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Blade runner or Batteryrunner?

Blade runner or Batteryrunner?

It’s silver, it’s green, it’s the Batteryrunner! An Arduino-powered, fully custom electric car – Arduino BlogIn 2014, Charly took over LORYC – a Mallorca carmaker that became famous in the 1920s for its winning mountain racing team. His idea was to build...

Published on: November 28, 2024

SpaceHopper, the Zero Gravity Robot

SpaceHopper, the Zero Gravity Robot

As part of the SpaceHopper project, ETH Zurich students are developing a robot that can navigate very low gravity environments using a jumping-like mode of locomotion

Published on: November 28, 2024

Octal gate driver reduces motor-drive BoM

Octal gate driver reduces motor-drive BoM

STMicroelectronics has developed an octal gate driver to reduce the bill of materials cost for automotive motors.L99MH98 8-channel pre-driver uses a patented approach to build motor drives without sensing resistors, reducing power dissipation and the bill of materials for powered seats, sunroof,...

Published on: November 27, 2024

Smart fuse/switch prepares power grids for the energy transition

Smart fuse/switch prepares power grids for the energy transition

Electrical systems specialist Mersen has developed a modular smart fuse/switch disconnector for distributed power grids.The ProGrid NH fuse-switch disconnector has been specially designed for use in grid and transformer stations, cable distribution cabinets and low-voltage distribution boards to protect local low-voltage networks...

Published on: November 27, 2024

Data I/O shakes up its management

Data I/O shakes up its management

Data I/O in the US has restructured its senior management team and operations following the arrival of a new chief executive.William Wentworth was appointed CEO of Data I/O on October 1, 2024 and plans to expand its programming and data security offerings...

Published on: November 27, 2024

Steer-by-wire for the chassis of the future

Steer-by-wire for the chassis of the future

ZF is developing a steer-by-wire actuator in the UK that is at the heart of its move to autonomous driving.The steer by wire technology is being developed at ZF’s engineering centre in Birmingham, UK, and the company has been showing designs for...

Published on: November 27, 2024

European Parliament confirms new Commissioners

European Parliament confirms new Commissioners

The European Parliament has approved the college of commissioners proposed by president Ursula von der Leyen after a difficult process. In September commissioner Thierry Breton stepped down with criticism of the process. “The European Parliament’s vote allows us to start now on 1...

Published on: November 27, 2024

Raspberry Pi launches CM5 module

Raspberry Pi launches CM5 module

Raspberry Pi has launched its long-awaited compute module, the CM5. This is a system on module that delivers the power of Raspberry Pi 5 in a form factor ideal for embedded applications.The CM5 module measures 55 mm × 40 mm × 4.7...

Published on: November 27, 2024

Shape-shifting antenna developed of wider array of RF bands

Shape-shifting antenna developed of wider array of RF bands

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, have created an antenna that can change its shape based on its temperature.Leveraging cutting-edge additive manufacturing techniques and shape memory alloys, the shape-changing antenna can operate over a wider array...

Published on: November 27, 2024

Linear Hall effect IC offers fast response, low noise

Linear Hall effect IC offers fast response, low noise

ABLIC has launched the S-5611A, a programmable, high-accuracy linear Hall effect IC for general use devices.The Hall effect IC offers the fastest class high speed response of 1.25 μs as well as the industry’s top class of low noise performance of 0.09μT/√Hz...

Published on: November 27, 2024