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Imagine if you owned a pair of socks that allowed every step you took to power a wireless transmitter to send a signal to a PC. Now imagine it was running on urine. While it seems far-fetched, researchers from the Bristol BioEnergy…

Think connect the dots. There's a new app available in the Apple store that will let you connect and manipulate the functionality of physical objects just by pointing your smartphone at it and drawing some lines. The Reality…

Commercial spaceline, Virgin Galactic, will be using a 747-400 commercial jet aircraft (previously called "Cosmic Girl") to serve as the platform for its LauncherOne orbital vehicle. “Air launch enables us to provide rapid,…

In a world of smart homes and the Internet of Things, plenty of companies are vying for a shot at creating the best lighting products that can be controlled in multiple ways by multiple devices. Vienna-based start-up company Luke…

With Tesla now taking its electric energy storage expertise to the next level with an energy storage solution for the home, companies will be teaming up with the giant to offer the capabilities to residents. Green Mountain Power, a…

Hyperloop Technologies, the company that is building what it calls the "fifth mode of transportation" capable of reaching  speeds over 500 mph in two seconds, will open a test track in Las Vegas, NV in the next month. According to…

Controlling devices with our minds is a technology researchers have been developing over the past few years. Recently, a man with a prosthetic limb was able to control his limb simply with his thoughts. There have been some other…

When it comes to safety, technological advancements play a major role in some of the newest home security and monitoring systems. But one area where the importance of safety is growing is in cyberspace. We live in an interconnected…

Desktop users are typically typing on their keyboard and scrolling and clicking with their mouse — two separate entities. KeyMouse aims to change the way avid computers operate by combining the two devices into one. A KeyMouse set…

Digi-Key Electronics announced Seeed Technology Ltd.’s rapid prototyping and development products are now available through Digi-Key’s global websites. Seeed specializes in offering products that assist engineers in jumpstarting their…

The BCR420U and BCR421U constant-current regulators (CCR) introduced by Diodes Incorporated provide a simple means of driving low-power linear LED strips. Target applications are those that benefit from the improved efficiency, flexibility…

Apple has released its latest product, The Smart Battery Case, designed for the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6 to extend battery life.

AVX Corporation has released two new medium power film capacitor series designed for DC filtering applications, such as DC link or resonant filters, spanning 1,500 to 3,000VDC. Comprised of segmented, dry, metallized polypropylene film and…

Hirose has developed a small, board-to-flexible printed circuit (FPC) connector designed for battery pack connections in mobile devices. The hybrid BM25 Series connector is rated up to 9 Amps per pin for power contacts and 1 Amp per pin for…

What: NI announces a new success story with Dan Swanson of SW Filter Design, a developer of sophisticated microwave filter design software. The success story details how SW Filter Design has integrated its Equal Ripple Optimization…