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NASA InSight Study Provides Clearest Look Ever at Martian Core

“A pair of quakes in 2021 sent seismic waves deep into the Red Planet’s core, giving scientists the best data yet on its size and composition. While NASA retired its InSight Mars lander in December, the trove of data …

NASA’s New 3D-Printed Superalloy Can Take the Heat

“NASA has demonstrated a breakthrough in 3D printable high-temperature materials that could lead to stronger, more durable parts for airplanes and spacecraft. A team of innovators from NASA and The Ohio State University detailed the characteristics of the new alloy …

New approach to developing efficient, high-precision 3D light shapers

“Using an ultrafast laser direct writing method, researchers arrange 3D voxels in glass to precisely direct light for various applications Modern-day technologies like optical computing, integrated photonics, and digital holography require light signals to be manipulated in three dimensions. To …

New nanoparticle source generates high-frequency light

“High-frequency light is useful. The higher the frequency of light, the shorter its wavelength—and the shorter the wavelength, the smaller the objects and details the light can be used to see. So violet light can show you smaller details …

New programmable smart fabric responds to temperature and electricity

“A new smart material developed by researchers at the University of Waterloo is activated by both heat and electricity, making it the first ever to respond to two different stimuli. The unique design paves the way for a wide variety …

Nexperia introduces the best-in-class portfolio of I2C GPIO Expanders

“Nexperia, the expert in essential semiconductors, today introduced a new portfolio of 16-channel I2C general-purpose input-output (GPIO) expanders designed to increase flexibility and reuse in electronic systems. The portfolio provides an elegant solution when additional I/Os are needed while …

NUS quantum scientists achieve state-of-the-art defect-free atom array

“Researchers from the Centre for Quantum Technologies (CQT) at the National University of Singapore have developed a novel method to pristinely arrange rubidium atoms into arrays about as wide as a human hair with the use of optical tweezers. Using …

PVIM ESP32 AD7606 Precision Voltage IoT Monitor SDK Board

“This PVIM Board is a Precision, Eight Channel, Synchronous Data Acquisition board (DVM), with Simultaneously Sampled Isolated Inputs. Project Preamble During various Solar energy and Battery Storage System involvements over the years, together with integration of Home Automation for various …

QO-100 CW Keyer and Receiver Mixer

“Zen and the pursuit of CW operation with SDR Console. After a few on-air queries, I decided to write this article which documents how I operate CW using my SDR based QO-100 groundstation. The circuit I designed incorporates the …

Quantum entanglement could make accelerometers and dark matter sensors more accurate

“The “spooky action at a distance” that once unnerved Einstein may be on its way to being as pedestrian as the gyroscopes that currently measure acceleration in smartphones. Quantum entanglement significantly improves the precision of sensors that can be used …