Researchers from the University of Ohio have shown that tree-like structures made with electromechanical materials are suitable for converting winds or structural vibrations into electricity. The “trees” would be relatively simple structures – a trunk with a few branches and no leaves – and they may not be scaled up to sit among conventional forests…
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Often, when we talk technology here in the United States, conversation drifts the giants of the Silicon Valley in California or even the Silicon Gulch of Austin, Texas or the Silicon Prairie of Chicago. Now, however, a technology bastion is rising up in Lebanon, the small country bordered by Syria and Israel. “Lebanon's growing tech…
DetailsTTI, Inc., a world leading specialist distributor of electronic components, has been named as winner of two awards from Amphenol Socapex for its outstanding performance during 2015. The accolades of First Amphenol Socapex Distributor of the Year and Best Performing MIL 38999 Series Distributor 2015 from the highly-regarded specialist manufacturer of ruggedized interconnect systems were…
DetailsC&K Components, a leading global manufacturer of electromechanical switches, smart card interconnect devices, and high reliability connectors, announces that AFNOR, an official French certification organization, awarded its manufacturing facility in Dole, France with ISO 50001 certification on December 17, 2015. An international energy management system standard designed to help organizations save money, conserve resources, and…
DetailsOriginGPS, a leading manufacturer of miniature Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) modules, announced today that it has struck a partnership with Future Electronics, one of the world’s leading global distributors of electronic components. As part of the agreement, OriginGPS’ ultra-small form factor and low-power GNSS modules will be distributed around the globe via Future’s dedicated…
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The United States presidential election season, which unfortunately has become a two-year sideshow every four years, has long been a stage for discussions of U.S. jobs. And no discussion of U.S. jobs is complete without serious conversation about the nature of various jobs, and the desire to create more jobs in the manufacturing sector. However,…
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MADISON, Wis. – Distracted driving — especially through the growing use of smartphones in vehicles — is killing people on the road. Everyone seems to know it. Source: State Farm Insurance But where are the technologies designed to combat problem of inattentive –and drunk — driving? More importantly, where are regulations and government mandates to…
DetailsSamsung Electronics and Apple held onto their positions as the top semiconductor buyers in 2015, which accounts for 17.7 percent of the market, according to Gartner, Inc. Together, both companies consumed $59.0 billion of semiconductors in 2015, an increase of $0.8 billion from 2014. Rounding out the top five were Lenovo, Dell and HP. “Samsung…
DetailsMouser Electronics, Inc. is now stocking the SHT31 Smart Gadget development kit from Sensirion. The Smart Gadget is a reference design circuit board and development kit that demonstrates the performance and ease-of-use of Sensirion’s SHT3x series humidity and temperature sensors. The Smart Gadget shows relative humidity and temperature values on the display, and can also…
DetailsDistribution reported component sales in North America for Q4 CY 2015 down 0.2% compared to Q3 CY 2015. Sales for interconnect product were down 0.5% quarter on quarter, electromechanical sales up 2.7%, passive sales were down 4.6%, and semiconductor sales were up 0.1%. Display sales were up 8.2%. Book to bill for the quarter was encouraging at 1.04. For the year, distribution reported component sales down 1.5% compared to…
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