Ongoing growth in the mobile data market is driving the optical network hardware market, with wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) expected to play a key role in the market. That’s the findings of a market research report released by Technavio, titled ‘Global Optical Network Hardware Market 2017-2021’. According to the report, the global optical network hardware […]
Redefining the Arbitrary/Function Generator
While arbitrary function generators continue playing an important role in generating waveforms for various electronics testing applications, these instruments have often lagged behind oscilloscopes and other test instruments, hampered by usability issues such as small displays and relatively small memory capacity. Tektronix is trying to break that mold with its new AFG31000 series, which according […]
ECN Salary and Career Survey: Engineers Love Their Work, But Lament Long Hours and Inadequate Management
Engineers are the creative forces driving new product development in the electronics industry, and their well-being is important to the continued prosperity of the sector. This year, ECN decided to measure several key metrics in the engineering profession, namely salary and career satisfaction. We surveyed hundreds of engineers and received 378 responses. Here are the […]
Kit Helps Teach Kids Robotics
UBTECH Robotics, a company specializing in humanoid robotics and AI technologies, has introduced a robotics kit to help kids get them interested in STEM. Called the JIMU Robot BuilderBots Series: Overdrive Kit, the kit provides an interactive robotic building block kit that enables kids to build, program, and code two new robots— DozerBot and DirtBot—or […]
Lead-acid Batteries Thrive Amidst Competition from Lithium-ion
There’s been a lot of buzz in the battery industry about the growth of lithium-ion batteries and how they will grab market share from lead-acid as the need for efficient energy sources in electric vehicles and other applications. But while lithium-ion is growing rapidly, particularly for new applications, lead-acid batteries are alive and well, according […]
At Battery Show: EVs Gain Momentum, but Product, Infrastructure Issues Persist
After decades of starts and stops, slow progress is finally being established toward making mass produced electric vehicles (EVs) a reality, according to Chelsea Sexton, an electric vehicle industry advocate and advisor. Speaking during the Wednesday keynote session at the Battery Show in Novi, Mich., Sexton, who was active in General Motors’ now-defunct EV-1 program […]
At Battery Show: Storage Innovations Key to Future Batteries
Developing efficient storage technologies is the key to generating adequate electricity sources to meet growing global demand, according to Donald Sadoway, professor of materials chemistry at the Masschusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Speaking at the Tuesday keynote session at the Battery Show in Novi, MI, Sadoway said the key to continued prosperity in established regions, […]
MEMS Expert Looks Into Future Of Sensor Technology
While the recent Sensors Expo conference in San Jose clearly demonstrated the important role sensors currently play in today’s connected world, attendees are also eager to learn what future sensor technologies will emerge in coming years. Alissa Fitzgerald, President of MEMS design and consulting firm AMFitzgerald and Associates, presented an interesting look into upcoming sensor […]
At Sensors Expo Day 2: Dell CTO Calls For Changes In IoT Strategies
Most of the buzz around this year’s Sensor Expo in San Jose has revolved around the role of sensors as the conduit to gathering and collecting data for the IoT, whether the application be medical, industrial, consumer, or military. At the first of two keynote sessions Thursday, Jason Shepherd, Senior Director and IoT Chief Technology […]
At Sensors Expo: Holographic Computing Set To Transform World Of Work
The world of mixed reality was on display during the Wednesday morning keynote speech at Sensors Expo in San Jose, as Microsoft’s Director of Science Marc Pollefeys described the company’s HoloLens technology as a future way humans could reach interact with machines and access information. For those not familiar, HoloLens is Microsoft’s foray into the […]