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Articles: Manned Systems
After decades of concentrated development work, GM’s fuel-cell R&D unit Hydrotec is poised to deploy “the first applications that will be going commercial” of its hydrogen fuel-cell technology.
Products: Manufacturing & Prototyping
See the new products on the market, including a ruggedized portable HMI mount, a high-efficiency power amplifier, embedded antenna models, and much more.
INSIDER: Electronics & Computers
Newcastle University researchers have created high-efficiency, sustainable solar cells that harness ambient light to power Internet of Things (IoT) devices.
Special Reports: Unmanned Systems
Power Electronics - April 2023
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 applications ranging from drones...Articles: Electronics & Computers
SAE's WCX World Congress Experience, will be held from April 18-20, in Detroit, MI.
Blog: Electronics & Computers
Instead of disposing of batteries after three years, we could have recyclable batteries that last three times longer.
Blog: Design
The battery was made using sodium-sulphur — a type of molten salt that can be processed from sea water at a low cost.
Products: Connectivity
See the new products on the market, including power inductors, vibration sensors, a field TV connector, and more.
Blog: Energy
Power electronics are critical for renewable energy. They require special design and testing to ensure that they will reliably perform their critical duties.
INSIDER: Electronics & Computers
A group of scientists in Nagoya University, Japan, have developed a possible solution to one of the biggest problems of the Internet of Energy, energy efficiency. They did so by...
INSIDER: Test & Measurement
Imagine a technology that can convert, amplify, limit, filter, control, and transform electricity in countless ways to supply power to the electrical grid. These are power electronics, and the...
INSIDER: Energy
Once considered science fiction, technology capable of collecting solar power in space and beaming it to Earth to provide a global supply of clean and affordable energy is moving closer to reality. Through...
Articles: Defense
Some of the hardest to detect cyber-attacks are wireless, including man-in-the-middle attacks and rogue access points.
Blog: Design
Engineers have created new high-power electronic devices that are more energy efficient than their predecessors.
Products: Motion Control
See the new products on the market in October 2022, including harsh duty photoelectric sensors, oil temperature sensors, aquatic pumps, and more.
INSIDER: Power
A first-ever simulation of aluminum conductivity offers a recipe for an inexpensive substitute for copper.
INSIDER: Energy
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently announced that they have figured out how to engineer a biofilm that harvests the energy in evaporation and...
Briefs: Aerospace
Advanced analyses shed light on the mechanism of a deadly problem plaguing combustion chambers in rocket engines.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory is leading the development of new lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery designs specific to the stationary storage requirements.
Special Reports: Transportation
Vehicle Electrification - July 2022
Innovation is happening at a rapid pace in the e-mobility space. Read this compendium of recent articles from the editors of Automotive Engineering and Truck & Off-Highway Engineering to learn about the...Special Reports: Electronics & Computers
Rugged Computing & Electronics - June 2022
From the battlefield to the extremes of space, electronics and computing advances enable missions in the harshest conditions. Keep pace with the latest developments in this compendium of recent...Products: Electronics & Computers
See what's new on the market, including an industrial edge platform, a vertically suspended lineshaft sump pump, and more.
Products: Semiconductors & ICs
STMicroelectronics’, Geneva, Switzerland, new fully integrated Power-Management IC (PMIC) for AMOLED displays combines a low quiescent current and enhanced flexibility to extend the battery runtime of portable devices.
Products: Photonics/Optics
Dual Locking C14 IEC Connector
The SG03DC from MEGA Electronics, New Brunswick, NJ, contains side locking tabs similar to the Raritan Securelock. It will mate with any standard nonlocking C13 Outlet along with...
Question of the Week: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Would You Wear a Microgrid?
Our April issue of Tech Briefs highlighted a wearable microgrid that powers electronics by harvesting energy from the wearer’s body. The wearable (shown here) has three components: sweat-powered biofuel cells, motion-powered devices called triboelectric generators, and energy-storing supercapacitors. All parts are...
Blog: Sensors/Data Acquisition
See what Ed Brown’s early days as a high-voltage power supplies designer tell him about today’s efforts with A.I.
Products: Motion Control
High-performance laser trackers, gimbal motors, air-quality sensors, and more.
Briefs: Energy
The device combines with body power to treat tendon disease and damage, and sports injuries.
INSIDER: Power
In a milestone for renewable energy integration, General Electric (GE) and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) operated a common class of wind turbines in grid-forming mode, which...
Top Stories
Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
2025 Holiday Gift Guide for Engineers: Tech, Tools, and Gadgets
Blog: Power
Using Street Lamps as EV Chargers
INSIDER: Semiconductors & ICs
Scientists Create Superconducting Semiconductor Material
Blog: Materials
This Paint Can Cool Buildings Without Energy Input
Blog: Software
Quiz: Power
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