Electronic Design

Designing Robust Power Sources with Ideal Diodes

Frederik Dostal explains the rise of the ideal diode and how it can be used to develop more robust power systems.
IEEE

A Fingertip Sensor for Wire Retention Force Test of Electrical Connector Using Pressure Control on Textured Elastic Friction Pair

Abstract: Wire retention force is an important indicator for evaluating the reliability of wire insertion in electrical connectors. Current approaches to measure this force are mainly relied on spring ...
IEEE

Reliability Analysis of Cyclic Accelerated Life Test Data Using Log-Location-Scale Family of Distributions Under Censoring With Application to Solder Joint Data

Abstract: Accelerated life testing is widely employed due to the high cost involved in testing high-quality products under normal operating conditions. For products exposed to continuously fluctuating ...
Daily Mail

Olympic gender-row boxer knocks out female opponent in just 94 SECONDS on return to ring after using loophole to fight despite boxing's new sex tests

Olympic gender-row boxer Lin Yu-ting controversially romped to victory on her return to the ring on Tuesday night, knocking out a 19-year-old female university student in just 94 seconds. Lin, 29, won ...
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How Engineers Use Diode Lasers to Reshape Copper

Three laser experiments today: laser-induced electroless copper plating, laser-assisted electroplating on stainless steel, and laser-induced chemical liquid phase deposition onto glass. Whoo! I'm ...