Consumer sleep technology is becoming a staple in biometric reading. Now, Google has released a radar chip that more easily tracks and analyzes sleep quality.
Consumer sleep technology is becoming a staple in biometric reading. Now, Google has released a radar chip that more easily tracks and analyzes sleep quality.
Xiaomi claims the Mi 11 Ultra is the "world’s best photography smartphone." With few technical specs published, how do…
Xiaomi claims the Mi 11 Ultra is the "world’s best photography smartphone." With few technical specs published, how do designers approach such claims?
We've been talking about smart cities for a long time now, even though we've had a great deal of the necessary technology…
We've been talking about smart cities for a long time now, even though we've had a great deal of the necessary technology for a decade. So what's the holdup?
NASA's infrasound microphone allows pilots and air traffic control to identify aircraft wake vortices, clear air…
NASA's infrasound microphone allows pilots and air traffic control to identify aircraft wake vortices, clear air turbulence, and tornadoes hundreds of miles away.
Learn the basics of magnetometers, including their relation to hysteresis curves and their applications.
Learn the basics of magnetometers, including their relation to hysteresis curves and their applications.
E-textile research is common, but efforts to commercialize this technology are not. With setbacks like a reliable power…
E-textile research is common, but efforts to commercialize this technology are not. With setbacks like a reliable power supply and safety, will e-textiles ever make a significant market debut?
This episode of Tech Specs is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of…
This episode of Tech Specs is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.
This year, Raspberry Pi unveiled its first-ever microcontroller. How does this device perform in professional embedded design?
This year, Raspberry Pi unveiled its first-ever microcontroller. How does this device perform in professional embedded design?
This episode of Tech Specs is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of…
This episode of Tech Specs is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.
Scientists at the Terasaki Institute have put their own spin on organic electrochemical transistors (OECTs) to improve…
Scientists at the Terasaki Institute have put their own spin on organic electrochemical transistors (OECTs) to improve the performance in wearable health devices.
Companies like Sony and OmniVision continue to develop advanced CMOS image sensors, while the Emmys pay respect to Kodak…
Companies like Sony and OmniVision continue to develop advanced CMOS image sensors, while the Emmys pay respect to Kodak as one of the forerunners in digital imaging.
Paragraf is the first company to grow graphene on a semiconductor wafer, opening the possibilities to a new class of…
Paragraf is the first company to grow graphene on a semiconductor wafer, opening the possibilities to a new class of graphene-based electronics.
This episode of Tech Specs is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of…
This episode of Tech Specs is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.
President Biden has signed an executive order to compel the federal government to conduct a 100-day review into…
President Biden has signed an executive order to compel the federal government to conduct a 100-day review into semiconductor supply chains.
Polarimetric imaging could be a boon to machine vision. Now, Stanford researchers have developed a new type of light…
Polarimetric imaging could be a boon to machine vision. Now, Stanford researchers have developed a new type of light sensor inspired by an unlikely source.
Combining volatile organic compound (VOC) sensors and an ML chip, the "DiaNose" can pinpoint cancer, kidney failure, and…
Combining volatile organic compound (VOC) sensors and an ML chip, the "DiaNose" can pinpoint cancer, kidney failure, and now COVID-19.
While haptics are fairly basic in design from an engineering standpoint, these systems are likely to play an important…
While haptics are fairly basic in design from an engineering standpoint, these systems are likely to play an important role in AR/VR, military technology, and the "tactile internet."
The MEDLI2 sensor package on the Perseverance rover is not only gathering data for future missions; it's also…
The MEDLI2 sensor package on the Perseverance rover is not only gathering data for future missions; it's also demonstrating how commercial-off-the-shelf parts can be used in space.
This article discusses some concepts for ensuring motion detector designs will be robust to external disturbances by…
This article discusses some concepts for ensuring motion detector designs will be robust to external disturbances by presenting an infrared detector assembly that can significantly reduce the parts count and improve product performance and reliability.
It seems the race for smaller form factors is unending. In response, chipmakers and researchers alike are hopping on the…
It seems the race for smaller form factors is unending. In response, chipmakers and researchers alike are hopping on the demand to shrink component size.