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What Advances in Dual Sensor Smartphone Technology Mean for 3D Imaging

What Advances in Dual Sensor Smartphone Technology Mean for 3D Imaging

From Samsung to Apple, device manufacturers are striving to optimize security and functionality with dual sensor cameras.


Elon Musk and the Future of Life Institute Pursue Warnings About Lethal AI Technology

Elon Musk and the Future of Life Institute Pursue Warnings About Lethal AI Technology

Recently, a series of news outlets published headlines about SpaceX CEO Elon Musk urging the United Nations to take action against “killer robots”. But he's not the only one supporting these efforts.


News Aug 25, 2017 by Chantelle Dubois
What People Are Talking About: Highlights from the  Hot Chips Symposium

What People Are Talking About: Highlights from the Hot Chips Symposium

A hub for technological innovation and inspiration, Hot Chips delivered tutorials, presentations, and more.


Microsoft Reveals Xbox One X Scorpio SoC Features at Hot Chips 2017

Microsoft Reveals Xbox One X Scorpio SoC Features at Hot Chips 2017

At Hot Chips this week, Microsoft provided some details about their Scorpio SoC, slated to feature in the next X-Box gaming console.


News Aug 23, 2017 by Kate Smith
Teardown Tuesday: IR Thermometer

Teardown Tuesday: IR Thermometer

Lets take a look at the insides of an infrared thermometer.


News Aug 22, 2017 by Alex Udanis
Intel, Qualcomm, Google, and NVIDIA Race to Develop AI Chips and Platforms

Intel, Qualcomm, Google, and NVIDIA Race to Develop AI Chips and Platforms

AI labs race to develop processors that are bigger, faster, stronger.


Voyager Anniversary Celebration: 40 Years in Space

Voyager Anniversary Celebration: 40 Years in Space

Join us as we celebrate 40 years of the Voyager missions in space!


News Aug 20, 2017 by Mark Hughes
Cybersecurity Workforce Will Be Drastically Inadequate by 2022

Cybersecurity Workforce Will Be Drastically Inadequate by 2022

A shortage of skilled workers threatens to undermine cybersecurity in an increasingly connected society.


Lapis Semiconductor Introduces New Soil Sensor that Links with IoT Infrastructure

Lapis Semiconductor Introduces New Soil Sensor that Links with IoT Infrastructure

Here is how two key facets of the IoT world come together to create a holistic solution.


News Aug 18, 2017 by Majeed Ahmad
The Importance of Usability When Designing Hardware: Lessons Learned from Developing ProtoBricks

The Importance of Usability When Designing Hardware: Lessons Learned from Developing ProtoBricks

Joe Broms just designed, prototyped, and crowdfunded a hardware product designed to teach kids about digital logic. Here's what he learned about the importance of usability during the design process.


News Aug 15, 2017 by Joe Broms
Teardown Tuesday: Hi-Fi Audio Amplifier with Bluetooth

Teardown Tuesday: Hi-Fi Audio Amplifier with Bluetooth

In this teardown, we examine the Lepy LP-168 Hi-Fi Stereo USB Audio Amplifier with Bluetooth, by NKTECH.


News Aug 15, 2017 by Nick Davis
Tales from 80s Tech: How Compaq’s Clone Computers Skirted IBM’s IP and Gave Rise to EISA

Tales from 80s Tech: How Compaq’s Clone Computers Skirted IBM’s IP and Gave Rise to EISA

In the 1980s, Compaq was the first company to produce a portable IBM-compatible machine legally, but they flirted with breaking copyright law in the process.


News Aug 14, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
The Voyager Mission: Insight into Our Solar System

The Voyager Mission: Insight into Our Solar System

Here is a look into both Voyager 1 and Voyager 2’s mission objectives, the experiments onboard, and the data it collected that has complimented and expanded our knowledge of our solar system.


News Aug 13, 2017 by Chantelle Dubois
Wisconsin Company’s Use of RFID Microchip Implants Raises Questions of Health, Privacy

Wisconsin Company’s Use of RFID Microchip Implants Raises Questions of Health, Privacy

Employees and experts question the overall safety of RFID chips in human workers.


Harnessing Stimulated Brillouin Scattering for CMOS-Compatible, High-Performance Optical Circuits

Harnessing Stimulated Brillouin Scattering for CMOS-Compatible, High-Performance Optical Circuits

Stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS)—plus a new method of integrating arsenic trisulfide onto silicon-based chips—might be the key to a new generation of ultra-high-performance optical circuits.


News Aug 10, 2017 by Zabrel Holsman
New Lithography Technique Allows Precise Nanomaterial Patterning for Nanoscale Circuit Manufacturing

New Lithography Technique Allows Precise Nanomaterial Patterning for Nanoscale Circuit Manufacturing

A new process dubbed DOLFIN enables inexpensive and scalable nanofabrication and patterning of a broad range of materials.


News Aug 09, 2017 by Zabrel Holsman
Teardown Tuesday: ThermoPro’s TP07 Wireless Digital Meat Thermometer

Teardown Tuesday: ThermoPro’s TP07 Wireless Digital Meat Thermometer

In this teardown, we tear open ThermoPro's TP07 wireless digital meat thermometer.


News Aug 08, 2017 by Nick Davis
The Rise of Toshiba’s New 3D NAND Flash Memory

The Rise of Toshiba’s New 3D NAND Flash Memory

Get an update on Toshiba's advances in 3D flash memory, just in time for Flash Memory Summit.


News Aug 08, 2017 by Kate Smith
Timing, Crowdfunding, and Device Durability: Interview with Quinn Connell of the MVP Tackling Dummy

Timing, Crowdfunding, and Device Durability: Interview with Quinn Connell of the MVP Tackling Dummy

Quinn Connell of the MVP|Drive tackling dummy spoke with us about iterative prototyping, crowdfunding, and the power of having a cause.


News Aug 07, 2017 by Kate Smith
The Low Energy Particle Instruments on the Voyager Spacecraft

The Low Energy Particle Instruments on the Voyager Spacecraft

The Voyager missions encountered various celestial objects and they took a variety of measurements and observations, revealing unprecedented details of our solar system.


News Aug 06, 2017 by Chantelle Dubois