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Disadvantages and Advantages of Energy Harvesting

Disadvantages and Advantages of Energy Harvesting

Energy harvesting is a way to obtain electrical energy from the one already available in the environment. Where is energy harvesting appropriate in designs?


ADI Analog Devices Zero-Drift Amplifiers | New Product Brief

ADI Analog Devices Zero-Drift Amplifiers | 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.


pH Monitoring and Control Systems

pH Monitoring and Control Systems

What are pH monitoring systems and how are they applied in control systems?


Maxim Integrated’s Newest Clinical-Grade Sensors Claim High Accuracy and Low Power for Wearables

Maxim Integrated’s Newest Clinical-Grade Sensors Claim High Accuracy and Low Power for Wearables

Maxim claims their newest temperature sensor and heart-rate monitor are "lowest-power" with clinical-grade accuracy.


News Jul 30, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
TE Connectivity Specialties TRICAN Digital Module Combo Sensors | Featured Product Spotlight

TE Connectivity Specialties TRICAN Digital Module Combo Sensors | Featured Product Spotlight

These sensors are optimized for automotive, fuel cell, and other harsh environment applications.


3D Printing Electronic Components? Nano Dimension Releases DragonFly LDM Manufacturing Platform

3D Printing Electronic Components? Nano Dimension Releases DragonFly LDM Manufacturing Platform

DragonFly LDM extends the scope of 3D printing to the unattended, low-volume manufacturing of electronic circuitry.


News Jul 29, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
Maxim Integrated MAXREFDES101 Health Sensor Platform 2.0 | New Product Brief

Maxim Integrated MAXREFDES101 Health Sensor Platform 2.0 | New Product Brief

This wearable development platform demonstrates a wide range of health-sensing applications.


Vesper Releases New MEMS VM3000 Microphone

Vesper Releases New MEMS VM3000 Microphone

Vesper has announced their first piezoelectric digital MEMS microphone for audio applications in voice recognition.


News Jul 26, 2019 by Robin Mitchell
Texas Instruments I2C Temperature Sensor | New Product Brief

Texas Instruments I2C Temperature Sensor | New Product Brief

These sensors are lower power, higher accuracy replacements for standard LM75 and TMP75 temperature sensors.


Bio-Inspired Wearable Fabric Sensor Takes Notes from Octopus Suckers

Bio-Inspired Wearable Fabric Sensor Takes Notes from Octopus Suckers

Researchers from a Korean university have studied octopus to learn how to make better stick-on wearable sensors.


News Jul 19, 2019 by Nidia Trejo
ROHM’s Smart City Sensor Module Detects Earthquakes—But the Real Star Is the Algorithm

ROHM’s Smart City Sensor Module Detects Earthquakes—But the Real Star Is the Algorithm

Built with inexpensive hardware components, ROHM's algorithm-based module has built-in false detection function.


News Jul 11, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
How Ultrasonic Flow Meters and IoT Connectivity Combine for Smart Metering Systems

How Ultrasonic Flow Meters and IoT Connectivity Combine for Smart Metering Systems

Smart cities are exploiting the power of the Internet of Things to prevent wasting water.


News Jul 10, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
Infineon DC EV Charging Solutions | Featured Product Spotlight

Infineon DC EV Charging Solutions | Featured Product Spotlight

These DC EV solutions utilize advanced power semiconductors to enable fast, efficient charging.


Researchers Combine Wearable Biosensors and Machine Learning to Combat the Opioid Crisis

Researchers Combine Wearable Biosensors and Machine Learning to Combat the Opioid Crisis

Researchers have combined wearable biosensors with machine learning to aid in treatment for substance abuse.


News Jul 09, 2019 by Orlando Hoilett
Meet Two of MIT’s Engineers Observing Black Holes with the Event Horizon Telescope

Meet Two of MIT’s Engineers Observing Black Holes with the Event Horizon Telescope

The first image of a black hole made global headlines. Here are two engineers that helped make it happen.


News Jul 08, 2019 by Mark Hughes
Industrial IoT Roundup: Magnifying the Power of Data through Communications and Analysis

Industrial IoT Roundup: Magnifying the Power of Data through Communications and Analysis

The industrial IoT was the talk of Sensors Expo this year. Here's a roundup of some of the elements of the IIoT.


News Jul 02, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
TT Electronics’ New Reflective Optical Sensor and Fiber Optic Transmitters

TT Electronics’ New Reflective Optical Sensor and Fiber Optic Transmitters

These new components debuted at Sensors Expo ahead of a new dev board for optical sensor development.


News Jul 02, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
“Speeding the Launch of Autonomous Sensing”: Analog Devices and First Sensor Announce Team Up

“Speeding the Launch of Autonomous Sensing”: Analog Devices and First Sensor Announce Team Up

While LiDAR is less prevalent at Sensors Expo 2019 than 2018, ADI and First Sensor have announced a partnership for autonomous LiDAR applications.


News Jun 27, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
The Future of Electronics May Depend on Deep Sea Mining for Minerals

The Future of Electronics May Depend on Deep Sea Mining for Minerals

How do you get minerals critical to electronics manufacturing off of the bottom of the sea? Very carefully.


News Jun 26, 2019 by Chantelle Dubois
Sensors Expo 2019: What You Need to Know

Sensors Expo 2019: What You Need to Know

Sensors Expo 2019 begins in San Jose today with over 7,000 attendees and a host of education events for EEs.


News Jun 25, 2019 by Gary Elinoff