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Harwin Datamate High Power Contacts | Tech Specs

Harwin Datamate High Power Contacts | Tech Specs

This episode of Tech Specs is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.


new products May 01, 2020 by TTI, Inc
“Honey, I Shrunk the NASA Payload”: A Call for Engineers to Help Send Mini Rovers to the Moon

“Honey, I Shrunk the NASA Payload”: A Call for Engineers to Help Send Mini Rovers to the Moon

NASA is headed to the moon again, and this time, they're reaching out to the public engineering community for help.


News Apr 13, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
US Space Force Revs Up a “Space Fence” With Wolfspeed’s Power Amplifiers

US Space Force Revs Up a “Space Fence” With Wolfspeed’s Power Amplifiers

The US Space Force spends millions of dollars preventing spacecraft collisions in earth's increasingly crowded orbit. The Space Fence, powered by Wolfspeed's power amplifiers, aims to change that.


News Mar 31, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
NASA Is Dedicating a Grant to Developing Power Systems for Space Exploration

NASA Is Dedicating a Grant to Developing Power Systems for Space Exploration

Universities and research institutions play a huge role in helping NASA develop and propel its technology forward, helping it realise innovations that have included everything from unique rocket engine designs to vehicles that can interact with the surfaces on other planets.


News Mar 18, 2020 by Luke James
Mitsubishi Electric Aims to Improve In-flight Connectivity With Electronically-steered Array Antenna and RF IC

Mitsubishi Electric Aims to Improve In-flight Connectivity With Electronically-steered Array Antenna and RF IC

Mitsubishi Electric has announced an RF IC and a new electronically steered radio antenna that will deliver high-speed in-flight satellite connectivity.


News Feb 17, 2020 by Robin Mitchell
Harwin Gecko-MT Mixed Layout Connectors | Tech Specs

Harwin Gecko-MT Mixed Layout Connectors | Tech Specs

This episode of Tech Specs is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.


new products Jan 21, 2020 by TTI, Inc
What’s New in Space? Components Designed to Weather Aerospace and Defense

What’s New in Space? Components Designed to Weather Aerospace and Defense

This article highlights a few recent products that aim to meet the engineering pain points for harsh environments, including processing, power usage, size, and weight.


News Jan 05, 2020 by Hannah DeTavis
Analog Devices Synchronous Buck‑Boost DC/DC Controllers | Featured Product Spotlight

Analog Devices Synchronous Buck‑Boost DC/DC Controllers | Featured Product Spotlight

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


TDK-Lambda MIL-COTS DC Input Filters | New Product Brief

TDK-Lambda MIL-COTS DC Input 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.


Reader Question: What Is the Most Difficult Specialty Within Electrical Engineering?

Reader Question: What Is the Most Difficult Specialty Within Electrical Engineering?

There are some disciplines that many call "black magic"—but which is the most difficult field an EE can pursue?


News Oct 21, 2019 by Kate Smith
How Do Avionics Systems Communicate? New ARINC-429 Bus Board Announced by UEI

How Do Avionics Systems Communicate? New ARINC-429 Bus Board Announced by UEI

Learn about a new board that uses an FPGA for serial communication in avionics applications.


News May 28, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
Meet the Aquatic Drone Saving the Great Barrier Reef with Machine Learning and Computer Vision

Meet the Aquatic Drone Saving the Great Barrier Reef with Machine Learning and Computer Vision

The Queensland University of Technology has announced that its robotic hunter-killer aquatic drone will now double as a seaborne midwife to save the Great Barrier Reef.


News Nov 07, 2018 by Gary Elinoff
Raytheon’s New GPS OCX (Operational Control System) to Enable Era of Next-Gen Satellites

Raytheon’s New GPS OCX (Operational Control System) to Enable Era of Next-Gen Satellites

The newest GPS satellites require an upgraded control segment for launch and control. Scheduled to launch in late 2018, the GPS III satellites need OCX. Let's take a look at what the OCX offers.


News Sep 19, 2018 by Marie Christiano
The World’s Largest “Ultrahigh-Sensitivity” Sensor Could Defend the Earth from Meteors

The World’s Largest “Ultrahigh-Sensitivity” Sensor Could Defend the Earth from Meteors

Canon has demonstrated the world's largest sensor at a whopping 400cm square that can be used in light levels as low as 0.3 lux. What challenges does such a sensor face and how could it be used to defend the earth?


News Jul 09, 2018 by Robin Mitchell
60 Years of DARPA Technological Advancements: The ARPANET to the Atlas Robot

60 Years of DARPA Technological Advancements: The ARPANET to the Atlas Robot

Since 1958, DARPA has been credited with the development of some of the most important technologies used today, including the Internet and GPS. Here is a look at DARPA’s 60 year history and some major projects in electrical engineering.


News Jun 13, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois
A Modern Day Icarus: The Parker Solar Probe’s Mission to the Sun

A Modern Day Icarus: The Parker Solar Probe’s Mission to the Sun

How do we design, build, and test a sensitive piece of equipment for millions of times more heat and radiation exposure?


News May 21, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois
Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulation and Power System Design: An Interview with Dr. Sudipta Chakraborty

Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulation and Power System Design: An Interview with Dr. Sudipta Chakraborty

Sudipta Chakraborty is the Director of Energy Systems at OPAL-RT. In this Engineer Spotlight, he speaks about challenges facing power system design, how hardware-in-the-loop simulations are important for problem-solving with grid integration, and his work on the IEEE-1547 standard for power grid test procedures.


News Apr 18, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois
Spacecraft Applications: A New Radiation Hardened Digital Temperature Sensor from Texas Instruments

Spacecraft Applications: A New Radiation Hardened Digital Temperature Sensor from Texas Instruments

A new radiation-hardened temperature sensor offers both local and remote digital temperature monitoring.


News Mar 14, 2018 by Nick Davis
What Happens to a Tesla in Space? (Or, Why Spacecraft Aren’t Built Like Sports Cars)

What Happens to a Tesla in Space? (Or, Why Spacecraft Aren’t Built Like Sports Cars)

It is probably unlikely the car was launched with its full suite of electronics on board, but just for fun, let’s take a look at what would happen if a fully outfitted, typical Tesla Roadster were sent into space.


News Feb 12, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois
Engineer Spotlight: Kristof Richmond, GNC Engineer at Stone Aerospace and Frontier Astronautics

Engineer Spotlight: Kristof Richmond, GNC Engineer at Stone Aerospace and Frontier Astronautics

Kristof Richmond is a guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) engineer for Stone Aerospace. Learn more about Richmond’s fascinating career, and how he ended up building robotic explorers meant for Europa in this AAC Engineer Spotlight.


News Feb 02, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois