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K-SIM Improves Capacitor Datasheets and Simulates Multiple Parameters

On April 30, 2018 in All, Circuit Protection, Connectors, Industrial, Medical, Power, Student Central by KEMET

Capacitor datasheets are notorious for omitting performance details, typically only including individual performance parameters in each graph or only including "typical" performance of combined parameters. KEMET’s capacitor parameter simulator, called K-SIM, solves this problem by combining multiple parameters into a single graph.

Book Review: The Manga Guide to Microprocessors

On April 27, 2018 in All, Computing, STEAM, Student Central by John Blyler

Want to learn or brush up on basic computer-processor concepts through the entertaining guise of a manga tale? The Manga Guide to Microprocessors encourages learning by adding an engaging framework covering the intricate details of the hardware and software that make up the central processing unit (CPU), the brain of all things electronic.

Digital Twinning and the Future of Transportation Safety

On April 24, 2018 in All, Computing, Industrial, IoT, Quality, Sensors by Mike Parks

The tragedy that befell Southwest Flight 1380 in April 2018 is thankfully a rare event in modern air travel. Digital twining is a promising new technological concept that could soon help the transportation industry hone safety measures.

Wave on Wave, Oceans of Power Reside Out There

On April 20, 2018 in All, Power by David Fambrough

Hydropower generation isn’t a new green energy concept, considering we’ve been damming rivers in the US and harnessing its coursing power since the 1800s and in Europe and other places long before that. The world’s oceans, though, contain a huge amount of energy.

Get Past Conventional Wisdom When Selecting a DC Motor Type

On April 12, 2018 in All, Industrial, Maker, Motor Control by Bill Schweber

When a new product needs a DC motor, the tendency is to think brushless, right? Probably so! But could this be a short-sighted approach?

Tagged With: Burshless motor, DC motor, Infusion pump, Stepper motor, Variable AC drive

Protect USB Ports From Nefarious “USB Killers"

On April 11, 2018 in All, Circuit Protection, Computing, Memory, Power by Paul Pickering

USB ports supply both data communications and charging power to portable and wearable devices, so it’s become more and more critical to protect ports against abuse. Fortunately, there are design techniques that reduce power surge risks to USB ports.

Robo-Pop: How Robots Came to Dominate Popular Culture

On April 9, 2018 in All, Empowering Innovation, Robotics by SJ Barak

Robots have captured our imagination since Leonardo da Vinci’s medieval sketches, but humanity’s mania with humanoid mechanical beings—friend or foe—has only intensified. The last century saw robots becoming a cornerstone of pop culture, showing up everywhere from books to films, TV shows, and songs, continuing the takeover of human entertainment.

Submarine Cables: Long-Distance Pathway for Internet Data

On April 4, 2018 in All, Computing by Traci Browne

We’ve been communicating through cables across oceans for over 150 years. What has changed in the technology, and what has stayed the same? The upcoming Curie cable makes Google the first non-telecom company to build a private intercontinental cable.

Why IoT Success Hangs on Interoperability

On March 29, 2018 in All, Computing, Open Source, Security by Stephen Evanczuk

The challenges of interoperability add significant costs to the development of an individual IoT application and drastically limit the ability to achieve the full value of complex multi-system applications. While standards organizations are hard at work in addressing different facets of the interoperability puzzle, a more direct approach offers hope.

Tagged With: Edge Computing, Internet of Things, IoT

The New, Autonomous Embedded World

On March 28, 2018 in All, Industrial, IoT by Marcel Consée

New life for the “Internet of Things” buzzword at Embedded World 2018: In combination with machine vision and various traditional embedded development methodologies, there’s a clear trend toward fully autonomous systems in many industries. Semi-autonomous systems are just the beginning….

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