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A man named Mischo Erban has set a new world record for the fastest speed achieved on an electric skateboard, reaching 59.55 mph on a modified longboard. The record was achieved at Portorož airport in Piran, Slovenia, on a NEXTBoard…

A group of Hungarian engineers came together to combat the high prices of clinical ECG machines which  check for problems with the electrical activity of your heart. Their company, called mobileECG, initially developed a 12-lead…

Intersil Corporation announced two new 55V two-phase synchronous boost controllers with integrated high-side and low-side MOSFET drivers. The ISL78227 and ISL78229 are the industry's most robust and highly integrated boost controllers…

Silicon Labs has launched a family of isolated gate drivers that solves a critical need for cutting-edge power supply designs. Based on Silicon Labs' proven digital isolation technology, the new Si827x ISOdriver family offers the highest…

The DGD21xx series of six half-bridge and six high/low-side 600V gate drivers introduced by Diodes Incorporated provides a simple means of switching power MOSFETs and IGBTs in half- and full-bridge configurations. Target applications…

Vishay Intertechnology introduced a new 1.4 mm by 1.8 mm miniQFN10 package with an ultra-thin 0.35 mm profile, providing a space-saving alternative to larger miniQFN10 and WCSP devices commonly used in portable applications. The new Vishay…

NASA is finally one step closer to supersonic passenger air travel, now that it has decided on a jet design to pursue. In an attempt to make air travel greener, safer, and quieter, as well as travel even faster, NASA will work to…

A hobbyist and computer enthusiast under the alias "Dr. Moddnstine" has just revamped a 1995 IBM Aptiva. Though he's not the first to take on computer modifications, he did also create a floppy disk drive with 128 GB of storage space —…

In an attempt to find a secure sustainable supply of power for our future, scientists at University of California, Los Angeles are turning to poop — since it seems to be a pretty reliable substance. Odds are, there will always be poop.…