GaNFast with GaNSense. Image source: Navitas   Essential Insights into GaN Technology:    Gallium Nitride (GaN) and Silicon Carbide (SiC) power semiconductors have many advantages over last-generation Silicon devices.   For all its virtues, designing...

By Gary Elinoff | 21-02-2024

Street and highway in NYC featuring signs for the George Washington Bridge, with smoke emitting from a car's exhaust pipe. Key things to know:  Transportation accounts for approximately 27% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, with light duty vehicles (LDVs...

By Liam Critchley | 20-02-2024

Essential Insights into Space-based AI and Robotics:   Robotics and AI will play key roles in space-based construction, deployment and maintenance.  Radiation and zero gravity are deadly hazards for humans in space.  Robots can do much of the wor...

By Gary Elinoff | 19-02-2024

Inspired by the principles of biomimicry, scientists have created the pinnacle of flexible memory technology, capable of enduring almost any form of deformation. JING LIU/TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY Researchers from Tsinghua University have developed a gr...

By Robin Mitchell | 16-02-2024

Key Things to Know: CVE-2024-21306 Unveiled: A new Bluetooth vulnerability affecting Linux and macOS systems, enabling unauthorised device pairing without user interaction. Security at Risk: This flaw could allow hackers to inject keystrokes, comprom...

By Robin Mitchell | 15-02-2024

Captioned image of the test configuration, showing the split-core current transformer (CT) harvester attached to an AC power line, which supplies power to the energy management interface and the Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) sensor kit. Key things to know...

By Robin Mitchell | 14-02-2024

Key things to know: Exploring phononic metamaterials for innovative energy harvesting and powering devices through sound. Addressing the limitations of batteries in modern electronics with sustainable, battery-less solutions. Demonstrating the po...

By Robin Mitchell | 13-02-2024

Luminescence lifetimes, known for their sensitivity and stability, make an effective method for detecting chemicals like PFOA, a concerning 'forever chemical' due to its toxicity. We introduce a novel luminescence sensor crafted from iridium-coated gold surfa...

By Robin Mitchell | 12-02-2024

MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory researchers indicate that smartphone ambient light sensors could be exploited by hackers to surveil users. Key Things to Know: Ambient Light...

By Robin Mitchell | 09-02-2024

A close-up photograph capturing a silicon wafer in the midst of production at an advanced semiconductor foundry specialising in microchip manufacturing. Key things to know: Gallium Nitride (GaN) is emerging as a leading semiconductor material for power a...

By Robin Mitchell | 06-02-2024

In a recent discussion with Mark Patrick, Director of Technical Content EMEA at Mouser Electronics, Electropages put forward an intriguing question… “What are the current hottest and emerging trends in the electronic component industry, and what are your proje...

By Jack Pollard | 05-02-2024

Key things to know: AI's Impact on Forensics: Recent studies reveal AI can identify cross-finger similarities, challenging the long-held belief in the uniqueness of fingerprints. Research Breakthroughs: Columbia University's research demonstrates AI'...

By Robin Mitchell | 31-01-2024

Key things to know: IMF Report Highlights: Reveals up to 40% of jobs in developed countries could be impacted by AI, with a significant 20% in developing nations. AI's Unique Challenges: Unlike past technologies, AI presents a skewed balance in job c...

By Robin Mitchell | 29-01-2024

Key things to know: Augmental's MouthPad is a groundbreaking assistive device using the tongue for digital interaction. Designed as a dental guard, it features a pressure-sensitive touchpad, offering seamless device control. Compatible with vario...

By Robin Mitchell | 22-01-2024