LEDs for Solid-state Lighting
Solid-state electronics has been transforming our lives for many decades by bringing us increasingly small, cheap and efficient devices and appliances. Our modern life-styles...
Medical Electronics: Shaping the Future of Healthcare
FEBRUARY 2012: Referring to applications of medical electronics for chronic disease management, post-operative care and general wellness, it is well known that portability of...
Designing Cutting-Edge Wearable Medical Devices
FEBRUARY 2012: As healthcare moves out of hospitals and becomes more integrated with peoples’ lives, medical devices are evolving from portable equipment to wearable...
How SoMs Take The Effort Out of Designing
“System-on-module is an extension of the concept of system-on-chip which lies between a full-up computer and a microcontroller in nature” ——Texas Instruments
“We wanted to...
Green Buildings Converge Intelligence With Nature
MAY 2012: A green building uses less water, is energy-efficient, conserves natural resources, generates less waste and provides healthier spaces for occupants—compared to a...
RFID Technology for Building Access Control
Numerous radio-frequency identification (RFID) applications are implemented in various sectors for very different purposes. Conventional examples include automatic electronic tracking of goods in supply...
What is Li-Fi in Wireless Communication
Most of us are familiar with Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity), which uses 2.4-5GHz RF to deliver wireless Internet access around our homes, schools, offices and...
Electronic Tool Kits for the Pros
Whether you are a professional or a hobbyist, you need specific tools to work on your DIY electronics project. You might have acquired some...
IEEE 802.11ac: Next-generation Standard for Wireless Fidelity
APRIL 2012: 802.11ac, the next step for Wi-Fi 802.11, will breach the barrier of gigabit capacity. Couple this with low latency and an improved...
Robot Mules, Birds and Snakes Helping on the Warfront
MARCH 2012: Arecent newspaper headline blared: “Humans lose, robots win in Pentagon’s new defence budget.” The story was about US president Obama’s decision to...