Driven by wind and solar power, storm-chasing Saildrone vessels are autonomously collecting valuable scientific data for up to a year at a time.
September 12, 2023 by Aaron Carman
MIT researchers have demonstrated a supercapacitor that uses low-cost cement and carbon black—a development that may lead to inexpensive storage for renewable energy.
August 07, 2023 by Duane Benson
Solar panels are a common feature of thousands of homes. Now, researchers are adapting the technology to power other environmentally-conscious efforts.
April 25, 2023 by Jake Hertz
As Wi-Fi 6-enabled IoT devices proliferate into the billions, TI’s new Wi-Fi 6 companion chips are aimed at meeting the challenges associated with this crowded landscape.
April 18, 2023 by Jeff Child
As the company opens Sidewalk up for testing, the service from Amazon could have big implications in the IoT and smart home space.
March 29, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Offering compact packaging, BLE functions, and more, today’s power management integrated circuits (PMICs) are meeting the technology needs of a variety of system designs.
February 25, 2023 by Abdulwaliy Oyekunle
As organizations and governments around the world seek solutions to climate change and deforestation, engineers are playing their part in the quest for ecological balance.
January 25, 2023 by Robert Keim
On SpaceX's recent launch, Caltech sent its Space Solar Power Demonstrator (SSPD) into orbit to harvest solar power in space and transmit it to Earth.
January 06, 2023 by Darshil Patel
With a recent funding round, Dracula plans to advance the "world's first shaped organic photovoltaic cells."
December 21, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Putting its Ideal Switch technology back into action, Menlo Micro has unveiled what it says is the industry highest power MEMS switch device.
December 01, 2022 by Jeff Child
In Infineon’s booth in the vast Hall C3 at Electronica 2022, we caught up with Adam White to talk supply chain, sustainability, green energy, and more.
November 23, 2022 by Jeff Child
The new component promises to triple the operational voltage of high-voltage satellites.
November 07, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Offering novel approaches to battery energy storage, a trio of research efforts are using electronic technologies and materials science to tackle energy storage challenges.
October 22, 2022 by Nicholas St. John
Leveraging the electrical characteristics of silicon-carbide (SiC), the new power modules from STMicroelectronics aim to ensure high power density while simplifying assembly.
September 12, 2022 by Abdulwaliy Oyekunle
Perovskites could be the future of solar cells—if it weren't for their hard-to-detect defects. Now, a researcher's homemade machine may provide answers.
September 08, 2022 by Antonio Anzaldua Jr.
The company unlocks higher performance, and lowers component count integrating two GaN FETs onto a single IC.
September 07, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Offering advances in key specs and packaging options, semiconductor vendors unveiled a variety of new SiC (silicon carbide) FET and MOSFET devices at this week’s 2022 PCIM Europe event.
May 13, 2022 by Jeff Child
Researchers have found a way to achieve a quantum anomalous Hall effect at elevated temperatures—potentially building new inroads to lossless electronics.
April 16, 2022 by Abdulwaliy Oyekunle
One setback to fully utilizing solar energy is how to successfully store it. Aiming to tackle this issue, researchers have successfully converted stored electrical energy into usable electrical power.
April 14, 2022 by Jake Hertz
The push for greener technology, namely solar, has led researchers to investigate cheaper, more efficient, and durable photovoltaic (PV) technology; however, there are still many challenges to overcome.
January 22, 2022 by Ikimi .O
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