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Electronic Components

Browse the innovative developments in electronic components that are enabling advancements in passives, semiconductors, electromechanical, power and circuit protection. Access technical briefs and articles that provide essential applications for cellphones, laptops, tablets, and other electronics.

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INSIDER: Photonics/Optics
Researchers from the University of Bristol’s Quantum Engineering Technology Labs (QET Labs) and Université Côte d‘Azur have made a new miniaturized light...
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Special Reports: Transportation
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Vehicle Electrification - January 2021
See how Ford, Volkswagen, Cadillac, and other manufacturers are pushing the boundaries of battery & EV design to compete with Tesla in a rapidly growing market, plus learn about the latest EV testing...

Facility Focus: AR/AI
Stanford University’s School of Engineering has been at the forefront of innovation for nearly a century
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Technology Leaders: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Just like smartphones, the same trend of combining separate components into one device is also apparent in industrial automation.
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Products: Imaging
Radar sensors, cameras, RF processing systems, and more.
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Briefs: Energy
This device for harnessing terahertz radiation might enable self-powering implants, cellphones, and other portable electronics.
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INSIDER: Electronics & Computers
Researchers at the University of Nottingham have cracked the conundrum of how to use inks to 3D-print novel electronic devices with useful properties, such as an ability...
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INSIDER: Wearables
Field Effect Transistors (FET) are the core building blocks of modern electronics such as integrated circuits, computer CPUs, and display backplanes. Organic...
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Products: Imaging
Mixed-signal oscilloscopes, 3D printers, DC/DC converters, and more.
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Articles: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Jacobs' scientists are helping to make contract-tracing apps, emergency-use ventilators, and even squid-bots.
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5 Ws: Electronics & Computers
A low-cost sensor enables at-home diagnosis of a COVID infection.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
The thermal management technology could also be used for server farms and spacecraft.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Applications include mechanical aerospace manufacturing and thermal structure manufacturing.
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Question of the Week: Electronics & Computers
Will Paper-Based Keypads Catch On?
The “5 Ws” feature of our November issue of Tech Briefs highlights a paper-based keypad being developed at Purdue University.
Q&A: RF & Microwave Electronics
A new class of medical instruments uses flexible electronics to improve patient outcomes in minimally invasive surgeries.
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Products: Electronics & Computers
VOC sensors, panel-mount connectors, 3D printing cloud software, and more.
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Special Reports: Manufacturing & Prototyping
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Additive Manufacturing - November 2020
AM/3D Printing is fundamentally changing how products are prototyped and produced in aerospace, medical, electronics, and many other fields. To help you keep pace with the latest advances, we present this...

5 Ws: Energy
Users can take paper sheets from a notebook and turn them into a music player interface or make food packaging interactive.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
The material can be used in power electronics and power converters for solar energy power systems.
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Briefs: Imaging
This technology enables robots, electronic devices, and prosthetic devices to feel pain through sense of touch.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
The technology detects the presence of one or more specific chemical components in a liquid.
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Briefs: Medical
Tests show magnetoelectric power is a viable option for clinical-grade implants.
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Question of the Week: Electronics & Computers
Will Self-Erasing Chips Catch On?
University of Michigan engineers reported that their new self-erasing chips could help stop counterfeit electronics or provide alerts if sensitive shipments are tampered with. The chips use a new material that temporarily stores energy, changing the color of the light it emits. The self-erase period takes seven...
Products: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Tubing plugs, displacement measurements, CAM software, and more.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
This method could benefit next-generation electronics.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
These non-reciprocal devices on a compact chip pave the way for applications from two-way wireless to quantum computing.
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Briefs: Wearables
Fully integrated flexible electronics made of magnetic sensors and organic circuits open the path towards the development of electronic skin.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
People could monitor their own health conditions by picking up a pencil and drawing a bioelectronic device on their skin.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
This approach could engineer quantum materials atom-by-atom for new electronic, magnetic, and sensing applications.
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