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SCHURTER FMBB EP Single-Phase EMC Block Filters | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.

December 26, 2020 by Mouser Electronics

TDK-LAMBDA CUS400M 3"x5” Medical & Industrial Power Supplies | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.

December 23, 2020 by Mouser Electronics

Circuit Protection, Control, and Sensing Design Considerations for Smart Home Security Applications

This article explores components that protect and control their circuits in smart home security applications, specifically components for protecting wired and wireless security cameras and wired doorbell cameras.

December 22, 2020 by Ryan Sheahen, Littelfuse

SKYWORKS SKY66430-11 5G Massive IoT System-in-Package | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.

December 21, 2020 by Mouser Electronics

Researchers Create Lab-on-a-Chip for Quick Infection Testing

As the pandemic resurges in many parts of the world, researchers have found a way to bring the speed and accuracy of infection testing to mobile devices with a lab-on-a-chip.

December 04, 2020 by Luke James

Medical Power Supplies Are in a League of Their Own

Power supply design is always extremely important, but no application may have more stringent design requirements than medical devices.

November 18, 2020 by Jake Hertz

World’s First Solid-State Far-UVC Light Emitter Shows How “Light Can Be Part of the Solution to COVID-19”

On the heels of new academic research showing the safety and efficacy of far-UVC light as a germicide, NS Nanotech has created a product to bring this technology to market. We interviewed CEO Seth Coe-Sullivan to hear the details.

November 04, 2020 by Jake Hertz

Dropping the LDO: New Buck Converter from TI Integrates Ferrite Beads

Last week, TI announced its newest product: a low-noise buck converter bolstered by integrated ferrite beads.

October 26, 2020 by Jake Hertz

Engineers Tackle the Challenge of Miniaturizing Organic FETs

A Hong Kong engineering team claims to have made an important breakthrough in developing staggered structure monolayer organic field-effect transistors, which they say are important for future flexible electronic devices.

October 24, 2020 by Luke James

Researchers Bring Sintering Heat to Room Temperature to Print Sensors on Human Skin

A joint research effort between China and the United States has culminated in a method for printing sensors directly onto human skin at room temperature.

October 22, 2020 by Luke James

Silicone Sensor Allows Device to Stretch While Measuring Strain and Pressure

Researchers in Japan have turned to heterogeneous silicone to "bounce back" stretchable sensors that have been stretched a touch too far.

October 15, 2020 by Luke James

Points to Consider When Selecting an NTC Thermistor

This article explores NTC thermistor types and their critical performance criteria and provides advice on selecting the appropriate device for a given application.

October 13, 2020 by Krystian Milewski , TDK

Researchers Fabricate a Biodegradable Electronic Blood Vessel

Researchers in China and Switzerland have developed electrically-conductive artificial blood vessels that could replace diseased organic vessels.

October 12, 2020 by Luke James

A New Dual RGB-IR Sensor Put to Use in Endoscopes for Cancer Detection

OmniVision claims this small form factor RGB-IR sensor may significantly advance medical imaging.

October 01, 2020 by Nicholas St. John

Electronic Face Masks are a Fashionable High-Tech Trend

Engineers are finding ways to innovate face masks with electronics—whether for air filtration, an LED smile, or language translation.

September 26, 2020 by Adrian Gibbons

ams Says New Sensor Can Monitor Blood-Oxygen Levels in Wearable Designs

The ultra-thin sensor integrates a photodiode, filter, and signal processing to remotely monitor Sp02 levels.

September 23, 2020 by Jake Hertz

Eye Mask Prototype With Bimodal Sensors and Hydrogel Electrodes Measures Biometrics

The researchers met the challenges of fabric-based sensors, combining the signal quality benefits of wet electrodes and the comfort benefits of dry electrodes.

September 21, 2020 by Luke James

Clinical Trials Suggest New X-Ray Photon-Counting Detector May Improve Diagnoses

Researchers at CEA-Leti have developed a novel X-ray photon-counting detector that has been integrated into an X-ray scanner with promising initial trial results.

September 19, 2020 by Luke James

3D Imaging—the Heart of Machine Vision—Forges Ahead

Behind the explosion in computer vision is tremendous growth in the world of 3D imaging. What’s the state of 3D imaging today and where are we headed?

September 18, 2020 by Jake Hertz

For Wearables, Inkjet-Printed Solar Cells Can Be an Ultra-Thin Power Source

The printed solar cells are so light, thin, and flexible that they can rest on a bubble.

September 17, 2020 by Luke James