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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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Products: Sensors/Data Acquisition
High-temp infrared emitter, single-frequency SWIR lasers, hazard testing systems, and more.
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Special Reports: Photonics/Optics
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Test & Measurement - September 2020
See how the latest test tools and methodologies are enabling new applications in aerospace, electronics, robotics, healthcare, and other key industries. This compendium of recent articles is presented by the...

Special Reports: Aerospace
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Power Electronics - September 2020
This compendium of recent articles from the editors of Tech Briefs and Aerospace & Defense Technology looks at the latest advances in power electronics and energy storage for a range of applications...

Briefs: Electronics & Computers
The material was designed specifically for biomedical or wearable technologies, since sweat and volatile organic compounds evaporate away from the skin.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Applications include high-speed communications, networking, and sensing.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Flat-panel technology could transform antennas, wireless, and cellphone communications.
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Briefs: Automotive
Additive manufacturing creates cooling solutions with sizes and shapes not previously possible.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
This method provides a key step toward quantum computers, sensors, and distributed quantum information.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
This neurostimulator could deliver fine-tuned treatments to patients with diseases such as epilepsy and Parkinson’s.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Bioactive inks printed on wearable textiles can map conditions over the entire surface of the body.
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Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
The ultra-light robotic insect can be folded or crushed, yet continues to move.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Pop-up miniature electronics based on the Japanese art of kirigami can be repeatedly compressed.
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Briefs: Materials
Aerogels based on cellulose nanofibers can effectively shield electromagnetic radiation over a wide frequency range.
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Q&A: Electronics & Computers
Prof. Jacob Robinson developed an implantable neural stimulator the size of a grain of rice.
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Blog: Transportation
Deciding between edge computing and cloud computing? Make sure to consider these four major factors, says our industry expert.
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Blog: Materials
Dr. James Rees is spending the time in his lab testing sensors made from bacteria.
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INSIDER: Photonics/Optics
Researchers have developed a new way to build power efficient and programmable integrated switching units on a silicon photonics chip. The new technology is...
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Articles: Electronics & Computers
With the emergence of a new generation of ultra-efficient electronic chips, the Wiegand technology is showing significant promise, especially in the exciting area of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT).
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Products: Motion Control
Positioning devices, vibration transmitters, brushless DC motors, and more.
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Products: Data Acquisition
Data storage boards, modular plugs, equipment enclosures, and more.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
These biosensors could lead to improved glucose monitors for millions of people who suffer from diabetes.
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Briefs: Materials
The battery design increases the number of possible cycles from tens to more than 100 with little degradation.
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Briefs: Energy
These are important traits in electronics and electrical systems including electric cars, industrial drills, and electric grids.
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Briefs: Energy
A new roll-to-roll production method could enable lightweight, flexible solar devices and a new generation of display screens.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
This technology offers the possibility to both bolster computer power and create smaller, faster, and more energy-efficient computer memory technologies.
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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
New safety relay modules follow updated standards to give designers more options for a tailored electrical safety implementation.
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Briefs: Materials
These sensors monitor electrical loads from household appliances to support grid operations.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
This technology shows potential for the detection of subtle human motions and the real-time monitoring of body postures for healthcare applications.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
This approach could lead to entirely new and more efficient logic switches for computer chips.
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