1+ week, 4+ day ago   (649+ words) KIT researchers have built a solid-state cooling unit that uses waste heat instead of electricity, using two thin shape-memory alloy films. Shape Memory Films Turn Waste Heat Into Cooling KIT researchers have built a solid-state cooling unit that uses waste…...

19+ hour, 39+ min ago   (186+ words) How do you add an optical isolator to a silicon photonics chip without exposing the entire chip to high temperatures? A laser-based process could solve it. Laser Method Puts Optical Isolators Directly On Silicon Chips The researchers addressed this by…...

20+ hour, 36+ min ago   (266+ words) A new compact resistor series combines high surge resistance, 0.33 W power handling, and thermal stability for dense automotive, industrial, consumer, and AI server electronics. High-density electronic designs can now gain higher power handling without increasing resistor footprint, with the SDR01 Series…...

20+ hour, 5+ min ago   (282+ words) A vehicle sends a voice message through satellites, showing how connected devices can communicate beyond terrestrial mobile network coverage. A Toyota vehicle has sent a voice message through Iridium’s satellite network using a Deutsche Telekom IoT SIM, demonstrating how vehicles…...

20+ hour, 19+ min ago   (244+ words) Large circuit boards used in data centres can now be checked for warpage, defects, and component issues during production. SAKI Corporation has launched the 3Xi-ZS1EX automated X-ray inspection (AXI) system for inspecting XXL-sized printed circuit boards (PCBs) used in data centre…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (221+ words) Reference design provides a high-density 50 V power supply using surface-mounted silicon carbide devices for server and telecommunications 3 kW Server Power Supply Reference design provides a high-density 50 V power supply using surface-mounted silicon carbide devices for server and telecommunications applications. Toshiba…...

20+ hour, 29+ min ago   (180+ words) A new single-photon image sensor combines photon counting, timing, histogramming and temporal analysis on one programmable CMOS platform for advanced imaging systems. SPAD Sensor Brings Multimodal Processing On-Chip The key features are: The sensor also provides windowed and coincidence-based detection…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (26+ words) New thermoelectric generator modules deliver higher power from temperature differences, offering compact energy recovery for industrial processes and other applications where otherwise wasted heat is available....

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (23+ words) A single organic photodiode carries 3.6 gigabits per second over a one-metre light link, more than twenty times the previous organic Li-Fi record....

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (18+ words) What if one board could handle a screen, sensors, Bluetooth, and battery support for your next smart device?...