This technology is called textile organic light emitting electrochemical cells (OLECs). The OLECs are electrochemically stable in ambient air conditions and laid down as a thin film, they can produce light in the visible spectrum or in the ultraviolet (UV). Th...

By Rob Coppinger | 02-04-2019

The Internet of Things (IoT) continues to become more popular. With its increasing use comes lower costs, more adoption, and applications in a variety of industries, from manufacturing to transportation and home security. However, despite its prevalence, the I...

By Moe Long | 01-04-2019

One of the biggest roadblocks in the way of success for the Internet of Things is wireless network speed. Almost all IoT devices rely on Wi-Fi, but with varying speeds (depending on the router and layout), mixed security, and the battery impact of maintaining...

By Christian Cawley | 29-03-2019

Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) has announced the availability of the SHARC Audio Module (ADZS-SC589-MINI), a hardware and software platform that facilitates efficient product prototyping, development, and production for a variety of digital audio products. At the...

By Rob Coppinger | 28-03-2019

In the field of electronic cooling, it is now becoming widely accepted that liquid cooling is a much better technology solution, compared to air cooling. Despite the advantages of liquid cooling, ‘hybrid’ air-liquid cooling systems are used at some data centre...

By Nnamdi Anyadike | 27-03-2019

Ionic ceramics that have engineered micrometre-sized grain structure boundaries could improve how fast a battery can be recharged, how long it can hold that charge and how fast it can discharge that energy. Ceramics, non-carbon based, inorganic materials, can...

By Rob Coppinger | 25-03-2019

Online data about you is valuable stuff and high-tech companies have freely been able to feast on it, monetise and market it without your say so. But those days could be numbered as pressure grows from Government and industry experts, including web founder Sir...

By Paul Whytock | 20-03-2019

The use of lasers across a swathe of the manufacturing industry, as tools capable of delivering intense cutting or welding power with high precision, is increasing. Beginning in the early 1980s, the automotive industry was an early user of high power lasers. A...

By Nnamdi Anyadike | 19-03-2019

Smart home control and smart home automation afford many benefits. There’s the convenience of configuring scenes, consolidating device control, and providing enhanced security. While a smart home may simplify various behavioural processes, such as turning on o...

By Moe Long | 18-03-2019

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