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NI announced a new, high-performance model of VirtualBench. The software-based VirtualBench all-in-one instrument combines a mixed-signal oscilloscope, function generator, digital multimeter, programmable DC power supply and digital I/O.…

Cadence Design Systems announced the availability of the Sigrity 2016 technology portfolio, which improves product creation time with an enhanced PCB design and analysis methodology that is ideal for multi-gigabit interfaces. To speed up…

Phihong has introduced a new series of 10W, fixed blade wall-plug adapters. Designated the PSM10A Series, the new wall-plug adapters deliver high efficiency at a low cost, making them ideally suited for a wide range of consumer electronics…

Since robots are afforded more and more capabilities these days, a team of researchers from Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) wanted to make sure they could handle common tasks delicately, not in their typical harsh and clunky…

Amphenol Industrial Products Group has enhanced its standard shell plating from standard cadmium to gray zinc over electroless nickel (Gray ZnNi) to be used for use in the harshest environments. Initially designed for use in marine…

Mouser Electronics is now stocking the TPS25810 USB Type-C downstream-facing port (DFP) controller from Texas Instruments (TI). The highly integrated TPS25810 controller provides all the functionality necessary to support a USB Type-C DFP…

The DMHC10H170SFJ introduced by Diodes Incorporated is a 100V full H-bridge incorporating dual N-channel and P-channel MOSFETs into a tiny DFN5045 package (5mm x 4.5mm). This configuration reduces component count and board space, which is…

MaxLite releases its third generation of Small LED Flood Lights as energy-saving replacements for quartz halogen and metal halide fixtures in commercial and residential outdoor lighting applications. Listed by DesignLights Consortium…

If you thought selfies were just a fad for humans, you were wrong. Mars' Curiosity Rover, which has been exploring the Red Planet since 2012, just sent back its latest selfie. The photo combines 57 images taken mid-January to display…

Researchers from the University of St Andrews and Harvard Medical School have developed a new fiber-optic technology capable of delivering light deeper into human tissue than ever before. The new method could help heal wounds faster and…