Videos
This week in Engineering: Inflatable Heat Shield
August 7, 2012 10:07 am | by Engineering.com | CommentsThis Week in Engineering - Paint absorbs weaponized chemicals; Pioneer anomaly solved; tires from dandelions; nanobots target Hepatitis-C; Japanese trashcan bot; and inflatable heat shield.
Techniques for SoC power management
July 31, 2012 4:21 pm | CommentsMore performance, less power! Freescale technical experts Cody Croxton and Ben Eckermann discuss how Freescale is innovating to provide more power-efficient multicore processors, including new implementations of advanced power management techniques with the e6500 Power Architecture core.
Multicore processor threading
July 31, 2012 3:52 pm | CommentsFreescale's Jim Holt reviews the different market approaches to multicore SoC threading, and discusses Freescale's multithreading implementation as it relates to the new QorIQ Advanced Multiprocessing (AMP) series.
Stantum's Fine Touch Z Technology
July 3, 2012 8:43 am | CommentsStantum demonstrates their Fine Touch Z Technology, which allows you to touch and write on a single sensor.
Thin, flexible printed batteries bring sound to novelty fire truck
June 13, 2012 9:33 am | CommentsHere’s an example of how thin, printed flexible batteries are used to bring life to novelty items. Here, you can see the batteries mounted into this interactive toy fire tuck from Novalia Ltd. Conductive ink sensitive touch points enable the sounds. These batteries are suitable for
SID Display Week 2012: Ocular's 17'' Truetouch Panel
June 12, 2012 4:06 pm | CommentsFrom the show floor of SID 2012 in Boston: David Nolte, Senior Vice President of Engineering at Ocular, discusses the company's Truetouch Panel, which can support up to 16 simultaneous touches.
NASA jet pack provides safety to astronauts - PTC
June 12, 2012 9:04 am | CommentsSAFER - an emergency jet pack for NASA astronauts - is designed to propel a spacewalker to safety if he becomes un-tethered and can't get back to the airlock.
Dean Kamen - You get what you celebrate - PTC
June 12, 2012 8:57 am | CommentsDean Kamen, inventor and founder of FIRST Robotics, discusses the next big global challenges and why we need to invest in the next generation of engineers right now.
Power supply basics module 1
May 24, 2012 4:34 pm | CommentsFormer ECN Editor-in-Chief and current GlobTek Marketing Communications Director Alix Paultre gives an overview of power supplies for laymen, business professionals, and those with a non-technical background. This is the first in a series.
The Ben Heck Show: Android remote pot-stirring device
May 24, 2012 9:13 am | CommentsRemember that old saying, 'A watched pot never boils'? Well, this week's episode of element14's "The Ben Heck Show" is boiling hot as Ben utilizes an Android app to build a remote pot-stirring device enabling users to heat meals to the perfect temperature in a pot from any location in the house...
TE Connectivity CXP Pluggable briefing
May 23, 2012 10:06 am | CommentsIn the latest product video from TTI, the Specialist introduces the CXP Pluggable I/O connector from TE Connectivity. Take it from The Specialist, he knows the only way to stay plugged in is with the CXP Pluggable.
Enpirion's PowerSoc Technology
April 30, 2012 2:17 pm | CommentsHere’s another video of Enprion’s Power SoC technology. Here, Mark Cieri, Director of Marketing and Business Development, and Ahmed Abou-Alfotouh, Ph.D., manager Systems Architect Group demonstrate
Breakdown test demonstration on a high-power, High-voltage IGBT device
April 4, 2012 10:12 am | CommentsHere's a video showing how to perform a simple breakdown test on a high-power, high voltage IGBT device using Keithley's recently introduced Model 2657A SourceMeter instrument. The unit features a
Moore Industries STA Safety Trip Alarm Demo with Peter Welander
March 13, 2012 11:22 am | CommentsThis demo of the STA Safety Trip Alarm from Moore Industries shows that it is an economical and easy-to-use way to monitor critical process signals and alert personnel to problems.
Agilent Technologies Demonstrates Wireless Field Testing
February 27, 2012 7:11 am | CommentsThis video is an overview of Agilent's FieldFox RF Analyzer for wireless field testing. The video shows connectivity options such as USB and LAN, battery life and RF measurement modes. The discussed modes are cable & antenna analyzer with built-in QuickCal...
