Learn about various movement-type sensors including accelerometers, tilt sensors, vibration sensors, PIR (passive infrared) sensors, and rotation sensors.
Learn about various movement-type sensors including accelerometers, tilt sensors, vibration sensors, PIR (passive infrared) sensors, and rotation sensors.
Radio Over Fiber (ROF) combines RF and optics, providing optical links to replace strategic portions of cellular,…
Radio Over Fiber (ROF) combines RF and optics, providing optical links to replace strategic portions of cellular, satellite, and copper based systems.
Learn about the laser diode, including package types, applications, drive circuitry, and some laser diode specifications.
Learn about the laser diode, including package types, applications, drive circuitry, and some laser diode specifications.
Use an Arduino/Genuino 101, a TI SensorTag, and an SD shield to build a BLE multi-sensor data logger that records…
Use an Arduino/Genuino 101, a TI SensorTag, and an SD shield to build a BLE multi-sensor data logger that records temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, ambient light and more.
This article describes how a prototype for a basic smart home system can be designed using the Silego GreenPAK and the Blynk app.
This article describes how a prototype for a basic smart home system can be designed using the Silego GreenPAK and the Blynk app.
Delivering screen innovations that offer noticeably better experiences for end users is an increasingly difficult…
Delivering screen innovations that offer noticeably better experiences for end users is an increasingly difficult challenge for manufacturers of all types of devices, from smartwatches and smartphones to PCs, televisions and home cinema.
Two recent research publications demonstrate long sought-after properties that overcome the limitations of our…
Two recent research publications demonstrate long sought-after properties that overcome the limitations of our conventional hologram technology.
Despite the convenience of CMOS imagers, CCD imagers still have their place. And if you really need low-light…
Despite the convenience of CMOS imagers, CCD imagers still have their place. And if you really need low-light performance, consider a device with EMCCD technology, such as the KAE-02152.
Use Cypress Solar-Powered BLE Sensors, an Arduino UNO, and an HM10 BLE module to make your own multi-node temperature and…
Use Cypress Solar-Powered BLE Sensors, an Arduino UNO, and an HM10 BLE module to make your own multi-node temperature and humidity monitor and display.
Transmit humidity and temperature data with a fully functional, off-the-shelf, battery-less wireless sensor node.
Transmit humidity and temperature data with a fully functional, off-the-shelf, battery-less wireless sensor node.
The grid-EYE click provides a user-friendly introduction to advanced thermal sensing and detection.
The grid-EYE click provides a user-friendly introduction to advanced thermal sensing and detection.
In this teardown, we will look at the internals of a motion-activated light which contains its own solar charging system.
In this teardown, we will look at the internals of a motion-activated light which contains its own solar charging system.
The AS7261 is a highly integrated sensor that provides optical measurements via a digital interface.
The AS7261 is a highly integrated sensor that provides optical measurements via a digital interface.
An analysis of the Quantum Tunneling Composite materials touch development kit from Peratech.
An analysis of the Quantum Tunneling Composite materials touch development kit from Peratech.
Struggling to find the right display for your project? Check out this video for some help.
Struggling to find the right display for your project? Check out this video for some help.
Researchers have developed double-heterojunction nanorods which can be biased to both send and receive light—in other…
Researchers have developed double-heterojunction nanorods which can be biased to both send and receive light—in other words, a device that is both an LED and solar cell, capable of emitting and absorbing light.
See what's inside a sound-activated LED for use in DJ environments.
See what's inside a sound-activated LED for use in DJ environments.
Raven may soon allow NASA to build an autonomous system capable of servicing its spacecraft and refueling them in-flight.
Raven may soon allow NASA to build an autonomous system capable of servicing its spacecraft and refueling them in-flight.
In this article we’ll look at three advanced ICs that can help you to monitor the surrounding environment.
In this article we’ll look at three advanced ICs that can help you to monitor the surrounding environment.
IBM has released their “5 in 5” in which they predict five important innovations that will happen within the next five years.
IBM has released their “5 in 5” in which they predict five important innovations that will happen within the next five years.