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News STMicroelectronics begins volume production of PowerGaN devices for slimmer, cooler, and more efficient power products
“STMicroelectronics has begun volume production of e-mode PowerGaN HEMT (high-electron-mobility transistor) devices that simplify the design of high-efficiency power-conversion systems. The STPOWER™ GaN transistors raise performance in applications such as wall adapters, chargers, lighting systems, industrial power supplies, renewable energy …
“How to improve on the stripboard oscilloscope we built in the last article. In the previous project we built a super cheap oscilloscope on stripboard (aka Veroboard) using a Raspberry Pi Pico, an LM358 op-amp and some passive components. In …
News Toshiba Releases 3rd Generation 650V SiC Schottky Barrier Diodes that Contribute to More Efficient Industrial Equipment
“Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation (“Toshiba”) has launched the “TRSxxx65H series,” the company’s third and latest[1] generation of silicon carbide (SiC) Schottky barrier diodes (SBDs) for industrial equipment. Volume shipments of the first 12 products, all 650V, start …
“NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory led the development and delivery of Webb’s Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI). From our cosmic backyard in the solar system to distant galaxies near the dawn of time, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has delivered …
“High-strength but low-density mesh-like polymers with applications in adsorption are synthesized using a simple new method. A facile technique for reproducibly creating Swiss-cheese-like nanomaterials has been developed by researchers at KAUST. This material, and the method required to create it …
“A block of rubber that can count to ten and even remember the order in which it is pressed. Physicists Martin van Hecke and Lennard Kwakernaak (Leiden University and AMOLF Amsterdam) publish about this latest metamaterial in the journal Physical …
“Polaritons are a peculiar state, a kind of quasi-particles consisting of part-light and part-matter that can bring unexpected abilities to conventional chemical reactions. New research reveals that when the polaritons are hit by very short pulses of light they collapse …
“How an exoplanet survived the rebellion of its home star. When stars, similar to the sun, have reached the end of their lifetime, they inflate into red giant stars. The sun, for example, would then have a diameter hundreds of …
“Hello everyone, and welcome back. Now for something BRIGHT, a retrofitted antique-looking oil lamp with four LEDs that are turned ON and OFF in a chaser pattern to provide the appearance of fire flickering. The Attiny 13A driving four SMD …
“An Open source Braille embosser in the spirit of RepRap A full documented and reproducible cheap DIY Braille embosser, with software ecosystem. Based on a 3D printer board (MKS from Makerbase), BrailleRAP can emboss dots anywhere on a A4 sheet …