Electronics Industry News & Analysis

GaAs MMIC Doubler for Military Radar and Satellites

Custom MMIC has expanded its line of broadband frequency devices.

Drowsy Driver Detection App

In the case of the app, all that is required is a smartphone that is mounted on the dash with a view of the driver’s face. Unlike the technology meant for individual automobiles, the phone can be transferred from car to car.

A Suit That May Give Athletes an Advantage Over Competitors

Always in search of an advantage over their competitors, athletes may experience that advantage in the form of data thanks to research from Carnegie Mellon University.

Cyber Attacks: A Threat to Public Health

With cyber attacks happening at an almost daily rate, researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital are publishing their concerns about the effects of cyber attacks on a particular industry: health care.

Suite of Ultra-Clean Filters for Use in Chemical and Semiconductor Manufacturing

The suite from Entegris includes the Torrento, Guardian and new Trinzik series.

Seven Waveguide Phase Shifters Target Instrumentation and Test Benches

Pasternack’s new line of devices has a frequency range of 18 GHz to 110 GHz.

Glove Can Translate American Sign Language

Applications for the glove include virtual reality, telesurgery, piloting aerial drones or controlling bomb diffusing robots.

A Telescoping Robot Arm? New Research Shows How It's Done

A new computational design methodology provides a practical tool for designing telescoping structures.

Thinking Thin for Semiconductors

A new technique for making integrated circuits on thin layers has implications for electronics performance advantages and reduced cost.

Watch: Video projections float in mid-air. NASA plans for asteroid deflection. And a start-up promises a commercial solar car in two years.

Interactive Screenless Projections A French artist has added motion tracking to traditional video projections to make them appear like they are floating in air and following the viewer’s perspective. Unlike augmented reality and virtual reality, there is no device or screen required for this

Research Finds Four Kinds of Facebook Users. Which One Are You?

While there are billions of individual Facebook users, there are only a handful of categories they all fall into. In a recent study by researchers at Brigham Young University, four types of users were identified.

Controlling Smartphones with Facial Gestures

Current mobile devices are typically operated using a touch screen. However, it is nearly impossible to operate when you are, for example, wearing gloves or doing dishes.

AI-Based System Developed to Detect Gun Images on Screen

The purpose of the system, according to scientists, is to improve upon and to work in concert with current methods of detection, such as metal detectors.

Researchers Find Link Between Pokémon Go! and Increased Physical Activity

This time last year, many of us were doggedly making our way through parks and charging through the streets intent on one thing: Capturing Pokémon.

Fern Inspires Breakthrough Electrode Design

What do a fern native to the western United States and fractal geometry have in common with solar energy? Quite a lot: the fractal nature of the fern’s structure inspired a new electrode design that, in turn, could increase energy storage capacity by 3,000 percent.

Multi-tier Power Outlet Protects Against Accidental Disconnections

The new MEGAElectronics outlets come in either a four or six tier version.

Advanced Elastomers Solve Old Sealing Problems, Prevent New Ones

While elastomers used for O-rings, seals and gaskets don’t seem like a major point of design concern, selection of their material is critical to reliable semiconductor processing due to issues of plasma-induced erosion, UV/ozone exposure and electrostatic discharge.

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