From bulky vacuum tubes to compact high performance microprocessors the evolution of electronic components over the years has always been evident. This section covers all the recent technological advancement in the electronics industry and the new-age products that have hit the electronics market recently.
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have developed a device that uses multiple strings attached to the hand and fingers to simulate the feel of obstacles and heavy objects. The research paper was named the best paper by the Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2020).
The shoulder-mounted device takes advantage of spring-loaded…
To help users improve their mental health, researchers at Stockholm University have come up with clinical-grade neurofeedback (a type of brain training used to strengthen the cognitive function and improve the health) product that helps ease the preventive care task. Named Mendi, this set of the headset and an App, stimulates brain function with exercises that…
A team of researchers at the ‘Georgia Institute of Technology’ has come up with a non-invasive sensor-in-a-chip that records details of the heartbeat, respiration rates, and lung sounds. It even tracks the wearer’s physical activities, such as walking. The signals are recorded in sync, potentially giving healthcare workers a detailed overview of a patient’s heart and…
Digi-Key Electronics announced that it has expanded its product portfolio by signing a global distribution partnership with Fingerprint Cards AB, providing Digi-Key customers with standalone, compact biometric fingerprint sensor solutions.
Fingerprint Cards AB (Fingerprints) is a world-leading biometrics company with its roots in Sweden. Its…
Kiko is a high-precision measuring instrument and a family health indicator designed by Magpie Tech. It is a set of instruments that comprises a laser height measure and a digital scale to help users to track their child’s growth easily and accurately, thereby eliminating the need to visit the doctors or rely on schools for reliable measurements. With Kiko, it is easy to…
The Renesas Electronics Corporation has introduced a new open-source ventilator system reference design that the customers can use to swiftly design ready to assemble boards for medical ventilators. To meet the demand of ventilators during COVID-19, Renesas’ engineers tried several open-source ventilator designs, including the Medtronic PB560, to come up with an easy to…
Engineers at the University of California San Diego have devised a new method to 3D-print insect-like flexible robots cheaply, quickly that too without using any type of exotic equipment. The structures called flexoskeletons are inspired by insect exoskeletons that are made by 3D printing a rigid material on a thin sheet that acts as a flexible base. They are printed…
Maxim Integrated Products has accelerated the production of its medical technologies to address increased customer need during the COVID-19 pandemic. The company’s semiconductor devices are used in medical equipment such as virus detection devices, ultrasounds, analytical/laboratory equipment, ventilators, patient remote monitoring devices, intravenous blood monitors,…
Researchers at the University of Michigan have developed a tiny, low-cost, and highly precise gyroscope to aid self-driving cars and drones to remain on track even in the absence of a GPS signal. The research was supported by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
Named the Birdbath Resonating Gyro (BRG), the ultra-high-precision MEMS…
A team of engineers, computer scientists, and biologists have developed ‘backpack’ computers to track tiny animals that divide their time between flying around in the sky and huddling together in caves and hollow trees. Aptly named ‘Broadly Applicable Tracking System or BATS’, the wireless network will enable researchers to keep a track of tiny wild animals like birds,…
Amidst the global pandemic on coronavirus outbreak, researchers and scientists around the world have been working towards finding affordable and accurate solutions to help people heave a sigh of relief. A team of researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and other institutions have come up with an early version of an app that can help detect COVID-19 by analyzing voice.…
Digi-Key Electronics announced that it now offers a free eBook on the benefits of implementing Application Programming Interface (API) solutions, as well as a new ROI calculator to see the return on investment that implementing APIs can deliver.
Digi-Key’s APIs have long provided a complete digital platform for customers to automate and…
