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Bench Talk for Design Engineers

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Bench Talk for Design Engineers | The Official Blog of Mouser Electronics


Steven Keeping gained a BEng (Hons.) degree at Brighton University, U.K., before working in the electronics divisions of Eurotherm and BOC for seven years. He then joined Electronic Production magazine and subsequently spent 13 years in senior editorial and publishing roles on electronics manufacturing, test, and design titles including What’s New in Electronics and Australian Electronics Engineering for Trinity Mirror, CMP and RBI in the U.K. and Australia. In 2006, Steven became a freelance journalist specializing in electronics. He is based in Sydney.


Domestic Microgenerators Present Utilities with New Challenges
On May 2, 2016 in Power by Steven Keeping
Steven Keeping
The century-old U.S. electricity grid is the largest interconnected machine on Earth. But this infrastructure––comprising more than 9,200 electric generating units with more than 1,000 gigawatts of generating capacity connected to nearly 300,000 miles (483,000 km) of transmission and distribution lines––is facing the largest disruption in its history as the way power is generated undergoes a revolution.
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Tagged With: Inverters, Photovoltaics, Renewable Energy, Smart Grid, Solar Panels
Misty Beginnings for LED Lighting
On February 10, 2016 in Lighting by Steven Keeping
Steven Keeping
There is little debate that LED lighting has hit the mainstream with the technology projected to achieve a market share of 84% in the general illumination market by 2030 (saving the equivalent of the total energy consumed by nearly 24 million U.S. homes compared to today’s inefficient lighting, according to the U.S. Department of Energy). But like many emerging technologies, LED lighting has taken a long time to actually emerge – much longer than you might think.
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Tagged With: GaN, LED, Lighting, Smart Bulbs
Maker Movement Disrupts Electronics Sector
On January 19, 2016 in Maker by Steven Keeping
Steven Keeping
In its pomp the electronics retailer RadioShack enjoyed years of big profits from nerds looking for components for their next electronics project. (Two of those nerds used the company’s diodes and transistors to build a “blue box”, a device that tricked the phone system into letting them make free long-distance phone calls. Later those same nerds, both named Steve, went on to found Apple.) But then RadioShack changed its identity, lost its core constituency and, after years of struggle, filed for Chapter 11 in 2015.
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Tagged With: Arduino, Maker Faire, Maker Movement, micro:bit
IoT Roll-out Highlights Security Concerns
On November 19, 2015 in IoT by Steven Keeping
Steven Keeping
It’s a familiar pattern; a new technology is introduced, everyone gets excited about its potential and then a seasoned engineer inquires if it can be exploited by the bad guys. Such security questions are now being asked about the Internet of Things (IoT); a network currently under development that makes today’s Internet look tiny in comparison.
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Tagged With: Connectivity, Data Protection, Hacking, Internet of Things, Internet Security, IoT
Wi-Fi Aware Raises Beacon Challenge
On October 26, 2015 in Wireless by Steven Keeping
Steven Keeping
Until now, Bluetooth® Smart has largely had a free run as the preferred communication technology for beacons – compact wireless proximity sensors that transmit a short-range radio signal advertising their position which can be picked up by compatible smartphones.
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Tagged With: Beacons, Bluetooth Smart, Retail, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Aware, Wireless Technology
Robot Love
On March 8, 2015 in All, Robotics by Steven Keeping
Steven Keeping
Hiring care for ailing seniors is expensive, and healthcare costs promise to outstrip tax revenues – a problem compounded by a diminishing workforce. Recent developments in technology promise a new generation of “cyberconscious” robots that take on the well-being of seniors from human caregivers, including the ability to determine mood and strategies to alleviate boredom.
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Tagged With: Caregivers, Robots, Uncanny Valley

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