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.
As the fifth rover sent to Mars, Perseverance is outfitted with a whole suite of new technologies to search for microbial life.
As the fifth rover sent to Mars, Perseverance is outfitted with a whole suite of new technologies to search for microbial life.
Apple appears to be moving farther into the health market with new patents targeting various metrics of health including…
Apple appears to be moving farther into the health market with new patents targeting various metrics of health including AR/VR, glucose monitoring, and clinical sleep analysis.
Researchers in electronics-based prosthetics, from e-skin to bionic hands, are working to bring comfortable and…
Researchers in electronics-based prosthetics, from e-skin to bionic hands, are working to bring comfortable and cutting-edge technology to future mainstream wearers.
Condition-based monitoring is important to consider when designing with vibration in mind, especially in IoT and…
Condition-based monitoring is important to consider when designing with vibration in mind, especially in IoT and industrial applications. A new development platform knits together resources for hardware designers, software engineers, and algorithm developers alike.