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New Technique Improves Conversion of Carbon Dioxide Into Liquid Fuels

“A copper surface coated with layered thin films helps to create useful chemicals from a polluting greenhouse gas Carbon dioxide (CO2), a product of burning fossil fuels and the most prevalent greenhouse gas, has the potential to be sustainably converted …

Nexperia introduces a range of A-selection Zener diodes for precise voltage reference with the industry’s lowest tolerance of ±1%

“Nexperia, the expert in essential semiconductors, today announced the industry’s first range of A-selection Zener diodes. With a tolerance of just ±1%, the BZT52H-A (SOD123F) and BZX384-A (SOD323) series provide a higher precision voltage reference compared to …

Physicists reveal non-reciprocal flow around the quantum world

“Physicists from Exeter and Zaragoza have created a theory describing how non-reciprocity can be induced at the quantum level, paving the way for non-reciprocal transport in the next generation of nanotechnology A pair of theoretical physicists, from the University of …

Plastic Scanner

“Plastic pollution is a well-known problem worldwide, and is still growing. It negatively affects humans and wildlife through animal death, groundwater pollution and incorporation of micro plastics in our digestive system. There are many initiatives focusing on reducing the negative …

Polymer discovery gives 3D-printed sand super strength

“Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory designed a novel polymer to bind and strengthen silica sand for binder jet additive manufacturing, a 3D-printing method used by industries for prototyping and part production. The printable polymer …

PPPL scientists create insights into perhaps the most extreme state of matter produced on Earth

“Exotic laser-produced high-energy-density (HED) plasmas akin to those found in stars and nuclear explosions could provide insight into events throughout the universe. Physicists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have discovered a …

Pushing the limits of electronic circuits

“Ruonan Han seeks to develop next-generation electronic devices by harnessing terahertz waves. Ruonan Han’s research is driving up the speeds of microelectronic circuits to enable new applications in communications, sensing, and security. Han, an associate professor who recently earned …

Quad Electronic Fuse

“Protect your circuits with a powerful and resettable E-Fuse when handling circuits with high current batteries. Recently I purchased a Infineon High-Side-Switch Shield with PROFET +2 12V BTS7002-1EPP from element14 after seeing the Electronic Fuse project published by the …

Raspberry Pi Theremin Midi Project

“Do you want to know how to build your own Theremin like instrument using 2 HC-SR04 range finders and a Raspberry Pi Zero 2? I was inspired by the Robot Xylophone by Liz Clark (of BlitzCityDIY). So I decided …

Renesas Enters FPGA Market with the First Ultra-Low-Power, Low-Cost Family Addressing Low-Density, High-Volume Applications

“Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced that it is entering the Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) market with a new line of very low-cost, very low-power devices. The ForgeFPGA™ Family will address the …