All About Circuits

Latest Power News

Categories

Use Your Smartphone’s Accelerometer to Collect Seismic Data

Use Your Smartphone’s Accelerometer to Collect Seismic Data

Smartphone accelerometers can do more than track how far you jog around your neighborhood, they can also be used to warn people of natural disasters!


News Feb 14, 2016 by Tim Youngblood
A Super Bowl Worthy of Silicon Valley

A Super Bowl Worthy of Silicon Valley

This year's Super Bowl is the most technologically advanced. Find out how Levi's Stadium is setting a new standard for how we experience football.


News Feb 06, 2016 by Murray Slovick
All About Ingenu’s Machine Network

All About Ingenu’s Machine Network

The Machine Network, based on Ingenu's RPMA Technology, is a self-modulating, direct-sequence spread spectrum wireless communication system operating in the 2.4GHz band. It is intended for Machine-to-Machine and Internet of Things applications only.


News Feb 03, 2016 by Orrin Bigelow
NI’s 5-in-1 VirtualBench Ups Speed and Power Ante

NI’s 5-in-1 VirtualBench Ups Speed and Power Ante

The five-in-one National Instruments release is a dream platform.


News Jan 27, 2016 by PatrickM
Enter These Hardware Contests Now

Enter These Hardware Contests Now

A few great contests are about to close. Enter your project now and get in on fame and fortune.


News Jan 19, 2016 by Jennifer A. Diffley
Make Lighting Easy with Smart LEDs

Make Lighting Easy with Smart LEDs

Smart LEDs are becoming increasingly popular and very inexpensive. It's a great time to pick some up and experiment!


News Jan 01, 2016 by Alex Udanis
CES 2016: Autonomous Vehicles Are Coming, Love ‘em or Hate ‘em

CES 2016: Autonomous Vehicles Are Coming, Love ‘em or Hate ‘em

From start to finish, all tech eyes will be on the 2016 Consumer Technology Association's convention in Las Vegas from January 6 through 9. Here's what we can expect to see.


News Dec 30, 2015 by PatrickM
When Will We Get the Wireless Charging Technology We Want?

When Will We Get the Wireless Charging Technology We Want?

Wireless charging is being integrated into businesses and workspaces, but it's not very impressive.


News Dec 22, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
Apple’s Smart Battery Case: Function Over Form?

Apple’s Smart Battery Case: Function Over Form?

There's been outcry overs Apple’s new battery case and its "hump." So why did Apple design the case with a hump instead of something a whole lot sexier?


News Dec 15, 2015 by Alex Udanis
What We Want For Christmas

What We Want For Christmas

We polled a bunch of designers and engineers to see what they were asking for this Christmas. Here's the list!


News Dec 12, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
Tech in the Art World

Tech in the Art World

There's a fine line between art and tech. Find out what artists are using to create phenomenal modern pieces.


News Dec 09, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
Lumenus Brings Safety to Wearable Tech

Lumenus Brings Safety to Wearable Tech

The founder of Lumenus offers valuable insight into making beautiful and useful wearables.


News Dec 08, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
NXP’s Thread Platform Makes Low-Power IoT Design a Cinch

NXP’s Thread Platform Makes Low-Power IoT Design a Cinch

NXP demonstrated its Thread Platform at ARMTechCon last week. Based on the JN5179 wireless MCU, with Secure Element, NFC, Thread encryption, its own dc/dc converter and featuring ARM's mbed OS, the Platform makes secure home automation application design a whole lot easier.


News Nov 19, 2015 by PatrickM
Meet the World’s Lowest-Power MCU

Meet the World’s Lowest-Power MCU

All About Circuits took Ambiq up on its invitation to a sneak preview of its Apollo microcontroller running under the new ULPBench benchmark. The results were surprising.


News Nov 12, 2015 by PatrickM
What You Should Know About Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED) Technology

What You Should Know About Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED) Technology

A thorough explanation of OLED technology and its applications. Like an LED, an OLED is a solid semiconductor device that is 100 to 500 nanometers in length or 200 times smaller than a human hair!


News Nov 09, 2015 by Donald Krambeck
Tesla’s Roadster Motor Technology

Tesla’s Roadster Motor Technology

Tesla Motors was founded in 2003 and is an American automotive and energy storage company. This article will focus on how Tesla's Roadster electric motor works. The basics of the car are pretty standard and straightforward, but the intricate details are much more intriguing. It will also detail the key differences between an internal combustion engine and Tesla's electric motor. At just about the size of a watermelon, the motor converts electricity into mechanical power and also acts as a generator, turning mechanical power into electricity.


News Oct 31, 2015 by Donald Krambeck
Launch Your Hardware Product With Y Combinator

Launch Your Hardware Product With Y Combinator

Built something incredible? Get it to market with Y Combinator...A Look at Silicon Valley's Hottest Startup Accelerator.


News Oct 26, 2015 by Nash Reilly
Electric Versus Electronic Systems

Electric Versus Electronic Systems

Electronic and electric devices are not synonymous. Here's an overview of the differences between each and why the distinction can be confusing even for professionals.


News Sep 17, 2015 by Trent Ziemer
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
Why Consumer Products are “Designed to Fail”

Why Consumer Products are “Designed to Fail”

I hear about it all the time: planned obsolescence. People can't believe that their computer parts are already breaking and their iPhone started to slow down just days before the next generation of the phone was released. Your TV seems to be programmed to have bugs whenever the manufacturing company wants to push a new product. Companies break their own products to get you to buy more of the same product: light bulbs, phones, batteries, cars, microwaves, computer screens, and even your car key transponder will all stop operating eventually. Either the marketing team or the designers wanted it that way, right?


News Aug 31, 2015 by Trent Ziemer