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NASA’s Mars Helicopter Spots Gear That Helped Perseverance Rover Land

“Eyeing some of the components that enabled the rover to get safely to the Martian surface could provide valuable insights for future missions. NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter recently surveyed both the parachute that helped the agency’s Perseverance rover …

NASA’s New Material Built to Withstand Extreme Conditions

“NASA innovators recently developed a new metal alloy using a 3D printing process that dramatically improves the strength and durability of the components and parts used in aviation and space exploration, resulting in better and longer-lasting performance. NASA Alloy GRX …

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 Astronauts Launch to International Space Station

“NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 astronauts are in orbit following their launch to the International Space Station at 3:52 a.m. EDT Wednesday, April 27, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The international crew …

New Resilient, Redundant Source of Secure Network Timing and Synchronization for Power Operators is Now Available

“Microchip’s GridTime™ 3000 GNSS Time Server meets rugged international environmental standards for power plants and substations Power plants and substations rely on high-speed communications networks to transmit critical data including operability metrics, network health, fault monitoring, power measurement and …

Nexperia widens its offering of discrete components in miniature DFN packaging with side-wettable flanks

“Rugged and reliable devices are AEC-Q101 compliant and save board space Nexperia, the expert in essential semiconductors, today announced its latest product additions to a growing range of discrete devices which it provides in leadless DFN packages with side-wettable …

Physicists embark on a hunt for a long-sought quantum glow

“A new approach could make it possible to detect the elusive Unruh effect in hours, rather than billions of years. For “Star Wars” fans, the streaking stars seen from the cockpit of the Millennium Falcon as it jumps to hyperspace …

PIC and AVR Microcontrollers Anchor the Majority of Embedded Designs Today

“Microchip grows its commitment to the 8-bit PIC and AVR MCUs by releasing five new product families and over 60 new devices With smartphones, autonomous vehicles, and 5G wireless connectivity dominating the landscape of embedded design in 2022, Microchip’s …

Renesas Debuts Automotive ECU Virtualization Solution Platform to Enable Secure Integration of Multiple Applications for Zone ECU

“Ready-to-Start Development Platform Includes Renesas High-Performance Automotive RH850/U2x MCUs along with RTA-HVR Software from ETAS Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced an integrated automotive ECU Virtualization Platform that enables designers …

Researchers Add Antireflection Coatings to Complex 3D Printed Micro-Optical Systems

“New low-temperature coating technique poised to enable high-quality 3D printed microlens systems for applications from endoscopes to virtual reality Researchers have developed a new way to apply antireflective (AR) coatings to 3D printed multi-lens systems as small as 600 microns …

Researchers create exotic magnetic structures with laser light

“Research at Lund University in Sweden has found a new way to create nano-sized magnetic particles using ultrafast laser light pulses. The discovery could pave the way for new and more energy-efficient technical components and become useful in the quantum …