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DigiKey, a leading global commerce distributor offering the largest selection of technical components and automation products in stock for immediate shipment, will partner with Schneider Electric to host a webinar on wireless pushbutton technology on Tuesday, Aug. 27, at 11 a.m. CDT titled “Experience Mobility in Manufacturing with Wireless Pushbuttons.”

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Google has developed an AI model named Health Acoustic Representations (HeAR) that is capable of detecting lung diseases, such as tuberculosis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, by analyzing cough sounds. HeAR is a bio-acoustic AI model that can derive critical health insights from acoustic patterns. HeAR is trained on 300 million audio samples and 100 million cough sounds. One of the…

The new facility, located in Surat, will have feature Class 10k and 100k cleanroom facilities in its Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Testing (OSAT) plant covering 30,000 square feet. What's more, the high-tech will have the capacity to produce up to 30 lakh chips per day, marking a massive leap forward for India’s semiconductor ecosystem.

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A new DIY project in the maker community showcases a 3D Printed 10-inch touchscreen laptop built around the Raspberry Pi 5. This custom-built device offers a practical and portable computing solution at an affordable price. With a 3D-printed enclosure, a responsive touchscreen, and the latest Raspberry Pi hardware, this project demonstrates how a small, open-source board can power a…

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Zeroshot, known for his focus on innovative projects, has channeled his expertise into creating a self-playing robotic ukulele which can autonomously strum melodies. The ukulele can be played by picking individual strings or by strumming many strings simultaneously. This dual-purpose mechanism is the foundation of Zeroshot's design. It achieves this by utilizing two actuators: a…

Renesas Electronics Corporation has introduced the RRH62000, a compact and advanced all-in-one sensor module designed specifically for indoor air quality monitoring. Measuring 46.6 x 34.8 x 12 mm, the RRH62000 integrates several key sensors, making it highly efficient for various applications such as air purifiers, HVAC systems, and smart home devices. At the core of…

The story so far - The Unitree Go2 Pros, high-spec robotic dogs manufactured in China, have been utilized by Ukraine in the battlefield. With its powerful 1.5 TFlop chipset, numerous pairs of fish-eye cameras aimed in all directions, and smart software for stability on uneven terrain, the Go2 Pro variant is outfitted with an intelligent control system. It can be…

An Electronics hobbyist has developed a flight tracker using Raspberry Pi 4, 4 nos of 64x64 RGB LED Matrix Display, and an RTL-SDR dongle, Providing a real-time visual display of Air Traffic. With the help of the open-source project DUMP 1090, the system receives ADSB (Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast) signals directly from aircraft. The data is processed and displayed on the LED…

Microchip Technology has introduced its LAN887x family of Ethernet PHY transceivers, (LAN8870, LAN8871, LAN8872) which are designed to support Single Pair Ethernet (SPE) solutions across various industries, including automotive, industrial, avionics, robotics, and automation. These transceivers offer data transmission speeds from 100 Mbps to 1000 Mbps and can support…

The story so far - Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories in the US have performed an ultra-precise acceleration measurement for the first time using silicon photonic microchip components called Atom Interferometry, a quantum sensing approach. This represents the most recent advancement in creating a quantum compass that can be used for navigation without GPS…

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Bus Pirate is one of the most popular hardware debugging multi-tool used by the electronics community. It was originally developed by Ian Lesnet in 2008 for the purpose of programming, debugging, and analysing microcontrollers and other ICs. Over the years the tool got numerous upgrades and the last version was the Bus Pirate 5, which featured an RP2040. As the Raspberry Pi Foundation…

The story so far - Researchers from Portland State University (PSU) and the Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering (WSE) aim to enhance the development of floating offshore wind farms in the United States. This new project aims to improve the effectiveness and precision of models and tests pertaining to floating wind turbines.

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