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Vishay expanded its portfolio of fast body diode n-channel power MOSFETs with the introduction of new 650 V EF Series devices. Augmenting the company's 600 V offering, the Vishay Siliconix SiHx21N65EF, SiHx28N65EF, and SiHG33N65EF provide…

One day the threads on your clothing may be able to change color right before your eyes thanks to a project underway at the University of California Berkeley. The project, called Ebb, involves coating conductive threats with thermochromic…

Remember ReFlex — the world's first flexible smartphone presented by Queen's University Human Media Lab? Well, the lab has done it again, revealing another flexible smartphone, but this one can project holographic images. The device,…

Engineers have been looking for new ways to expand the traditional touchscreen, whether on a smartwatch or smartphone, for a while. When mere projections onto hard surfaces aren't enough, you could always turn to human body parts.…

Colin Furze is no engineer — he's a plumber, but a plumber who has concocted some crazy inventions in his time as a YouTube sensation. Some of his past works include a jet bike, a flame-throwing scooter, and a 70-mph scooter. Now,…

Mouser Electronics is pleased to announce that Mouser’s official blog, Bench Talk for Design Engineers, has garnered more than two million reads. The blog kicked off just two years ago to provide a sounding board for people on technology’s…

IXYS Corporation announced the introduction of the PCX-7500-LIV and PCX-7500-LIV-EX high-power laser diode driver/current sources by its IXYS Colorado division. These instruments provide precision pulsed current with accurate…

This week we learned of a significant advancement in the field of robotic surgeries. Johns Hopkins University in Maryland has made strides, allowing robots to perform surgical procedures on soft tissue. The team from Johns Hopkins…

AVX Corporation is the first — and currently only — company to be recognized as a qualified supplier of space-level base metal electrode (BME) X7R dielectric multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) for use in aerospace designs and US military…

It may seem extreme, but there has been a new record achieved in the Guinness World Records: Longest video game marathon on a virtual reality game system. Derek Westerman spent 25 hours and two minutes hooked up to the HTC VIVE, which he…