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RECOM RACM60-K/OF 60W Open-Frame AC/DC Converters | 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.

August 30, 2020 by Mouser Electronics

AMPHENOL ICC CMIO ix Industrial™ IP20 Connectors | 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.

August 28, 2020 by Mouser Electronics

MICROCHIP Zero-Drift Linear Op Amps | 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.

August 24, 2020 by Mouser Electronics

Ultrasound Receiver Architecture Undergoes a Seismic Shift

Ultrasound, with nearly a century of technological history, has seen its third major technological breakthrough coming out of North Carolina State.

August 20, 2020 by Adrian Gibbons

How to Obtain the Temperature Value from a Thermistor Measurement

This article explains how to use an NTC or a PTC thermistor with an ADC, along with the various process techniques to convert ADC measured results into a usable temperature value.

August 18, 2020 by Gordon Varney, Texas Instruments

“Drawn-on-Skin” Electronics Gather Data During Motion

A new type of so-called drawn-on-skin electronics reportedly allows precise biological data to be harvested while the wearer is in motion.

August 14, 2020 by Luke James

A Smart Ring Helps NBA and WNBA Players Detect Early Symptoms of COVID-19

Smart ring company Oura has partnered with both the NBA and WNBA to keep players safe while the season resumes.

August 14, 2020 by Jake Hertz

The Versatility of Radar-on-Chip Systems: ADAS, Health-Monitoring, and More

Radar-on-chip systems span a number of industries, from autonomous cars to continuously-measuring medical devices. What's the secret to their flexibility?

August 13, 2020 by Rushi Patel

Purdue Researchers Creates Wireless, Implantable Transmitter to Power Future Biomedical Devices

Batteries make for bulky, uncomfortable implants that may require surgery for replacement. This wireless transmitter is said to consume "the lowest amount of energy per digital bit published to date."

August 08, 2020 by Tyler Charboneau

Radar is at the Heart of New People-Counting Technology

To monitor building occupancy post-COVID-19, many companies are turning to people-counting systems—with versatile radar technology as the key ingredient.

August 06, 2020 by Adrian Gibbons

CUI INC. VMS-450B AC-DC Medical Power Supplies | Featured Product Spotlight

This Featured Product Spotlight is part of a video series exploring the specifications, applications, and market context of new products.

August 04, 2020 by Mouser Electronics

With an Uptick in Social Distancing Devices, Time-of-Flight Sensors May Simplify Designs

Reopening businesses are honing in on social distancing. Time-of-flight proximity sensors may be the answer to cost-effective, easy-to-integrate designs for such use cases.

July 23, 2020 by Maya Jeyendran

New Wearable Prototype from Cornell’s SciFi Lab Senses Hand Position, Even Through Objects

By means of four wrist-mounted thermal cameras, the detailed positions of 20 points on the human hand can be tracked in real time.

July 23, 2020 by Gary Elinoff

What if You Could Create a Biomedical Device with Only a Pencil and Paper?

A recent study revealed how the friction of a graphite pencil on paper can potentially power on-skin biomedical monitoring.

July 22, 2020 by Antonio Anzaldua Jr.

Behind Elon Musk’s Neuralink, the Company Developing Brain-Machine Interfaces

What's going on at the silicon level of Elon Musk's human brain-machine interface?

July 20, 2020 by Adrian Gibbons

Powering a Pacemaker from Within: a Light-Harvesting Implant May Eliminate Battery-Replacement Surgery

A pacemaker battery must be replaced every 5 to 15 years. Researchers at GIST in Korea have developed a novel photonic wireless system to power medical implants—no surgery required.

July 16, 2020 by Jake Hertz

Advancing Future Flexible Wearable Electronics Through Liquid Metal Synthesis

Research aims to harness the piezoelectric properties of unique ultra-thin materials.

July 13, 2020 by Gary Elinoff

Optical Sensors are the Key to Health-Monitoring Wearables—And Size is Critical

Optical sensors have made it big in the medical device industry. And with wearables taking on increasing roles for health monitoring, size is paramount.

July 11, 2020 by Jake Hertz

Continuous Medical Monitoring Is Now a Reality With Sophisticated Smartwatch Circuitry

Smartwatches are increasingly used as medical devices. What's going on at the circuit level for these bio-metric wearables?

July 09, 2020 by Nicholas St. John

How to Measure Gas Flow in a Mechanical Ventilator Using a Differential Pressure Sensor

In this article, we’ll look at another interesting application of pressure sensing in mechanical ventilation.

July 08, 2020 by Steve Arar