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Designing batteries from food is not a new thing. People have been making batteries out of potatoes, lemons, and fruits for some time now. But creating a battery from a portabella mushroom is a new concept and using a portabella mushroom…

Maybe you haven't yet been in a situation where your car needs a jump, but typically it involves getting a set of jumper cables and finding a nice person willing to use their car to help you get it running.

While books seem like an ancient method of learning, there's still tons of good information we can find in them. It's not just about the Internet these days — although it may seem that way.

Watch as the origami robot craze continues. This time, researchers from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) have mimicked their new robot on the movements of an inchworm.

Industrial robots are capable of achieving extremely precise control and manipulation with very few sensors, but now roboticists at Carnegie Mellon University are working to develop soft robots that can interact routinely and safely with…

Drones are pretty cool. Rubberband guns are also pretty cool. Why not combine the two? Well, it has finally happened. Now anyone can make their own rubberband-launching drone right from a desktop 3D laser printer.

Pentek introduced two new products in its FlexorSet series of integrated FMC sub-systems combining its Flexor line of FMC modules and Virtex-7 FPGA FMC carriers. FlexorSets are preconfigured with optimized IP and fully supported with…

Standex-Meder Electronics announces a newly improved molded S-HV series single in-line high voltage reed relay that is smaller and more compact.

To meet the growing demand for precise and reliable strain gages and accessories operating in harsh environments, Micro-Measurements announced that it has launched a new strain gage bundle designed for high-temperature applications above…

Linear Technology introduces the LTC6363, a low power, high precision, fully differential amplifier optimized for driving high performance 16-, 18- and 20-bit SAR and ΔΣ ADCs. Featuring 100µV maximum input offset voltage and 2.9nV/√Hz…

If you often battle those around when it comes to temperature control, consider Evapolar and maintain your ideal climate on a personal level. Evapolar is a portable desktop personal air-conditioner that cools you off while also…

After eight years of research, design, development, and countless company and university assistance, the Bloodhound Project has finally unveiled its supersonic racecar, Bloodhound SSC, which its creators boast to be the world's fastest and…

What is surely a miracle in the life of a man who's been paralyzed for five years was made possible by engineers at the University of California, Irvine.

We've been hearing about smart homes for a while now — bombarded with news about the latest and greatest appliances, especially for the kitchen— but what about other instances where food and the way we eat has been hurled into the future…

Pulse Electronics Corporation introduces a new series of 5KVrms isolation power transformers for communications interfaces such as RS485, CAN, MODBus, and ProfiBus for automation, automotive, and smart grid applications.