EE Times News
Space-Station Tech Pivots to Cool AI Data Centers
Published: May 20, 2026, 5:31 pm
Space-station cooling technologies are adapted to reduce overheating and throttling risks in AI data centers.
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When Arm Meets RISC-V: SiPearl, Semidynamics to Co-Develop Sovereign AI Platform
Published: May 20, 2026, 11:15 am
SiPearl and Semidynamics have announced a partnership to build one of the first European sovereign rack-scale AI platforms.
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Scaling Down Is the New Scaling Up
Published: May 19, 2026, 7:00 pm
Agentic AI on edge devices will require hardware-aware design from the start, according to Meta's Vikas Chandra, a keynote speaker at the Embedded Vision Summit.
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ADI to Acquire IVR Tech to Join Data Center’s Power Gold Rush
Published: May 19, 2026, 1:26 pm
Empower Semiconductor’s integrated voltage regulators (IVRs) can be placed directly inside an AI processor package.
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Imec’s Patrick Vandenameele: Full-stack Innovation Is the Name of the Game
Published: May 19, 2026, 8:00 am
As AI pushes semiconductors toward new limits in energy, memory, and interconnects, imec’s CEO says future progress will depend on deep co-optimization across the entire computing stack.
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Hackaday News
A DIY 3D Printing Filament Dryer
Published: May 20, 2026, 8:00 pm
In a recent video [Saša Karanović] revisits the DIY filament dryer that he gave a shot a couple of years ago. Back then he reused an existing filament dryer, adding a …read more
DIY Potentiometer is a Great Teaching Aid
Published: May 20, 2026, 6:30 pm
A potentiometer is a simple electrical device that allows resistance to be varied at will. Most everyone in the electronics field is intimately familiar with how they work on a …read more
Spy Tech: A Quiet Radio for Spies
Published: May 20, 2026, 5:00 pm
Normally, when you think of a radio transmitter, you want the strongest signal and range. But if your radio operator is secretly operating as a spy, broadcasting their position isn’t …read more
Put the Moon on Your Desk
Published: May 20, 2026, 3:30 pm
Most people take the Moon for granted, not considering its slow cycle where the sun gradually illuminates different parts of it. A recent project from [Karsten Mueller] helps you keep …read more
Between-Device Sharing Still Sucks
Published: May 20, 2026, 2:00 pm
Once upon a time, computing was simple. You had files on a floppy disk. If you wanted to take them to a different computer, you ejected the disk from one …read more
Adafruit Blog News
Smart Glasses Featuring the QT Py #WearableWednesday
Published: May 20, 2026, 8:41 pm
Transform your regular sunglasses into smart ones with the single-board computer you wear on your face Paul Stefaan Mooij’s PMSG opens source smart glasses work with the QT Py! PMSG (P.M. Smart Glasses) is a compact wearable electronics platform designed for small development boards such as Adafruit QT Py and Seeed Studio XIAO. More from […]
The Python on Microcontrollers Newsletter: subscribe for free
Published: May 20, 2026, 8:14 pm
The Python for Microcontrollers Newsletter is the place for the latest news involving Python on hardware (microcontrollers AND single board computers like Raspberry Pi). This ad-free, spam-free weekly email is filled with CircuitPython, MicroPython, and Python information that you may have missed, all in one place! You get a summary of all the software, events, projects, and the latest hardware worldwide once a week, no […]
An Apple (II) for Teacher
Published: May 20, 2026, 8:02 pm
The Creatures of Thought blog discusses the early days of Apple Computers. By early 1980, the Apple II, which had trailed the Commodore PET and Tandy/Radio Shack TRS-80 at first, had become a remarkable success, with a great deal of help from Personal Software’s VisiCalc. The Apple IPO at the end of the year ratified […]
JP’s Product Pick of the Week 5/19/26 @adafruit @johnedgarpark #adafruit #newproductpick
Published: May 20, 2026, 8:01 pm
If you missed this week’s livestream of John Park’s Product Pick of the Week, not to worry, here’s the video. This week’s pick is the TMAG5273 (A1 & A2) 3D Hall Effect Magnetometers! Watch the video to find out about the TMAG5273 (A1 & A2) 3D Hall Effect Magnetometers, how to use them, a live […]
The Virtual OS Museum
Published: May 20, 2026, 7:43 pm
The The Virtual OS Museum by Andrew Warkentin is a virtual museum of over 1,700 operating systems (and standalone applications) running under emulation, implemented as a Linux VM for QEMU, VirtualBox, or UTM. A custom emulator-independent launcher is provided, and all OSes and emulators are pre-installed and pre-configured. The launcher includes a snapshot feature to […]
Electronics Weekly News
Axiom Space expands its University Alliance to Edinburgh Uni, KCL
Published: May 20, 2026, 3:44 pm
Axiom Space is expanding its University Alliance network to new universities, ranging from New Zealand and India to Uzbekistan and Great Britain. Edinburgh University and Kings College London are now ...
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Shock Block SB4000 30A in-line safety breaker sealed to IP69K/NEMA 4X
Published: May 20, 2026, 2:33 pm
Littelfuse is introducing a compact 30A ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI), the Shock Block SB4000. The standard enclosure is IP 69K/NEMA 4X and outdoor rated making it suitable for industrial ...
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Executions Rise
Published: May 20, 2026, 1:30 pm
Last year saw the highest number of executions recorded in 44 years says Anmesty International’s annual review. Several countries do not publish accurate figures including North Korea, Vietnam and Belarus ...
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AI is transforming 2nm packaging advances through global collaboration
Published: May 20, 2026, 11:00 am
AI is transforming the next-generation advanced foundry for 2nm chips, thus reshaping the semiconductor industry, writes Rozalia Beica. The semiconductor industry is entering a historic inflection point, one driven by ...
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SSA-LaMB project benchmarks AI for collision avoidance in space
Published: May 20, 2026, 10:55 am
Northumbria University is leading a study – the SSA-LaMB project – to improve the use of AI systems for collision avoidance in space. With tens of thousands of objects moving ...
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