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New Raspberry Pi OS release — December 2020

“Well, in a year as disrupted and strange as 2020, it’s nice to know that there are some things you can rely on, for example the traditional end-of-year new release of Raspberry Pi OS, which we launch today. Here …

New semiconductor detector shows promise for medical diagnostics and homeland security

“Security officials are tasked with preventing criminals from smuggling dangerous materials into a country, and detecting nuclear substances has been difficult and costly. Now Northwestern University researchers have developed new devices based on a low-cost material to aid in the …

New transistor design disguises key computer chip hardware from hackers

“A hacker can reproduce a circuit on a chip by discovering what key transistors are doing in a circuit – but not if the transistor “type” is undetectable. Purdue University engineers have demonstrated a way to disguise which transistor is which …

newelectronics 8 Dezembro 2020

“New Electronics is a fortnightly magazine focusing on technological innovation, news and the latest developments in the electronics sector. Downloadable as a digital page turner or pdf file, or offered as a hard copy, the New Electronics magazine is available …

No Strings Attached: Maximizing Wireless Charging Efficiency with Multiple Transmitters

“New control strategy dynamically changes transmitter currents for optimal wireless charging in moving devices, such as robots and electric cars Scientists at Incheon National University, Korea, develop a control strategy that allows for transferring power wirelessly through multiple transmitter coils …

NXP Announces a Complete Suite of Radar Sensor Solutions that Can Surround Vehicles in a 360-degree Safety Cocoon

“NXP Semiconductors, the leader in automotive radar, has announced a complete suite of new radar sensor chipset solutions that can surround vehicles in a 360-degree safety cocoon and enable the identification and classification capabilities of imaging radar. The solutions, comprised …

One Arm Bandit

“A tri-color personal slot machine with a 3D printed realistic lever to spin the wheels. While looking at projects on the Adafruit site, I came across a fruit machine project that has a cool 3D printed lever that incorporates its …

Practical PIR for Home Use

“Like many of you out there working with home automation projects, I was looking to build a functional PIR sensor for automating some corner turns in my own home. Although light switch PIR sensors would have been optimal, you can …

RC Car (Arduino-Based 3D Resin Printed) RC_Car_RP

“Version 1 of my design for an RC Car using an Arduino Nano and a Seeeduino XIAO. I call this RC_Car_RP. A lot can happen in a few weeks with enough resin and persistence. The first version of my 3D …

Renesas Extends Arm Cortex-Based MCU Family with RA4M3 MCU Group for Industrial and IoT Applications

“Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today expanded its RA4 Series microcontrollers (MCUs) with the new 32-bit RA4M3 Group of MCUs. The RA4M3 MCUs boost operating performance up to 100 MHz using the Arm …