLev Sled Reaches Speeds of 633 mph

Watch a 2,000-pound, magnetically levitating sled race across a nearly frictionless track, reaching speeds of 633 mph.

Intel to Cut Jobs

Under a restructuring plan, Intel will no longer consider the PC market its main focus.

1.5 A Step-Down DC/DC Converter Is 93% Efficient, Accepts 42 V Input

Linear Technology’s LT8608 is a 1.5 A synchronous step-down switching regulator that accepts a 3.0 to 42 V input, suiting it for automotive applications.

High Current Inductors Serve High Frequency Applications

The SLR family of shielded power inductors from Coilcraft are rated up to 100 A with inductance values from 85 to 370 nH.

“E-Skin” Could Revolutionize Next-Generation of Wearables

The ultra-thin, ultra-flexible skin could be used in biomedical applications, such as blood-oxygen monitoring, heart rates and other wearable applications.

Q&A: Elvis Goren Talks About His Wearable Tech Sleeve for Constant Tracking

Elvis Goren discusses his company’s AIO Smart Sleeve that can track crucial information like heartbeat, sleep analysis, intensity of activity and ECG.

Momentum Dynamics May Challenge Tesla’s Supercharger for Wireless Charging Supremacy

The company plans to ship two wireless charging systems to municipalities in Washington State and Maryland this year

Thermal Cameras Get an Artificial Intelligence Upgrade

The new technology collaboration will enable advanced image processing at low-power dissipation and bring artificial intelligence to thermal imaging products.