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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.

NASA's most recent blunder with the ISS was due to a basic engineering mistake.

NASA's most recent blunder with the ISS was due to a basic engineering mistake.

A report detailing the design flaws of the Galaxy 7 Note cited a cramped battery housing as the primary culprit for their…

A report detailing the design flaws of the Galaxy 7 Note cited a cramped battery housing as the primary culprit for their tendency to explode. How does something like this slip through the cracks?

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.

The RISC-V footprint is expanding with the commercial availability of open-source chips and related development boards…

The RISC-V footprint is expanding with the commercial availability of open-source chips and related development boards from silicon startups like SiFive and OnChip.

Nowhere to hide presents this holiday season? No problem! This alarm will sound anytime a loved one tries to get a sneak…

Nowhere to hide presents this holiday season? No problem! This alarm will sound anytime a loved one tries to get a sneak peek at his or her surprise.

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.

Precision analog-to-digital converters can be tricky. Here are some pointers to get the most out of them.

Precision analog-to-digital converters can be tricky. Here are some pointers to get the most out of them.

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.

Fab-less semiconductor company, GreenWaves Technologies, has developed a new processor designed for IoT applications that…

Fab-less semiconductor company, GreenWaves Technologies, has developed a new processor designed for IoT applications that they claim that will outmatch ARM Cortex processors.

This is Part 1 of a step-by-step guide to bringing custom microcontroller designs to life.

This is Part 1 of a step-by-step guide to bringing custom microcontroller designs to life.

This article introduces the RS-422 and RS-485 interfaces and explains why you might want to use them in your designs.

This article introduces the RS-422 and RS-485 interfaces and explains why you might want to use them in your designs.

Heat dissipation is one of the biggest obstacles in semiconductor reduction. A team at the University of California has…

Heat dissipation is one of the biggest obstacles in semiconductor reduction. A team at the University of California has developed nanowires that can significantly improve heat dissipation characteristics and shape the future of silicon chip design.

How do designers cope with a system that has highly variable input amplitude yet requires fairly constant output…

How do designers cope with a system that has highly variable input amplitude yet requires fairly constant output amplitude? Let’s take a look.

Industry 4.0 is here now, and Maxim's Pocket IO PLC development platform shows how it can reinvigorate manufacturing…

Industry 4.0 is here now, and Maxim's Pocket IO PLC development platform shows how it can reinvigorate manufacturing operations with tiny sensors and distributed control units.

Microsoft uses programmable chips to offer an accelerated implementation for a number of algorithms such as machine…

Microsoft uses programmable chips to offer an accelerated implementation for a number of algorithms such as machine learning, pattern matching, and more.

Researchers at Stanford have developed a computer that can solve specific problems using magnetic fields and lasers.

Researchers at Stanford have developed a computer that can solve specific problems using magnetic fields and lasers.

Silicon Labs acquires Micrium embedded software and unveils a sensor-to-cloud development kit to bolster its IoT…

Silicon Labs acquires Micrium embedded software and unveils a sensor-to-cloud development kit to bolster its IoT tool-chain offerings.

This article uses examples to explain the technique of source transformation.

This article uses examples to explain the technique of source transformation.