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  • How Much Do You Know About Inductors?

    Power inductors are critical components in the DC-to-DC converters that power most of our electronic devices. They can seem deceptively simple, but selecting the right one for a particular application can be a complex process.



  • Improving Traffic Signal Timing with a Handful of Connected Vehicles

    Communities could reduce costs and cut vehicle emissions — all in the name of shortening your trip.



  • Robot Planning Tool Accounts for Human Carelessness

    A new algorithm may make robots safer by making them more aware of human inattentiveness.



  • A Quantum Leap for Motion Sensing

    Scientists at Sandia National Laboratories are attempting to make a motion sensor so precise it could minimize the nation’s reliance on global positioning satellites. Until recently, such a sensor — a thousand times more sensitive than today’s navigation-grade devices — would have filled a moving truck. But advancements are dramatically shrinking the size and cost of this technology.



  • The Future of Digital Twins and Virtual Prototyping in Aerospace

    The aerospace and defense industry has adopted the use of the digital twin as a revolutionary design tool for several decades. Digital twins effectively provide a virtual representation of a product, system, or technology that allows companies to design and test new products before building them physically.