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STMicroelectronics reveals high-accuracy, medium-voltage op amps for industrial and automotive sensor signal conditioning

“STMicroelectronics’ TSB182 dual operational amplifier is featured for high-accuracy signal conditioning with sensors, including maximum 20µV input offset voltage, 100nV/°C drift over temperature, and 4V-36V operating range for medium-voltage applications. In addition to its high accuracy, stability, and wide …

Toshiba Launches Small Photorelay Suitable for High-Frequency Signal Switches in Semiconductor Testers

“Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation (“Toshiba”) has launched “TLP3475W,” a photorelay in a small, thin WSON4 package. It reduces insertion loss and suppresses power attenuation in high-frequency signals [1] and is suitable for the pin electronics of semiconductor testers, which …

Wearable device makes memories and powers up with the flex of a finger

“Researchers have invented an experimental wearable device that generates power from a user’s bending finger and can create and store memories, in a promising step towards health monitoring and other technologies. The innovation features a single nanomaterial incorporated into …

Webb Detects Tiny Quartz Crystals in Clouds of Hot Gas Giant

“The finding tells scientists about the variety of materials that shape planetary environments, based on data from the MIRI instrument, which JPL managed through launch. Researchers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have detected evidence for quartz nanocrystals in …

A New Way to Erase Quantum Computer Errors

“Quantum computers of the future hold promise in solving all sorts of problems. For example, they could lead to more sustainable materials, new medicines, and even crack the hardest problems in fundamental physics. But compared to classical computers in use …

An electrical switch to control chemical reactions

“A UNIGE team has developed an electrical device that makes it easy to activate chemical reactions in a «greener» way. New pharmaceuticals, cleaner fuels, biodegradable plastics: in order to meet society’s needs, chemists have to develop new synthesis methods …

Canonical releases Ubuntu 23.10 Mantic Minotaur

“Fortified security, enhanced desktop app discovery and new hardware support lead this latest release of Ubuntu. Today Canonical announced the release of Ubuntu 23.10, codenamed “Mantic Minotaur”, available to download and install from https://ubuntu.com/download. “In this …

Computational study reveals the potential of mixed metal chalcohalides in future photovoltaic applications

“CEST researchers have successfully identified new and promising candidates for photovoltaic applications using computational methods. The CEST (Computational Electronic Structure Theory) group members Pascal Henkel and Patrick Rinke, in collaboration with researchers from the University of Tampere (Finland) and Xi …

Could a new law of physics support the idea we’re living in a computer simulation?

“A new study explores the simulated universe hypothesis and its implications for science and technology A University of Portsmouth physicist has explored whether a new law of physics could support the much-debated theory that we are simply characters in an …

Crack Formation in EV Battery Electrodes Unraveled

“Battery experts at The University of Texas at Austin have shed new light on a critical issue facing battery components commonly used in electric vehicles. Over time, particles that make up nickel-based cathodes in these batteries tend to crack, limiting …