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World’s First Fully Superconducting Hybrid-Electric Motor Prepares for Testing in Large Civil Aircraft

Air traffic is increasing by five percent each year, driving fossil fuel consumption and carbon emissions higher than ever before. While there is a plan to create fully electric aircraft, hybrid propulsion is desperately needed.

one day ago by Lianne Frith

Understanding and Minimising Power Loss in Electric Devices and Power Systems

Many types of power losses can occur in electric circuits for a multitude of reasons: troubling electrical engineers (EEs), they cause a host of problems that affect the efficiency, reliability, and safety of the systems that EEs design and build. Understanding how and where these losses occur—including heating, eddy current, and switching losses—can help engineers to keep them at a bare minimum.

2 days ago by Sam Holland

The Anticipated Concerns of a Renewables-Fuelled Power Grid in the UK

In a bid to lower energy costs, meet growing demand with sustainable power, and reduce toxic emissions, the UK is turning to renewables to replace its existing power systems now more than ever. From a technical perspective, however, the path to implementation remains lined with challenges...

5 days ago by Sam Holland

BD83070GWL DC/DC Converter from ROHM for Wearables and Portable Devices

This product highlight will cover the major qualities of ROHM's buck-boost DC/DC converter with integrated MOSFET, such as notable efficiency and low-power consumption making it ideal for use in wearables and portable devices.

6 days ago by Luke James

Melbourne’s RMIT University Has Developed a Method for Producing E-Textiles With Embedded Energy Devices

Researchers from Melbourne's RMIT University have developed a rapid, cost-effective, and scalable method for printing textiles with embedded energy storage devices.

one week ago by Luke James

Lithium-Metal Batteries Are Closer to Becoming a Reality

New research has brought safe, lightweight, and long-lasting lithium metal batteries closer to being a reality, and they could disrupt the $30bn lithium-ion battery market.

one week ago by Luke James

The LUXEON 5050: Lumileds Brightening Emitter for Lighting Applications

The LUXEON 5050 by Lumileds boasts the industry's highest flux and efficacy in a robust package that enables brighter, longer-lasting light fixtures.

one week ago by Luke James

German Startup e-bot7 Improves Smart Chatbot Communication Through Deep Learning and AI

E-bot7, a German start-up, is becoming known for its innovations that combine chatbots, deep learning AI, and customer service workflows to develop solutions that help customer service representatives just as much as the customers who depend on them.

one week ago by Sam Holland

The Appeal Behind Designing Low-Power Electronics

In 1947, William Shockley, alongside a team of physicists at Bell Labs, demonstrated the first practical transistor, one of the earliest efforts at low power electronic design. The transistor replaced the bulky and energy-demanding vacuum tubes used at the time and paved the way for smaller electronics with lower power consumption.

about 2 weeks ago by Sam Holland

Safety Soldering Procedures for Electrical Engineers

Every electrical engineer has, at some point, come in contact with a soldering iron and some rolled up piece of solder. Surprisingly, there are scores of engineers who say they have had long careers where they never had to use a soldering iron. In practice, many electrical engineers won’t need to do much or any soldering at all in modern jobs, thanks to surface mount technology and “plug and play” electronics design.

2 weeks ago by Sam Holland

Robotics in Medical Procedures: Is the Technology Safe Enough Yet?

Medical robotics has played an increasingly important role that has grown throughout the past decade. Applications include urology, orthopedics, laparoscopic surgery, and others, but is the technology safe enough?

2 weeks ago by Luke James

Circuit Protection Devices That Ensure the Safety and Reliability of Electrical Circuits

Every electrical engineer charged with the responsibility of designing and building electrical systems must ensure that they are reliable, safe, and durable. But sometimes, things could go awry: burnt PCBs and components, static shocks, and tripped circuit breakers are just some of the myriad technical issues that come from inadequate circuit protection.

2 weeks ago by Sam Holland

The Rohde & Schwarz NGM200 Power Supply for Battery-powered Equipment

The Rohde & Schwarz NGM200 power supply series are high-quality DC power supplies that support the development of battery-powered equipment that operates up to 20V and 6A.

2 weeks ago by Sam Holland

Lithium-ion Battery Basics: Advantages and Applications

Lithium-ion may be the top battery in popularity, but how does it work, and how do its pros and cons weigh up?

2 weeks ago by Sam Holland

Electronic Device Security Experts Weigh in on Insecure Electronics Use by the Military

At the end of last month, a report by the Pentagon's inspector general revealed the US Department of Defense (DoD) spent over $32.8 million in the 2018 fiscal year on electronics with known security vulnerabilities.

about 3 weeks ago by Alessandro Mascellino

ADP2450 PMIC for Low Voltage Circuit Breakers by Analog Devices

The ADP2450 is optimized for low-voltage circuit breakers, such as the molded case circuit breaker (MCCB), and current transformer-powered supply applications.

about 3 weeks ago by Luke James

Onshore Wind Farm Projects in Europe Have Potential to Power the World

A recent study from the University of Sussex in partnership with Aarhus University has found that Europe could produce up to 100 times more wind power than it currently does.

3 weeks ago by Luke James

NXP Semiconductors’ i.MX 7ULP for Low Power and Graphically Rich Portable Devices

The i.MX 7ULP from NXP enables ultra-low-power and secure, portable devices with multimedia features and other peripherals.

3 weeks ago by Luke James

LSM6DS3 3D Accelerometer and Gyroscope from STMicroelectronics

This system-in-package features a 3D accelerometer and gyroscope performing at 1.25 mA in high-performance mode, enabling always-on-low-power features.

3 weeks ago by Luke James

Has the Limits of Processing Power Been Reached?

As technology advances, so too does the need for more computing power to handle the explosive volumes of data generated. With growing trends in autonomous driving, high-bandwidth data transfer, and cloud computing, leading chipmakers are striving to push out lightning-fast processors every year through many manufacturing and design techniques.

about 4 weeks ago by Sam Holland

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