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“One Day The End User Can Open Up A Used Battery, And Use What’s Inside as Barbecue Sauce”
Of course that is not something currently possible, but what b&b batteries does have are some secret recipes for their very specialised battery designs.
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Implementing Capacitive-Touch Interfaces in Low-Cost LED Lighting Designs
In recent months, there has been a move to integrate capacitive-touch and capacitive-proximity user interfaces (UIs) into lighting applications. The simplicity of the UI,...
Technology News (May 2015)
World’s first self-powered camera
Researchers at Columbia University, New York, have built a camera that is capable of producing images using power harvested from surrounding...
Wireless Communication Using High-Altitude Platform
Because of a high demand for various types of communication services, wireless solutions are becoming increasingly important. Next-generation wireless communication with high data rate...
What’s New in Open Source Development Boards
Earlier, an electronic development board was primarily used by engineers working on a prototype or by innovative hobbyists. But today, every aspect of our...
“Counterfeit components could cause missiles to misfire, radar systems to crash”
Counterfeit products emerge in the market almost right after originals are launched. The top five types of semiconductors reported as counterfeits represent US$ 169...
Human Exposure to Mobile Phone EM Radiation
In many countries, over half the population uses mobile phones and the market is growing rapidly. Mobile phones emit electromagnetic radiation in the microwave...
Conformal Coating for PCB-Based Electronic Circuits
Before electronic circuits based on printed circuit boards (PCBs) found their advent in industrial applications, electrical conductor wires were protected against short-circuits by applying...
Part 4 of 4: Defence Lasers and Optronic Systems: Gas Laser Electronics
Carbon dioxide laser-based range finders and laser radar and helium-neon laser-cavity-based ring-laser gyroscope inertial navigation sensors are among the common military applications exploiting use...
“Wearable devices are intensely personal”
Q. What is the most important design characteristic of a wearable device that an engineer should keep in mind?
A. An important characteristic that influences...