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We've come a long way. Eight years ago, I updated an article series I originally contributed to Digi-Key in 2011. That update, The Five Senses of Sensors—Part I: Smell, Taste, and Hearing, discusses the technology that was available at the…

As a purchasing pro, grappling with thought-provoking challenges and getting in on company strategy is what you do. Your time is worth more than cutting and pasting part numbers. You need better and faster ways to find the parts you…

We've all seen robotic arms swinging and performing various tasks in industrial settings. So, what about miniature robots? There are tiny systems that transport minuscule amounts of liquid through fine capillaries. Developed s an aid for…

Based on the findings of a recent study by Lund University in Sweden, the efficiency of bird flight (and bird-like dinosaur flight before it) is at least partially a result of their ability to fold their wings during the upstroke. This may…

According to analysis by NASA, Earth's average temperature in 2022 tied with 2015 as our planet's warmest on record. Global temps in 2022 were 1.6 degrees Fahrenheit (0.89 Celsius) above average for the baseline period, 1951-1980. NASA…

Our natural world is endlessly inspiring. Recently, a team of scientists used a lizard species to create a "breathing" supercapacitor that performs better than those currently in use. Supercapacitors are sprinters when it comes to energy…

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TYAN unveiled a 4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processor-based server platform highlighting built-in accelerators to improve performance for the fastest-growing workloads in AI, analytics, cloud, storage, and HPC. TYAN's new server platforms…

Sony Semiconductor Solutions Unveils Edge AI sensing platform

Although AI is taking off, getting responsible, accurate, and efficient applications to work in production represents a significant challenge, given the large gaps between machine learning (ML) model training and ML model inferencing. To…