Leveraging the natural adsorption–desorption exchange of water molecules from ambient air at the interface of a nanoporous mesh of protein nanowires, a team of researchers from the University of Massachusetts has demonstrated a durable form of energy harvesting that could potentially...

One of the best things about being a maker is the ability to make your own tools. We have covered the development of several electronics tools in past, from voltmeters to battery testers. For today’s tutorial, we will add another tool to the list by examining the development of a...

The recent moves by Sonos can only be explained as targets towards expanding its connected ecosystem of smart devices and beyond. The wireless speaker company from Santa Barbara California, sometime last year acquired a French company that provides embedded assistants and interfaces for...

F&S Elektronik Systeme GmbH presents a prototype of a direct solder module.  It'a a 30 x 30mm “OSM-MX8MM” module that runs Linux on an i.MX8M Mini. As part of the SGET, the standardization group SDT.05 was founded jointly by iesy GmbH, F&S Elektronik Systeme GmbH and...

Altium has launched a new, cloud-based application - the A365 Viewer -   that redefines the way that printed circuit board designs are shared between designers, part suppliers, and manufacturers. "Adding the Altium 365 Viewer has significantly enhanced the user experience when...

Infineon Technologies AG continues to expand its comprehensive silicon carbide (SiC) product portfolio with 650 V devices. With the newly launched CoolSiC™ MOSFETs Infineon is addressing the growing demand for energy efficiency, power density, and robustness in a wide range of...

Engineers can shrink their power solution by as much as 80% and maximize efficiency in high-voltage industrial applications with a new high-density, isolated DC/DC bias power supply. Texas Instruments (TI) introduced the first integrated circuit (IC) developed with a new proprietary...

MATRIX Industries' nanopower energy harvesting boost converter with microwatt cold-start, input impedance matching, and regulated output MATRIX Industries' Mercury is a family of highly integrated DC/DC boost converters that are ideal for harvesting and managing surplus energy...