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CUI has announced an expansion to its existing portfolio of power, audio and signal connectors with the addition of a USB product line. The connector family incorporates USB 2.0 and 3.0 connectors available in Type A, Type B, Micro AB,…

CIT Relay & Switch offers automotive relays from low current up to their highest switching capacity of 80A with voltage range from 6-72VDC. PC pin and quick connect mounting methods offer multiple choices for the design engineer,…

The ThreadX RTOS from Express Logic now provides Symmetric Multiprocessing (SMP) support on the ARMv8-A 64-bit processor family, including the ARM Cortex-A53, Cortex-A57 and Cortex-A72 processors. ThreadX SMP is based on Express Logic’s…

Mentor Graphics has announced the availability of qualified Calibre PERC reliability rule decks from United Microelectronics (UMC) for their 28nm technology. Customers of UMC can now extend their use of Mentor-based flows to incorporate…

Try to imagine what the world will look like if human-caused carbon-dioxide emissions aren’t curbed. If your imagination and scientific knowledge can’t take you there, virtual reality can. The Stanford Ocean Acidification Experience, a free…

When a truck rumbles by a building, vibrations can travel up to the structure’s roof and down again, generating transient tremors through the intervening floors and beams. Now researchers at MIT have developed a computational model…

MIT neuroscientists have discovered that brain cells called glial cells play a critical role in controlling appetite and feeding behavior. In a study of mice, the researchers found that activating these cells stimulates overeating, and…

Princess Leia, your Star Wars hologram moment may be redeemed. In the original 'Star Wars' movie, the inviting but grainy special effects hologram might soon be a true full-color, full-size holographic image, due to advances by a South…