Power Management

Products: Imaging

New Products: September 2020 Sensor Technology

Safety-critical MEMS, absolute pressure sensors, thermal imaging cameras, and more.

Products: Test & Measurement

New Products: September 2020 Photonics & Imaging Technology

High-temp infrared emitter, single-frequency SWIR lasers, hazard testing systems, and more.

Application Briefs: Motion Control

Valve Leakage Detection in Industrial Pumps

As an integral part of onshore and offshore drilling, mud pumps circulate drilling fluids to facilitate drilling oil and natural gas wells. Mud pumps stabilize pressure and support the well during...

Articles: Electronics & Computers

Active Battery Cell Balancing

Active cell balancing redistributes charge between battery cells during the charge and discharge cycle

Briefs: Electronics & Computers

Spreadable Way to Stabilize Solid-State Batteries

A “butter-like” interlayer material boosts current density and increases safety.

Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems

Electrolyte Design Improves Anode Capacity in Lithium-Ion Batteries

The battery design increases the number of possible cycles from tens to more than 100 with little degradation.

Articles: Electronics & Computers

Venting for EV Battery Packs

Cell chemistries, thermal dynamics, vehicle packaging, and even weather present challenges for optimizing electric vehicle battery functional safety.

Articles: Electronics & Computers

Using Multiphysics to Predict and Prevent EV Battery Fire

To achieve vehicle manufacturers’ ambitious goals for electric vehicles, Li-ion batteries need to be improved.

Products: Test & Measurement

New Products: August 2020 Battery Technology

Power switches, battery pack adhesives, supercapacitor modules, and more...

Briefs: Energy

Semi-Liquid Metal Anode

Lithium batteries made using this electrode type could be much safer than typical lithium metal-based batteries.

Briefs: Nanotechnology

Tough, Solid Electrolyte Battery Component

Using ceramic material and graphene, the toughness of solid-state lithium-ion batteries can be doubled.

Products: Sensors/Data Acquisition

New on the Market: August 2020

Data storage boards, modular plugs, equipment enclosures, and more.

Q&A: Transportation

Q&A: Charge Wirelessly as You Drive

A new system from Oak Ridge National Laboratory enables electric vehicles to be charged while on the road.

Articles: Sensors/Data Acquisition

Products of Tomorrow: August 2020

A neural stimulator, a battery testing device, and a strain sensor.

Briefs: Nanotechnology

Method Improves Efficiency and Heat Tolerance of Devices

These are important traits in electronics and electrical systems including electric cars, industrial drills, and electric grids.

Briefs: Electronics & Computers

“Racetrack Memory” Digital Data Storage

This technology offers the possibility to both bolster computer power and create smaller, faster, and more energy-efficient computer memory technologies.

Briefs: Electronics & Computers

Wraparound Sensors

These sensors monitor electrical loads from household appliances to support grid operations.

Briefs: Materials

Fabrication of Multilayer Ferritin Arrays

This method creates a thin-film electrode for a bio-nanobattery.

Briefs: Energy

Nature-Inspired Green Energy Technology

A new design enables artificial photosynthesis to generate fuel that can power homes and vehicles.

Products: Electronics & Computers

New on the Market: July 2020

Photoelectric sensors, cable connectors, power monitors, and USB3 cameras.

Briefs: Energy

Scavenger Technology Allows Robots to “Eat” Metal for Energy

This type of energy source could be the basis for robots that seek out and “eat” metal, breaking down its chemical bonds for energy like humans do with food.

Briefs: Electronics & Computers

Cut-to-Length Electrical Cable Cuts Costs

Electrical cables are used in services such as power delivery, automation signaling, and communications.

Briefs: Materials

Graphene Device with Superconducting, Insulating, and Magnetic Properties

The multitasking device could advance development of an electric circuit for faster, next-generation electronics like quantum computing technologies.

Products: Imaging

New on the Market: June 2020

Industrial PCs, power modules, processor blades, and more.

Products: Electronics & Computers

Product of the Month: June 2020 Tech Briefs

The K6PM provides continuous, remote thermal monitoring of critical components such as high-voltage control panels, transformers, and hydraulic equipment.

Briefs: Electronics & Computers

Spin Capacitor for Energy-Efficient Electronics

The capacitor could enable a new generation of electronics that will require less power and generate less heat.

Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems

System Provides Cooling with No Electricity

This passive device relies on a layer of material that blocks incoming sunlight but lets heat radiate away.

Products: Data Acquisition

New on the Market: May 2020

Sealing connection tools, oscilloscopes, snap-action switches, and more...

Briefs: Electronics & Computers

Electric Nanoscale Device Sees Through Walls

Applications include imaging, sensing, wireless communications, and medical treatments.