In the 'first wave' of synthetic biology, researchers developed basic elements and modules that allowed transcriptional, translational and post-translational control of cellular processes. The 'second ...

Xilinx’s Zynq family has been an extremely successful system-on-chip (SoC) FPGA solution. However, as with many FPGA platforms, using this flexible solution can be especially tough when it comes to ...

The Raspberry Pi is an inexpensive, tiny computer that’s about the size of a deck of cards. Now the group behind the mini-computer are going even smaller with the new Raspberry Pi Compute Module. It ...

Understanding design and performance characteristics can help machine and system designers select the best products to satisfy requirements of the machines they are building. Semiconductor ...

The right embedded technology for a project requires evaluating multiple factors from processing speed to customization abilities. Learn how Kontrol has guided countless developers in choosing ...

The Standardization Group for Embedded Technologies (SGET) has released SMARC Design Guide v2.2, hot on the heels of SMARC Module Specification v2.2. “This updated version of the design guide provides ...

Arm’s Cortex-A family handles heavy-duty operating systems like Linux, while the Cortex-M microcontroller typically runs an RTOS. Designing a system for a Cortex-M tends to be relatively easy compared ...

Scientists from the United Kingdom’s University of Nottingham and China’s Southwest Jiaotong University have developed a novel hydronic closed-loop PV cooling system for hot and arid regions. “We ...