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The World’s First Passenger Drone

The World’s First Passenger Drone

A Chinese company called Ehang is intent on making the world's first passenger drone a supremely cool reality.


News Jan 13, 2016 by Murray Slovick
Got a Drone? Get it Registered

Got a Drone? Get it Registered

As of December 21, 2015, the FAA is requiring owners to register their drones. Here are the details.


News Dec 31, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
The Black Friday Breakdown

The Black Friday Breakdown

You've been waiting all year to get your hands on some hot new components, and now's the best time! We've rounded up sites offering discounts and perks from today through Monday.


News Nov 27, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
When Sports and Tech Collide

When Sports and Tech Collide

Over the past two decades, communication devices and the age of computers have transformed the way we view and study sports, and it's not stopping any time soon.


News Nov 16, 2015 by Trevor Gamblin
Engineers Could Solve the Smart Gun Debacle

Engineers Could Solve the Smart Gun Debacle

Incorporating wireless technology into gun ownership could be the way to reduce fatalities from accidental shootings.


News Nov 02, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
A Phone Drone Could Bridge the Price Gap

A Phone Drone Could Bridge the Price Gap

Sending phones into the sky may be the answer to bridging the gap between expensive drones and the amount customers are willing to pay for them.


News Oct 29, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
The Drone Takedown: Battelle’s DroneDefender

The Drone Takedown: Battelle’s DroneDefender

With the proliferation of drones comes the attending mass of annoyance. One solution is Battelle's DroneDefender, which takes down drones safely and legally.


News Oct 20, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
Wireless Broadband for the Masses

Wireless Broadband for the Masses

As the Internet grows larger every day, 2/3 of the world still don't have access to the Web. SpaceX, Google, Facebook, OneWeb and many others are developing innovative technologies to cover the world as a warm, fuzzy blanket of information.


News Oct 10, 2015 by Patrick Lloyd
UC Berkeley’s Invisibility Cloak

UC Berkeley’s Invisibility Cloak

Nanoantennas, light, and tricking the mind: the technology behind UC Berkeley's invisibility cloak


News Sep 24, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
A Big Mesh: Military Tactics and the Future of Mobile Communications

A Big Mesh: Military Tactics and the Future of Mobile Communications

An analysis of the historical link between the military's use of retransmission stations ("retrans") and the advent of the mesh network.


News Sep 01, 2015 by Mark Gerasimas
Military Tech’s Trickle-Down Effect

Military Tech’s Trickle-Down Effect

While focus in electronics is normally on the consumer and businesses, the military has impressive buying power and often uses its financial incentives to spur new inventions.


News Aug 19, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
Why Graphene Could Change Semiconductors Forever

Why Graphene Could Change Semiconductors Forever

Graphene, a sheet of carbon atoms that is only one atom thick, could change the future of electronics. It's much more energy efficient than silicon and dissipates heat faster as well. There's evidence that graphene works even better when it's combined with other polymers, too, making its potential applications innumerable.


News Aug 17, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
The NI Week Report

The NI Week Report

A look back at National Instruments' Week, a technology conference held in Austin, TX, from August 3-6th every year. Attended by major players in nearly every industry, this event sets out to determine the course of technology.


News Aug 14, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
Industry 4.0 and Drones

Industry 4.0 and Drones

Sony's joint venture with ZMP into the foray of industrial drones foreshadows their use in Industry 4.0.


News Jul 27, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
The Hardware Behind the Search for Intelligent Life

The Hardware Behind the Search for Intelligent Life

Stephen Hawking and Yuri Milner join forces to begin the most intensive, comprehensive search for life the world has ever seen.


News Jul 19, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
Why You Should Care about Hyperspectral Imaging

Why You Should Care about Hyperspectral Imaging

The hyperspectral imaging market is said to be worth $83.19 million in the next 3 years. Here's why it's important to know what it is and how it could impact our life both on earth and in space.


News Jul 16, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
The Electron d’Or Award Winner Can Withstand A Nuclear Meltdown…Almost

The Electron d’Or Award Winner Can Withstand A Nuclear Meltdown…Almost

Microsemi's RTG4™ high-speed signal processing radiation-tolerant field programmable gate array (FPGA) product family wins the Electron d'Or award...for good reason.


News Jul 03, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
Altera FPGAs Enable Big Security for Big Data

Altera FPGAs Enable Big Security for Big Data

Big data's vulnerability gains ground in the fight for securing information.


News Jun 29, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
AVX’s New Space-Grade Electrode Predicts Cooler Materials

AVX’s New Space-Grade Electrode Predicts Cooler Materials

AVS Corp's X7R base metal electrode has been given the ok from the European Space Component Coordination, making it officially space grade and officially fantastic.


News Jun 23, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
Saelig’s New Low Power Radio Transceiver

Saelig’s New Low Power Radio Transceiver

The new 2.4 GHz radio transceiver module is designed to facilitate the simple embedding of wireless capabilities in industrial remote control equipment.


News Jun 04, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley