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While normally you would think you have to insert earbuds into or slip headphones over your ears, Sony has introduced a novel and futuristic audio-on-the-go concept that does away with all that. As part of its "Future Lab Program," the…

Mouser Electronics, Inc. is teaming up with celebrity engineer Grant Imahara to unveil its next Innovation Spotlight interview as part of the Portable Power Series and Empowering Innovation Together program. Following up on his discussion…

Engineers are are working toward a future of light, unmanned aircraft whose wings change shape. These planes will not only be lighter, but also faster and easier to maneuver than today's aircraft. In order to develop this kind of craft,…

If scientists can generate electricity from human feces, then some tomato waste shouldn't be a problem.

The Pentagon isn't the only organization inviting hackers to penetrate their system. For the past six years, Google has been encouraging researchers to find and report security flaws through its Security Reward Program. The company…

There are plenty of animals that have gained Twitter notoriety. Now we can add a flock of pigeons to the list.

Instead of drawing your blinds to get some privacy, what if you could just flick a switch and even adjust how much light you let in? Not impossible thanks to a technique developed by researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of…

Cypress Semiconductor introduced a Bluetooth Low Energy module solution that extends the range of Bluetooth to 400 meters, eight times that of current Bluetooth solutions. The new EZ-BLE PSoC XT/XR module’s extended range opens up the use…

Lattice Semiconductor Corporation announced the joint release of power-efficient reference designs that drive 4K UHD over a USB Type-C connector. Lattice’s USB Type-C port controllers and MHL transceivers can easily be paired with…

AVX Corporation has extended its TWA-Y Series wet electrolytic tantalum capacitors with the addition of new, high CV 470µF/100V and 1,000µF/75V components. These components act as drop-in replacements for existing M39006-style wet tantalum…