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You’ll need to hurry! The DigiKey Back2School Prize Draw sweepstakes is back, running from Sept. 12 – Oct. 30, 2023. This is one sweepstakes where entrants don’t have to wait months for winners to be announced—that will take place on Nov.…

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…

Major League Baseball is testing new technology to help settle often-occurring ball vs. strike conflicts. The tests will occur nationwide in all AAA parks. They call it the "automated ball and strike calling system," or ABS. Engineers from…

Implantable medical device technologies promise to unlock advanced therapeutic interventions in healthcare, such as insulin release to treat diabetes. Still, patients' reactions to foreign bodies are a significant issue holding back such…

You can find out a lot in an SEC filing. For example, information such as Apple's new deal with ARM on chip technology through 2040 and beyond. ARM’s IPO will hit the NASDAQ exchange in the coming weeks at a total valuation as high as…

Optical tweezers use light to immobilize microscopic particles as small as a single atom in 3D space. The principle behind the tweezers is the momentum transfer between light and the object held. Light pushes onto objects that make the…

While vision and hearing are already digitized, the sense of smell has proven to be more complex and perplexing. Researchers at Monell Chemical Senses Center and start-up Osmo, which was spun out of machine learning research at Google…

In the rapidly evolving healthcare landscape, technological advancements are pivotal in transforming patient care, diagnosis, and treatment. The convergence of various disciplines, such as virtual reality (VR), neurostimulation, smart…

Two studies published in the journal Nature indicate progress in the race to teach computers to translate brain signals into text. The technology is attracting millions in investment, including Elon Musk's brain-implant company, Neuralink…