One of the joys of writing up the entries for the 2025 Component Abuse Challenge has come in finding all the different alternative uses for the humble transistor. This building block of all modern ...

Infrared sensors, which act as the "seeing" component in devices such as LiDAR for autonomous vehicles, 3D face recognition systems in smartphones, and wearable health care devices, are regarded as ...

A unique mechanical design aspires to remove heat from this LED light bulb’s insides, but you still need to keep external ventilation in mind.

Researchers 3D print 'electronic eyes' at room temperature. The technology allows machines to recognize objects even in ...

Abstract: Wall shear stress and flow direction provide a basis for analyzing the boundary layer conditions, investigating drag reduction mechanisms, and enhancing environmental perception. This work ...