PV Module Features An 11.9% Active Area Efficiency
Imec announced at ITF US a record 11.3 percent aperture and 11.9% active area efficiency for its thin-film perovskite photovoltaic (PV) module.
Radiation Hardened Multiplexers for Space Flight Data Acquisition Systems
Intersil Corporation introduced the ISL71840SEH and ISL71841SEH, new radiation hardened (rad hard) multiplexers that offer best-in-class electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection, and the industry’s highest signal chain accuracy and timing…
Lexus Has Created The World’s First-Ever Car With A Heartbeat
In order to promote the Lexus RC F vehicle, the company has created a customized version that possesses its own heartbeat — well, not its own, but the driver's heartbeat— and even glows in the dark. The Heartbeat Lexus was designed to show…
Bionic Eye Restores Vision To Blind Man With Dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration
For a few years now, a company called Second Sight has been proving that its visual prosthesis can actually restore some useful vision to blind patients.
This new material could turn engine heat into electricity, save on gas mileage
In an attempt to improve vehicles' fuel efficiency, automakers are constantly on the hunt for newer and better methods and materials.
A recent scientific development may just be the answer to boosting gas mileage. A recent report…
Build your own Raspberry Pi-powered alarm clock hidden within large wooden furniture
Self-taught software engineer Peter Roca was looking for a more pleasant wake-up experience when he decided to create one himself using Raspberry Pi and some wood he had lying around.
The interesting aspect of his alarm clock is that…
Atmel Launches IoT Cloud Ecosystem Partner Program, Accelerating IoT Development
Atmel Corporation launched the Atmel Internet of Things (IoT) Cloud Ecosystem Partner Program. The new program enables developers using Atmel SMART MCUs and Atmel SmartConnect wireless solutions to access Atmel’s market-leading ecosystem…
BSI CMOS ON Semiconductor image sensor targets ADAS & viewing cameras
ON Semiconductor driving energy efficiency innovations, is expanding its highly-regarded 1/3-inch 1 megapixel (MP) image sensor portfolio with early sampling of the company’s first backside illuminated (BSI) sensor technology for the…
Low power a feature of IDT PCIe clock generators
Mouser Electronics is now shipping the 9FGL PCI Express (PCIe) Clock Generators from Integrated Device Technology (IDT). The 9FGL family of clock generators are members of IDT's 3.3V low-power PCIe series and support both Common Clock (CC)…
Thick film chip Vishay resistors target RF applications
Vishay Intertechnology announced that its RCP series of thick film chip resistors for high-power, surface-mount RF applications is now available in the compact 0505, 0603, and 2512 case sizes. The Vishay Dale devices offer very high thermal…