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The World’s Smallest LTE Cat M1 Module: u-blox’s SARA-R404M

The World’s Smallest LTE Cat M1 Module: u-blox’s SARA-R404M

u-blox has released the world's smallest Cat M1 module to date.


News Apr 24, 2017 by Kate Smith
A Brief Introduction to the Common Mode Choke and Its Applications

A Brief Introduction to the Common Mode Choke and Its Applications

This article goes over the basics of the humble common mode choke and its applications.


News Apr 23, 2017 by Donald Krambeck
Solar Roads: Emerging Tech or Looming Disaster?

Solar Roads: Emerging Tech or Looming Disaster?

Is there a real future for the concept of roads embedded with solar panels?


News Apr 20, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
Teardown Tuesday: 4th Generation iPod Shuffle

Teardown Tuesday: 4th Generation iPod Shuffle

In this teardown, we will look at the innards of an iPod Shuffle 4th generation to see what lingers inside one of the smallest portable music players around.


News Apr 18, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
The AWG5200 Arbitrary Waveform Generator from Tektronix

The AWG5200 Arbitrary Waveform Generator from Tektronix

In this News Brief, we'll look at the release of Tektronix's AWG5200 series arbitrary waveform generator.


News Apr 18, 2017 by Karissa Manske
Transparent “Spray On” Digital Storage Serves as Step Towards Printed Memory

Transparent “Spray On” Digital Storage Serves as Step Towards Printed Memory

Researchers at Duke have developed a way to spray a transparent digital storage onto just about anything.


News Apr 15, 2017 by Zabrel Holsman
Methods and Applications of Embedding Solar Technology into Fabric

Methods and Applications of Embedding Solar Technology into Fabric

Solar panels you can weave into fabrics may change the way we store solar energy.


News Apr 13, 2017 by Donald Krambeck
Teardown Tuesday: Solar Powered Security Light

Teardown Tuesday: Solar Powered Security Light

In this teardown, we will look at the internals of a motion-activated light which contains its own solar charging system.


News Apr 11, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
New SoCs for Bluetooth 5 Integration

New SoCs for Bluetooth 5 Integration

Brace yourselves, Bluetooth 5 is coming. These SoCs and their dev kits can help prepare your designs for the new protocol.


News Apr 06, 2017 by Tim Youngblood
Teardown Tuesday: 3D-Printing Pen

Teardown Tuesday: 3D-Printing Pen

In this Teardown Tuesday, we will look at the innards of a 3D-printing pen to see how they do it!


News Apr 04, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
Solar-Powered Graphene Skin Reproduces Sense of Touch

Solar-Powered Graphene Skin Reproduces Sense of Touch

Researchers at the University of Glasgow have created a solar-powered graphene skin that can simulate the sense of touch.


News Apr 01, 2017 by Zabrel Holsman
Disney Research’s Potential Solution to Safe Wireless Power Transfer: Quasistatic Cavity Resonance

Disney Research’s Potential Solution to Safe Wireless Power Transfer: Quasistatic Cavity Resonance

A new wireless power delivery system can safely transfer kilowatts of power to mobile devices within a room.


News Mar 31, 2017 by Dr. Steve Arar
TDK’s TFM160808ALC Low Loss Thin-Film Metal Inductors

TDK’s TFM160808ALC Low Loss Thin-Film Metal Inductors

TDK introduces a new low loss thin-film metal inductor with high current capability for power supply circuits.


News Mar 30, 2017 by Karissa Manske
Teardown Tuesday: Amazon Kindle Fire Tablet

Teardown Tuesday: Amazon Kindle Fire Tablet

The Amazon Kindle Fire tablet is a 7" color tablet. This Teardown Tuesday opens one up and looks inside.


News Mar 28, 2017 by Mark Hughes
Development Kits Featured at Embedded World 2017

Development Kits Featured at Embedded World 2017

Have a look at some new development kits presented at Embedded World 2017.


News Mar 27, 2017 by Tim Youngblood
Lithium-Ion Shipping and Travel Regulations: What You Need to Know

Lithium-Ion Shipping and Travel Regulations: What You Need to Know

Learn more about the regulations that dictate how lithium-Ion batteries may be shipped.


News Mar 24, 2017 by Chantelle Dubois
John Bannister Goodenough: A Brief History of the Inventor of the Lithium Cobalt Oxide Cathode

John Bannister Goodenough: A Brief History of the Inventor of the Lithium Cobalt Oxide Cathode

If being one of the inventors of the most widely used battery cathodes in the world wasn’t already good enough, Dr. John Goodenough was also recently in the news for a new solid state battery that not only surpassed the charge density of the lithium-ion battery, but promised to be much safer, more efficient, cheaper, and longer lasting than the current standard.


News Mar 22, 2017 by Chantelle Dubois
Teardown Tuesday: Projector Alarm Clock with Humidity and Temperature Sensors

Teardown Tuesday: Projector Alarm Clock with Humidity and Temperature Sensors

In this Teardown Tuesday, we will tear down an LED projector alarm clock with integrated humidity and temperature sensors.


News Mar 21, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
Into the Fukushima Reactor: A One-Way Journey for Drones

Into the Fukushima Reactor: A One-Way Journey for Drones

Drones being sent into Fukushima are malfunctioning much faster than expected. Why is this the case and how can drones be used to prevent further loss of life in dangerous environments?


News Mar 21, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
LEDs and Solar Cells Combine into Devices that Emit and Absorb Light

LEDs and Solar Cells Combine into Devices that Emit and Absorb Light

Researchers have developed double-heterojunction nanorods which can be biased to both send and receive light—in other words, a device that is both an LED and solar cell, capable of emitting and absorbing light.


News Mar 17, 2017 by Chantelle Dubois