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Virtually everything involves processes. When they evolve, you need to stay on top of them. We need an easy way to keep up. A new study by neuroscientists at The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at MIT looks at circuitry that helps…

While online marketplaces aren't new, B2B marketplaces in electronics are just taking off, offering suppliers of all sizes access to new customers, products, and markets with great reach. For customers, this experience comes with plenty of…

Artificial intelligence models use statistics and probability to produce scalable models from complex data. These computations take time and use energy. Qilian Liang, an electrical engineering professor, has won a grant to focus on…

Fast Company and Accenture have named Digi-Key as one of the 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators in 2022. In its fourth year, the award shines a light on companies that cultivate innovation across their organization and energize employees…

Today, assembly line robots are difficult to transition to other tasks. During the COVID-19 pandemic, when car manufacturing companies shifted their production from cars to PPE, they relied on people to man assembly lines. A team from…

Silicon’s properties as a semiconductor are far from ideal. Although silicon lets electrons whizz through its structure easily, it is less accommodating to electrons’ positively charged counterparts. Harnessing both is important for some…

If you’ve ever been sightseeing in Prague, Czech Republic, you've likely stood in the square outside the Old Town Hall in awe of the Atomic Clock first used in 1410 and still in operation. A quantum clock is also an atomic clock that…

Over 70% of the world’s coastlines are eroding. With 200 million people worldwide reliant on the protection that coral reefs offer, communities and livelihoods are at risk in many habitats around the world. Luckily, companies are working…

For the first time, researchers showed that a cubic boron arsenide crystal offers high carrier mobility for both electrons and holes – the two ways a charge is carried in a semiconducting material. This is a significant advance for…

Friction is an unavoidable enemy and a major source of service failure. It can reduce the lifespan of any machinery, from bicycles and cars to airplanes and assembly lines. University of Pittsburgh's research unveils the atomic-scale…