Chemical sensor monitors sewage waste waters to expose polluters
A new sensor system developed by Fraunhofer researchers and their partners could help safety agencies identify wrongdoers who covertly discharge hazardous wastewater into sewers to avoid specific disposal costs. By and large, safety agencies currently have no means of detecting this...
Continue ReadingFour Apollo Lake Pico-ITX SBCs
Four "EPM16x"-branded Pico-ITX SBCs has just been launched by Logic Supply. The boards, while compatible with Windows, come Ubuntu-Ready and are available in individual quantities starting at only $245 to $426 without SSD storage. The four boards include the EPM160, EPM161, EPM162 and...
Continue ReadingEnergy-efficient power electronics – gallium oxide power transistors with record values
The Ferdinand Braun Institute for Highest Frequency Technology (FBH) in Berlin has achieved a breakthrough with transistors based on gallium oxide (ß-Ga2O3). The ß-Ga2O3 gallium oxide MOSFETs developed by FBH scientists provide a high breakdown voltage with high current...
Continue ReadingIcarus IoT Board has GPS, accelerometer and LiPo charging
More-powerful, low-power Icarus IoT Board sells at €99,50 Low-power, cost-effective Icarus IoT board built with the newest nRF91 modem from Nordic Semiconductor combines the latest technological features in the market and integrates the use of GPS and cellular data (LTE-M / NB-IoT) all...
Continue ReadingLightSafer – Lets you know if somebody has been snooping around in your hotel safe
Andy C @ burningimage.net build a tiny board that is able to monitor possible activity on your hotel's safe, so to be sure that nobody has access to it. He writes: I wanted a simple device that would tell me if somebody had been in my hotel safe whilst I was out on holiday, so I...
Continue ReadingApollo Lake industrial computer is only 26mm tall
Powered by Intel® Celeron® processor, the slim box computer NISE 51 featuring multiple I/O design and the capability to meet customers’ need is the key for M2M intelligent system as an intelligent IoT gateway. Rich I/O Design in Slim Footprint Flexible connectivity to...
Continue ReadingArduino HDMI Shield: bridging the gap between small MCUs and Full HD Monitors
With an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), creating HDMI video signals for full HD monitors or HDTVs using a typical modern MCU is difficult but it is not an impossible task. For a resolution as high as 1080p, Full HD Monitors or High Definition Televisions require a pixel...
Continue ReadingTesmo Kickstand: Truly invisible laptop stand that weighs nothing and takes up zero space
Tesmo, a company dedicated to innovation and excellence, announces the launch of its laptop stand; The Tesmo Kickstand in September. The Kickstand is an ultra-slim, portable and ergonomic laptop stand which can be used with any laptop type can be gently attached to your laptop to...
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