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The eeDesignIt editorial team provides daily news within the world of electronics engineering.

DNA nanomachine to detect substances

Editorial Team Jul 8, 2016

A way to harness DNA as the engine of a microscopic "machine" that can be turned on to detect trace amounts of substances that range from viruses and bacteria to cocaine and metals has been established by researchers at McMaster University.…

Optoelectronics

Plasmonic lasers induced to emit narrow beams

Editorial Team Jul 8, 2016

The plasmonic laser uses metal films or nanoparticles to confine light energy inside the cavity from which laser light is generated says Sushil Kumar, an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering. By storing light energy…

Medical

Technique can pinpoint epileptic seizure triggers in the brain

Editorial Team Jul 8, 2016

Scientists at the University of Exeter have developed a pioneering new technique that could revolutionize the surgical treatment of epilepsy. The team of scientists, led by Dr Marc Goodfellow and Professor John Terry, have developed the…

Medical

Undergrad project to combat resistant bacteria

Editorial Team Jul 8, 2016

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are increasing in number globally, threatening human health. An undergraduate entrepreneurship program run by Stanford ChEM-H is helping students design and test drugs to combat the resistant bacteria. Just…

Featured

Vaccines on ice: Solution for developing countries

Editorial Team Jul 8, 2016

From polio to hepatitis, vaccines against killer diseases are fragile and can easily be made useless if they get too hot or too cold. The problem is particularly acute in the developing countries where nearly one in five of the world's…

Featured

BRIM technique identifies aggressive breast cancer cells

Editorial Team Jul 8, 2016

A technology that can identify aggressive forms of ductal carcinoma in situ, or stage 0 breast cancer, from non-aggressive varieties has been developed by researchers at the University of Michigan. The technique combines imaging and…

Energy

Crystal orientation a breakthrough for solar tech

Editorial Team Jul 8, 2016

Researchers from Los Alamos National Laboratory, Northwestern University and Rice University have tweaked their crystal production method and developed a type of two-dimensional layered perovskite with outstanding stability and more than…

Trends

Cypress Completes Acquisition of Broadcom’s Wireless IoT Business

Editorial Team Jul 7, 2016

Cypress Semiconductor announced that it has closed its previously announced acquisition of the Wireless Internet of Things (IoT) business and related assets of Broadcom Limited in an all-cash transaction valued at $550 million. Cypress now…

Automotive

Vishay Thick Film Chip Resistors Feature AgPd Terminations

Editorial Team Jul 7, 2016

Vishay introduced a new series of sulfur-resistant thick film chip resistors with silver/palladium (Ag/Pd) terminations for conductive gluing. Featuring a robust design for automotive and industrial applications, the AEC-Q200-qualified…

Automotive

Phihong Family of Highly Efficient Moveable EV DC Chargers

Editorial Team Jul 7, 2016

Phihong has announced a new family of moveable EV DC off-board chargers that provide quick and highly efficient charging solutions for personal and commercial electric vehicles with 200–700V battery systems. Featuring a convenient moveable…

Trends

Mouser and Particle Sign Distribution Agreement

Editorial Team Jul 7, 2016

Mouser Electronics announced a global distribution agreement with Particle, a prototype-to-production platform for Internet of Things (IoT) products. With Particle’s hardware development kits and connectivity modules, people from all skill…

Trends

Plasma-Therm Acquires Ion-Beam Equipment and Technology Provider

Editorial Team Jul 7, 2016

Plasma-Therm has acquired Nano Etch Systems Inc. of California, a developer of ion beam etch (IBE) and ion beam deposition (IBD) systems. Nano Etch Systems (NES) was founded in 2009. The company's Pinnacle™ IBE and IBD systems deliver…

LEDs

MaxLite launches Quick Ship Program

Editorial Team Jul 7, 2016

Aimed at helping customers meet tight project deadlines, MaxLite introduces a Quick Ship Program that provides high quality LED lighting solutions at rapid delivery speed. The MaxLite Quick Ship Program covers a wide array of interior…

Trends

Invisibility cloaks: Not an impossible concept

Editorial Team Jul 7, 2016

The fundamental physical limitations on the performance of cloaking devices, a technology that allows objects to become invisible or undetectable to electromagnetic waves including radio waves, microwaves, infrared and visible light have…

Energy

Transition radiation detectors to be developed

Editorial Team Jul 7, 2016

Employees of MEPh have been the first to develop detectors of transition radiation, which are able to split hadrons (protons, K-mesons and pi-mesons) in record-high energy fields from 1 to 6 TeV. Transition radiation (TR) is a form of…

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