Energy Harvesting Flags Thin metal flags of different sizes and shapes with conforming piezoelectric strips and photovoltaic cells attached could power remote sensors or other electronics indefinitely. With photovoltaic cells attached to the flag, solar power...

By Rob Coppinger | 15-03-2019

Last week saw much of Mouser’s European team over in Nuremberg, attending the annual Embedded World exhibition and conference. Not far from our stand in Hall 3A, was the Start-Up Area. When there was a little bit of time available in my otherwise packed schedu...

By Mark Patrick | 13-03-2019

Gap monitoring plays an important role in precision engineering. However, in machinery such as hydraulic pumps, gap calculations have proven to be difficult if not impossible. Pumps are exceptionally compact and exert considerable restrictions on the space ava...

By Nnamdi Anyadike | 12-03-2019

Organic polymers that conduct electricity could lead to biodegradable electronics and self-repairing systems according to researchers at the University of California Merced. These polymers are expected to enable devices that can self-repair when cracked or...

By Rob Coppinger | 12-03-2019

Artificial intelligence (AI), while popular in science fiction films ranging from “The Terminator” to “2001: A Space Odyssey,” looks a bit different than its current real-world implementation. AI boasts a bevy of applications, from gaming to virtual assi...

By Moe Long | 11-03-2019

What's all this Big Brother knows exactly where you're hiding stuff about – anyway? Unless you’re a hermit living in a subterranean cavern in the Outer Hebrides you’ll be aware of how often our “Big Brother” society is watching you these days. Street and highw...

By Paul Whytock | 08-03-2019

Whether it is sensors for autonomous driving or light emitting diodes in smart clothing many industry sectors increasingly rely on lightweight and flexible electronics components. On March 19, manufacturers, users and researchers will meet in Munich to discuss...

By Nnamdi Anyadike | 07-03-2019

You probably know of graphene as the ultra-thin, remarkably strong graphite-derived material that has become the focal point for much future technology research, from quantum computing to structural engineering. However, as amazing as the one-atom-thick materi...

By Christian Cawley | 06-03-2019

Chinese automotive manufacturer BYD Co. Ltd has selected Analog Devices Inc (ADI)’s Automotive Audio Bus (A2B) and SHARC digital signal processor (DSP) to help realise more energy efficient vehicles with more immersive entertainment. The A2B solution makes a v...

By Rob Coppinger | 04-03-2019

Modern cars are electronically complicated beasts but thankfully cutting-edge technology systems have provided enormous safety, economy and operational efficiency benefits. All this is very positive stuff, although sometimes I do wonder who is really in charge...

By Paul Whytock | 01-03-2019

Devices could be powered from WIFI signals using a two-dimensional semiconductor, a few atoms thick, which can turn the transmission’s alternating current (AC) into direct current (DC) voltages. The AC converting semiconductor, called a rectifier, has been mad...

By Rob Coppinger | 28-02-2019

Across a swathe of industries and applications, the challenge is how to best to manage increasingly large data volumes without compromising either the reliability or availability of a network. The sectors facing this challenge include transport (such as local...

By Nnamdi Anyadike | 27-02-2019