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Learn about (for lack of a better term) packetization, a technique that facilitates robust data transfer in optical, RF,…

Learn about (for lack of a better term) packetization, a technique that facilitates robust data transfer in optical, RF, and long-distance-digital communication systems.

This technical brief discusses characteristics and advantages of low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS).

This technical brief discusses characteristics and advantages of low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS).

Here is a look at a few interesting December crowdfunding campaigns.

Here is a look at a few interesting December crowdfunding campaigns.

USB Type-C: the final frontier. These are the trials and tribulations of navigating this new cable.

USB Type-C: the final frontier. These are the trials and tribulations of navigating this new cable.

A boost power factor correction (PFC) converter can significantly improve both the power factor and the harmonic distortion.

A boost power factor correction (PFC) converter can significantly improve both the power factor and the harmonic distortion.

Silicon-free printed electronics could give rise to tech that's designed to be thrown away.

Silicon-free printed electronics could give rise to tech that's designed to be thrown away.

In this project we will develop an algorithm for precisely locating a touch event that occurs somewhere on a circular…

In this project we will develop an algorithm for precisely locating a touch event that occurs somewhere on a circular capacitive sensor.

In this Retro Teardown, we will open up the Sega Genesis (also known as the Mega Drive) to see how these were designed.

In this Retro Teardown, we will open up the Sega Genesis (also known as the Mega Drive) to see how these were designed.

Google recently released a preview for Android Things, but will developers actually get their hands on it this time around?

Google recently released a preview for Android Things, but will developers actually get their hands on it this time around?

Researchers from the Tyndall National Institute in Cork have created micro-structures shaped like small pyramids that can…

Researchers from the Tyndall National Institute in Cork have created micro-structures shaped like small pyramids that can create entangled photons. Does this mean that quantum computers are closer than we realize?

The Leap Motion Controller is a gesture tracker that is capable of tracking all ten fingers simultaneously.

The Leap Motion Controller is a gesture tracker that is capable of tracking all ten fingers simultaneously.

This project explores capacitive-touch-sense technology using an evaluation board for an EFM8 Sleepy Bee microcontroller.

This project explores capacitive-touch-sense technology using an evaluation board for an EFM8 Sleepy Bee microcontroller.

Pulse Electronics have developed a printer that can print conductors and circuits directly onto 3D surfaces.

Pulse Electronics have developed a printer that can print conductors and circuits directly onto 3D surfaces.

A discussion of international electrical quality standards and why basic linear power supplies fail to meet them.

A discussion of international electrical quality standards and why basic linear power supplies fail to meet them.

Scientists at Cambridge University have developed a low-power transistor which consumes a billionth of a watt and…

Scientists at Cambridge University have developed a low-power transistor which consumes a billionth of a watt and operates under one volt. Such a device could help with the age of the IoT's ever-growing demand for power and efficiency.

In this Teardown Tuesday, we will split, smash, crack, and sand our way into a USB power meter to see how it's made.

In this Teardown Tuesday, we will split, smash, crack, and sand our way into a USB power meter to see how it's made.

This is part 2 of a step-by-step guide to bringing your custom microcontroller design to life.

This is part 2 of a step-by-step guide to bringing your custom microcontroller design to life.

A team of scientists in Germany have created genetic nanostructures that could be the key to genetic computers.

A team of scientists in Germany have created genetic nanostructures that could be the key to genetic computers.

Robotic floor cleaners have been available as consumer products for a number of years now but with a gradual drop in…

Robotic floor cleaners have been available as consumer products for a number of years now but with a gradual drop in production cost and development of new technology, these cleaners are becoming cheaper. In this teardown we will look at a Robotic Floor Cleaner which uses "electrostatic forces" to remove dust and can clean a room with its "intelligent" obstacle navigation.