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Japanese electronic components manufacturer ALPS Electric has developed the SKTQ series TACT Switch, which began mass production in December 2017.Today's automobile cabins are quieter than ever, as sounds like the noise of the engine running and the vehicle moving along the road have been reduced due to increasingly airtight chassis and the emergence of hybrid and electric vehicle technologies.

EPFL researchers have teamed up with startup Xsensio to develop a tiny, fully portable system that can encapsulate and analyse biomarkers in a person’s sweat. The low-power system, which fits on a chip measuring under 1 cm², was presented this week at the International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM) in San Francisco.The miniature chip was developed by researchers at EPFL’s Nanoelectronic Devices Laboratory (Nanolab), headed by P...

Packing densities increase on ever smaller electronic assemblies due to technical requirements and possibilities. Accordingly, the requirements imposed on soldering these components become all the more stringent because, for instance, sensitive components have to be protected from great heat effects. Pinpoint-accurate, fast, and definable soldering is necessary. Therefore, EUTECT has been using diode lasers for its customised soldering systems.

A new design of algae-powered fuel cells that is five times more efficient than existing plant and algal models, as well as being potentially more cost-effective to produce and practical to use, has been developed by researchers at the University of Cambridge.

Fujitsu Laboratories has announced development of what the company claims to be the world's smallest sensor that eliminates the need to replace batteries. The new sensor supports Low Power Wide Area (LPWA) wireless transmission technology that can reach a broad area with low power.

A team at the University of Sydney and Microsoft, in collaboration with Stanford University in the US, has miniaturised a component that is essential for the scale-up of quantum computing. The work constitutes the first practical application of a new phase of matter, first discovered in 2006, the so-called topological insulators.Beyond the familiar phases of matter - solid, liquid, or gas - topological insulators are materials that operate as ins...

Littelfuse's goal is to make appliances easier to use; these things include being self-sufficient, self-running, safer, smarter and more user friendly. These things translate to making life easier. The company is driving miniaturisation and longevity, long term reliability.

A new series of smoothing capacitors featuring a high ripple current of 5.8A and enabling miniaturisation of switching power supplies has been introduced by Panasonic Industry Europe. The SEPG series of radial lead type conductive polymer aluminium solid capacitors also benefits from low ESR values of maximum 10mΩ and stable characteristics at a wide temperature range from -55 up to 105°C.

As Sui Shieh, VP, Industrial & Healthcare, Maxim Integrated, explains, technology is bringing the world of clinical monitoring and fitness monitoring closer together.The world is spending around $9tn a year on healthcare – to put that in perspective that’s ten percent of global GDP. This situation is even more acute in the US with estimates quoting that healthcare will account for around 20% of GDP within five years.

You have probably already witnessed3D-MID technology in everyday use, it's part of the latest generation of smoke detectors. Design simplification and the integration of switches and cables save hardware and assembly costs.In the manufacture of industrial applications, more and more industry sectors are turning to a new technology as an alternative to classic PCBs.