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

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

Qualcomm takes a swing at opening up the world of AR/VR hardware development with its Snapdragon Spaces XR Developer Program.

Qualcomm takes a swing at opening up the world of AR/VR hardware development with its Snapdragon Spaces XR Developer Program.

A new optical sensor prototype is said to provide real-time chemical composition data without directly interacting with…

A new optical sensor prototype is said to provide real-time chemical composition data without directly interacting with the substance being monitored.

Research from UCSD takes a new approach to simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM).

Research from UCSD takes a new approach to simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM).

Solar, thermal, and wind are common sources of energy harvesting. Now, a triboelectric tactile sensor draws energy from…

Solar, thermal, and wind are common sources of energy harvesting. Now, a triboelectric tactile sensor draws energy from movement to power wearables.

Researcher's from the British Telecommunications (BT) Group are leveraging a new technique in RF radio-receiving that…

Researcher's from the British Telecommunications (BT) Group are leveraging a new technique in RF radio-receiving that could lead to exponentially more sensitive RF hardware.

While balanced armature speakers have been a leading technology in true wireless earbuds, MEMS microspeakers are…

While balanced armature speakers have been a leading technology in true wireless earbuds, MEMS microspeakers are beginning to peak in popularity.

With an eye toward improving isolation technology in electric vehicles, Texas Instruments (TI) is rolling out two…

With an eye toward improving isolation technology in electric vehicles, Texas Instruments (TI) is rolling out two solid-state relay chips designed to replace traditional automotive mechanical relays.

Human error causes 95% of traffic accidents. ST hopes to reduce that figure with a new global-shutter image sensor for…

Human error causes 95% of traffic accidents. ST hopes to reduce that figure with a new global-shutter image sensor for driver monitoring systems.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers have created a new manufacturing technique that could allow for…

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers have created a new manufacturing technique that could allow for more cost-effective soft pneumatic actuators.

Compared to other mesh networking protocols, Bluetooth mesh has the adoption rate and the specs to expand the…

Compared to other mesh networking protocols, Bluetooth mesh has the adoption rate and the specs to expand the infrastructure of smart lighting.

Autonomous vehicles featuring LiDAR brought the technology to center stage. Now, security sectors are also embracing…

Autonomous vehicles featuring LiDAR brought the technology to center stage. Now, security sectors are also embracing LiDAR in next-gen systems.

Renesas’ latest electronic control unit (ECU) virtualization platform takes on incorporating robust automotive…

Renesas’ latest electronic control unit (ECU) virtualization platform takes on incorporating robust automotive micro-controllers for vehicle motion and zone control applications.

Apple has filed for three new patents—spanning practical overheat protection to watch faces that display a user's wrist tattoos.

Apple has filed for three new patents—spanning practical overheat protection to watch faces that display a user's wrist tattoos.

The focus is back on the moon, with NASA, backed by Aeva's LiDAR technology, creating a backpack to help map the moon.

The focus is back on the moon, with NASA, backed by Aeva's LiDAR technology, creating a backpack to help map the moon.

The audacious mission of Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space company is to develop space systems for everyone (not just…

The audacious mission of Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space company is to develop space systems for everyone (not just trained astronauts) to use and live in; and Brent Sherwood, space architect and Senior VP, is here to bring us behind the scenes.

Drawing inspiration from prehistoric nature, namely a trilobite, NIST researchers create a “record-setting” lens and…

Drawing inspiration from prehistoric nature, namely a trilobite, NIST researchers create a “record-setting” lens and camera system.

The humidity-sensitive colorimetric sensor is 10,000 times faster than traditional optical sensors.

The humidity-sensitive colorimetric sensor is 10,000 times faster than traditional optical sensors.

PROPHESEE, along with iCatch, have teamed up to provide the industry with the "world's first event-based vision sensor"…

PROPHESEE, along with iCatch, have teamed up to provide the industry with the "world's first event-based vision sensor" in a 13 x 15 mm mini PGBA package.