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Innovation out of Necessity: Brackley Cassinga’s Self-Taught Engineering

Innovation out of Necessity: Brackley Cassinga’s Self-Taught Engineering

A self-taught engineer from Bukavu (Republic Of Congo) has been helping light up his village since he was 13. To help others achieve such engineering feats, he is now sharing that knowledge.


News Jan 01, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
The Packet Concept: High-Level Synchronization for Data Links

The Packet Concept: High-Level Synchronization for Data Links

Learn about (for lack of a better term) packetization, a technique that facilitates robust data transfer in optical, RF, and long-distance-digital communication systems.


LVDS: High-Speed, Low-Power, Robust Data Transfer

LVDS: High-Speed, Low-Power, Robust Data Transfer

This technical brief discusses characteristics and advantages of low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS).


Manchester Encoding: What Is It, and Why Use It?

Manchester Encoding: What Is It, and Why Use It?

Learn about Manchester encoding, a simple and effective way to improve high-speed or wireless digital communication.


The Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC): Finding—and Even Correcting—Errors in Digital Data

The Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC): Finding—and Even Correcting—Errors in Digital Data

This technical brief explains what a CRC is and how you can use it to make your digital communication more robust.


Everything You Need to Know About the Future of Graphene

Everything You Need to Know About the Future of Graphene

Graphene, the world's wonder material, is dramatically changing several industries.


News Dec 21, 2016 by Dr. Steve Arar
Back to Basics: The Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter (UART)

Back to Basics: The Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter (UART)

This technical brief explains some low-level details of the widespread—I might even say ubiquitous—UART communication interface.


Could Disposable Printed Electronics Be the Future of Packaging?

Could Disposable Printed Electronics Be the Future of Packaging?

Silicon-free printed electronics could give rise to tech that's designed to be thrown away.


News Dec 16, 2016 by Robin Mitchell
Retro Teardown: The Sega Genesis

Retro Teardown: The Sega Genesis

In this Retro Teardown, we will open up the Sega Genesis (also known as the Mega Drive) to see how these were designed.


News Dec 15, 2016 by Robin Mitchell
Google Announces Android Things, an IoT Development Platform

Google Announces Android Things, an IoT Development Platform

Google recently released a preview for Android Things, but will developers actually get their hands on it this time around?


News Dec 14, 2016 by Tim Youngblood
Galaxy Note 7 Teardown Reveals a Rookie Mistake in Electronics Design

Galaxy Note 7 Teardown Reveals a Rookie Mistake in Electronics Design

A report detailing the design flaws of the Galaxy 7 Note cited a cramped battery housing as the primary culprit for their tendency to explode. How does something like this slip through the cracks?


News Dec 09, 2016 by Tim Youngblood
A New Nanoscale Metamaterial Could Conduct Better than Semiconductors

A New Nanoscale Metamaterial Could Conduct Better than Semiconductors

Despite being heavily replaced by semiconductors, a team of researchers has developed a nanoscale device that operates similarly to valves.


News Dec 07, 2016 by Robin Mitchell
Protecting Technological Infrastructure with EMP-Proof Conductive Concrete

Protecting Technological Infrastructure with EMP-Proof Conductive Concrete

Engineers from the University of Nebraska have created a spray-on conductive concrete that can defend against EMP attacks.


News Dec 04, 2016 by Robin Mitchell
QMD: Expediting Core-to-Core Communication in Multicore Processors

QMD: Expediting Core-to-Core Communication in Multicore Processors

Researchers have designed a more efficient multicore processor.


News Dec 02, 2016 by Dr. Steve Arar
Tesla’s Towers: Pikes Peak, Wardenclyffe, and Wireless Power Transmission

Tesla’s Towers: Pikes Peak, Wardenclyffe, and Wireless Power Transmission

Even a genius like Tesla couldn't escape the market rules of product success: Be first to market, offer good value, and best the competition.


C-BISCUIT: System Integration and Testing

C-BISCUIT: System Integration and Testing

Finally, we have everything we need for a functional robot. Let’s put the pieces together and see what the C-BISCUIT demo bot can do.


Projects Nov 28, 2016 by Robert Keim
GreenWaves’ RISC-V Core to Supersede Cortex Cores in the IoT

GreenWaves’ RISC-V Core to Supersede Cortex Cores in the IoT

Fab-less semiconductor company, GreenWaves Technologies, has developed a new processor designed for IoT applications that they claim that will outmatch ARM Cortex processors.


News Nov 26, 2016 by Robin Mitchell
Convenient, Robust Data Transmission with RS-422 and RS-485

Convenient, Robust Data Transmission with RS-422 and RS-485

This article introduces the RS-422 and RS-485 interfaces and explains why you might want to use them in your designs.


Understanding Automatic Gain Control

Understanding Automatic Gain Control

How do designers cope with a system that has highly variable input amplitude yet requires fairly constant output amplitude? Let’s take a look.


Teardown Tuesday: MiPosaur Robot

Teardown Tuesday: MiPosaur Robot

Miposaur is a self-balancing robot that packs quite a bit of technology into a small package. Let's find out what is inside.


News Nov 22, 2016 by Mark Hughes