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Looking at your cell phone, you realize the battery is low, which means you have to make another long walk into town to pay money to charge the device. By the time you get home, it's getting dark. You light the kerosene lamp that casts a…

Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed an ultra-low power hybrid chip inspired by the brain that could help give palm-sized robots the ability to collaborate and learn from their experiences. The new…

The Silicon Carbide market is growing. How much of an increase should we expect? Yole Developpement predicts it will be a $1.5 billion market by 2023. There's a huge opportunity for SiC since industry players know that silicon isn't…

In preparation for APEC 2019, GaN Systems has unveiled the industry's highest current  650 V GaN E-HEMTs with the addition of the 150 A, 650 V and the 80 A, 650 V line of GaN power transistors. In particular, the 150 A, 650 V transistor is…

What will you find at APEC 2019? A line of high-power inrush current limiters from Ametherm. The UL-approved MS Series inrush current limiters are designed and tested to be rugged and withstand the high demands common in industrial…

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have discovered a possible new use for spider silk. In addition to being one of the strongest materials for its weight, the resilient fibers respond to changes in humidity. This…

Faster and supposedly more secure, it turns out the paging message occasion—fixed time periods when devices look for incoming communications—designed for 4G and 5G protocols may allow hackers to intercept phone calls and track users’…

A team of researchers from McMaster University has developed a sensor that can track the movements and location of a person in a burning building or another hazardous environment. The motion-powered, fireproof sensor can track the…

Between 1% and 5% of children in the U.S. and western European companies could have Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), according to some studies. A new tool developed by scientists at the University of Southern California (USC),…

Shape memory polymers (SMP) have major implications for healthcare, and Syracuse University engineers have created a new kind of SMP that could be useful for healing. SMPs are soft, rubbery, "smart" materials that can change shape in…

GaN Systems has made strides in the past few years. Especially as Gallium Nitride (GaN) reaches prime time status. This year, the impact of GaN will become evident in the presentations, displays, and demonstrations to be presented by GaN…

ITG Electronics now offers a range of Nanocrystalline Common Mode Chokes; DCN Series, C20530 Series, C20540 Series, C30530 Series and C30540 Series of Common Mode Chokes,  which deliver higher power ratings in a small size.…

There will be plenty of new launches coming out of this year's Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC). Let's take a look at this one from ITG Electronics. ITG Electronics now offers a range of common footprints as well as custom…

Software and hardware security is an ongoing game of cat and mouse: As security technologies improve, hackers eventually find ways around these barriers. Hardware security is further complicated as the Internet of Things continues to…