In a move which it claims sets the standard for precision amplifiers, Texas Instruments has launched the OPA388, which it describes as the first operational amplifier to offer zero-drift and zero-crossover technology.This, it continues, allows the device to maintain high precision across the entire input range in such applications as test and m...

One of the key ideas behind the IoT is the use of sensor networks to gather data. But when there may be thousands of sensors in a network, each sensor needs to be as low cost as possible.However, low cost sensors often have limited energy and computing capacities, so making the most of these limited resources is important and Austrian researche...

A new principle, in which electromagnetic waves, including light, can propagate on the edge of a 2D photonic crystal without being scattered, has been developed by researchers from Japan’s International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA) and the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS).It was known that scattering of li...

A new class of metals, revealed by researchers at Princeton, Yale, and the University of Zurich, possesses electronic properties that could help scientists find other, similarly-endowed materials.The study described the class of metals based on their symmetry and a mathematical classification known as a topological number, which is predictive o...

Researchers from TU Delft and Graphenea in Spain have found a way to create what they call 'mechanical pixels'. While the pixels, created using balloon like structures, do not emit light, they could be used in energy-efficient colour displays for a range of applications.The 'pixels' are 13µm wide circular indents in silico...

Researchers at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology believe it will be possible to predict accurately the level of noise caused by the amplification of photonic and plasmonic signals in nanoscale optoelectronic circuits. The scientists say their approach could be used not only to evaluate the ultimate data transfer rates in emerging optoe...

A wireless sensor module developed by Samtec and STMicroelectronics is said to be a production-ready solution that allows engineers to sense and measure inertial, environmental and acoustical parameters remotely.Measuring 13.5mm x 13.5mm, the module contains an accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer, pressure sensor and microphone – parts...

A process developed by KAUST prints silicon-based networked sensors on to soft, sticker-like surfaces that can be attached anywhere. Pressure-sensitive ‘e-stickers’ contain all the functionality of traditional silicon circuits, but can be fabricated into complex, flexible shapes such as butterflies.Flexible printed circuits require...

Renesas Electronics has unveiled a series of MCUs intended for use with automotive radar systems. The RH850 based parts are said by the company to deliver the performance and features required for future advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving vehicles.Looking to address a range of needs, Renesas has launched the RH850/...

By suspending tiny metal nanoparticles in liquids, Duke University scientists are creating conductive ‘inks’ that can be used to print inexpensive, customisable circuit patterns on any surface.According to the researchers, printed electronics currently have one major drawback: for the circuits to work, they first have to be heated t...