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These electronic face tattoos can track emotions and muscle activity

Editorial Team Jul 13, 2016

Considering a new tattoo? How about one that can actually measure the activity of muscle and nerve cells? Researchers from Tel Aviv University have just developed a nanotech "tattoo" that can do just that, and its expected to change the…

3D Printing

New research shows how 3D printing is susceptible to hacking

Editorial Team Jul 13, 2016

In the recent years additive manufacturing (AM), or 3D printing, technology has exploded. According to reports, the $4 billion industry is expected to quadruple by 2020. It is anticipated that one day, thanks to the technology,…

Featured

Robots strut their stuff in sneakers, walk like humans

Editorial Team Jul 13, 2016

Humanoid robots are now walking around just like humans — and even wearing our sneakers. A team of engineers from the Georgia Institute of Technology has created what it calls the most efficient-walking humanoid ever created. Most…

A&D

This is the first image of Jupiter captured by the Juno spacecraft

Editorial Team Jul 13, 2016

On July 4, NASA's Juno spacecraft finally reached Jupiter. Juno's visible-light camera was turned on six days after Juno fired its main engine and placed itself into orbit around what is referred to as the largest planetary inhabitant of…

Featured

Solar-powered contraption cooks hot dogs in minutes

Editorial Team Jul 13, 2016

For the past three years, the GoSun Stove has been changing the solar-cooking game. Now, its creators have released a brand new solar-powered stove geared toward hot dogs and sausages. GoSun's original technology utilized energy from the…

Power

Vishay Diode Saves Board Space in Portable Electronics

Editorial Team Jul 12, 2016

Vishay released a new bidirectional symmetrical (BiSy) 2-line ESD protection diode in the ultra-compact LLP1006-3L package for portable electronics. Saving space over solutions in the SOT23 package, the Vishay Semiconductors VBUS05M2-HT1…

Connectivity

SMA End Launch Connectors Provide Excellent VSWR Performance

Editorial Team Jul 12, 2016

Amphenol RF offer their line of high frequency SMA end launch connectors. This series offers exceptional VSWR performance up to 26.5 GHz. Featuring an optimized end launch design with either through-hole legs or traditional slide-on…

Power

Fairview portfolio of solid state GaN power amplifiers

Editorial Team Jul 12, 2016

Fairview releases a brand new line of solid state GaN (Gallium Nitride) amplifiers. These new GaN power amplifiers offer designers a unique solution of off-the-shelf components, typically requiring months of lead time to acquire. The…

Power

Small Footprint Secondary-Side MOSFET Driver Reduces BOM Cost

Editorial Team Jul 12, 2016

The APR345 secondary-side MOSFET driver introduced by Diodes Incorporated delivers the smallest size, lowest BOM cost solution for synchronous rectification in 5V to 12V power supplies. This device is suitable for line-powered adapters and…

Software/Hardware

Mentor Graphics Extends the PADS PCB Product Creation Platform

Editorial Team Jul 12, 2016

Mentor Graphics announced the latest additions to the PADS PCB Product Creation Platform. New analog/mixed-signal (AMS) and high-speed analysis products address engineering challenges associated with mixed-signal design, DDR implementation,…