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According to ID Crypt Global, at least 25% of young children who play video games online do so with strangers. Highlights of their analysis include: Smartphones are used by 17% of 3–4-year-olds, 20% of 5–7-year-olds and 53% of…

ROHM Semiconductor announced a compact 2.0mm × 1.0mm proximity sensor, the RPR-0720, optimized for applications requiring attachment/detachment and proximity detection. As the use of IoT continues to grow, sensor devices that play a…

Unveil the Advantech WISE-2410SK-NA Starter Kit in our latest "Outside the Box" video hosted by Bryan DeLuca, brought to you by Mouser Electronics. This comprehensive kit is designed for wireless condition monitoring and integrates…

Sorry, Shakespeare, I just had to use this headline as Neuralink, Elon Musk's brain-computer interface (BCI) start-up, is recruiting people for its first human trial—the goal is connecting human brains to computers. Initially, the company…

While it may not be common knowledge, ASICs have transformed many electronics products. Even a mid-range vehicle manufactured some years ago will feature several specialized ASICs for tire pressure monitoring, engine monitoring, and gas…

Researchers from Xi’an Jiaotong University in China innovated a new method for making tiny stretchable antennas from hydrogel and liquid metal. Potentially used in wearable and flexible wireless electronic devices, they can provide a link…

Researchers at Tokyo Tech just circumvented an existing high-voltage requirement for blue OLEDs. Their OLED, based on a blue-fluorescence emitter, achieves emission at an ultralow turn-on voltage of 1.47 V. Target applications for the OLEDs…

The move to EVs creates large amounts of e-waste and environmentally damaging mining. The Lithium, nickel, cobalt, and manganese shortages could slow the EV transition and rapidly expand mining activities. There’s growing interest in…

Novice makers are increasingly fabricating their own 3D printed objects via free, open-source, user-generated 3D models they download and create on their 3D printers. However, when custom designing, the challenge is using complex and…

Soft inflatable robots are becoming more important for applications requiring safety and adaptability. Yet, integrating sensing and control systems in these robots is challenging without compromising their softness, form factor, or…