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Realising the Benefits of Quality Inspection Reports
Published: May 25, 2026, 1:00 pm
However much you prototype and test your product designs, there will always be factors outside your direct control that have significant implications for the manufacturability, efficiency, reliability and expected lifespan of your final product. One of the most important of these is the quality of the PCBs you receive from your chosen fabrication house. Many […]
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You May Not Know Actions Technology, But You’ve Definitely “Heard” It
Published: May 25, 2026, 1:00 pm
Action Technology, an IC design company, provides core technological support for hundreds of millions of consumer audio devices worldwide.
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Data Centers in Space: A Brilliant Idea or Delusional?
Published: May 25, 2026, 10:48 am
The power and thermal issues of placing data centers in space are formidable.
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U.S. Quantum Bet Puts Hardware First, But Utility Remains the Test
Published: May 22, 2026, 9:26 pm
A $2 billion CHIPS Act package backs quantum hardware across major modalities, underscoring Washington’s view of quantum computing as strategic infrastructure. The harder task is turning that hardware into useful applications.
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Commercial Space Screening Approach for Agile, High-Reliability Payloads
Published: May 22, 2026, 2:14 pm
Date: Tuesday, June 30, 2026 Time: 15:00 CEST As the Space market evolves and accelerates, mission designers need space-capable electronics that balance performance, reliability, and affordability, without sacrificing speed to deployment. Join this webinar where we’ll explore ADI’s approach to supporting New Space programs through our purpose-built screening flows: Commercial Space Low (CSL) and Commercial Space […]
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Hackaday News
Lost Version of Amiga Unix Suddenly Reappears
Published: May 25, 2026, 8:00 pm
Some of you may know there’s a version of UNIX for the Commodore Amiga, aptly called Amiga Unix or AMIX. There is an almost complete record of versions from 1.0 …read more
3D Printing Space Cadet Pinball Into the Real World
Published: May 25, 2026, 5:00 pm
Unless you’ve managed to avoid touching a Windows computer until after the Windows XP era, it’s pretty good odds you’ve played Space Cadet Pinball. Some of you may have even …read more
A Benchtop Neutron Generator for the Home Reactor
Published: May 25, 2026, 2:00 pm
There are a surprising number of experiments an amateur nuclear physicist can perform, from making a Geiger counter to fusing hydrogen atoms in a fusor. One project which we haven’t …read more
Just How Bad Was the Intel iAPX432?
Published: May 25, 2026, 11:00 am
Processor design over the last few decades has moved toward RISC processors that aim to implement a few simple operations very efficiently. For a while, though, the trend was toward …read more
Slightly Sentient d20 Might Subtly Shift Your Rolls
Published: May 25, 2026, 8:00 am
A twenty-sided die (d20) is a common thing in tabletop gaming, and [kati]’s slightly sentient d20 is a PCB that not only delivers random results on demand, but responds to …read more
Adafruit Blog News
Trinket-Powered Conference Room Occupancy Display #AdafruitLearnSystem
Published: May 25, 2026, 4:00 pm
Every facility has a conference room or other meeting space. And when the door is closed, it is always a guessing game whether the room is occupied or not. This inevitably leads to someone opening the door and disturbing what is happening inside. It could interrupt a meeting or spoil an important experiment. Commercial sensor/indicator […]
Nicole Hoang Received the FAPAC Distinguished Public Service Scholarship
Published: May 25, 2026, 1:15 pm
Since 2013, the FAPAC has awarded this scholarship to star students who demonstrate a continuous effort to spotlight AANHPI communities. The 2026 Scholarship is named in honor of Secretary Norman Y. Mineta. Congrats to Nicole Hoang! Ms. Hoang is a native of San Jose, California and a senior at the University of Pennsylvania majoring in […]
Adafruit Weekly Editorial Round-Up: Mozilla and Adafruit bring Web Serial workflows to Firefox, shipping alerts & more!
Published: May 24, 2026, 7:00 pm
ADAFRUIT WEEKLY EDITORIAL ROUND-UP We’ve got so much happening here at Adafruit that it’s not always easy to keep up! Don’t fret, we’ve got you covered. Each week we’ll be posting a handy round-up of what we’ve been up to, ranging from learn guides to blog articles, videos, and more. IN THE NEWS Mozilla and […]
Project Hail Mary’s “Science Mistakes” #SciFiSunday
Published: May 24, 2026, 4:13 pm
Project Hail Mary is full of good science fiction in that it pushes ideas into the unknown while trying to rely on science as we know it. Of course, it is still fiction, and a movie, so it is also full of scientific “mistakes.” Hank Green goes over a few of the mistakes that […]
NeoPixel Tiara #AdafruitLearnSystem
Published: May 24, 2026, 4:00 pm
You can make a crown of light for prom or your birthday this year! A few free-wired NeoPixels make you the cyber-pageant queen. For this project you will need: Gemma M0 (or build on the GEMMA Starter Pack) seven sewable NeoPixels (or any combination of pixels, NeoPixel rings, or high-density NeoPixel strip) Use “RGB” NeoPixel rings, […]
Electronics Weekly News
Re-Spins Get You Fired, Says Intel CEO
Published: May 25, 2026, 12:30 pm
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan has appeared to criticise the company’s engineering culture as being too lax. He has established a new rule for chip designs – one revision is ...
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Huawei looks to 1.4nm by 2031
Published: May 25, 2026, 6:08 am
This morning Huawei announced it will have a 1.4nm equivalent density process in place by 2031 – only three years behind TSMC – without using EUV. At the 2026 IEEE ...
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Imec is first to make quantum dot qubit with high-NA
Published: May 25, 2026, 5:27 am
Imec is the first organisation to make a quantum dot qubit using High NA EUV lithography. A useful quantum computer, will require millions of connected qubits with high reliability and ...
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Q1 non-China 5G MCN revenue grew in double-digits
Published: May 25, 2026, 5:15 am
5G Mobile Core Network (MCN) revenue grew at double-digit rates outside China, whereas in China revenues dropped more severely than any quarter since 5G was introduced to the market, says ...
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AKM expands analogue audio portfolio
Published: May 25, 2026, 5:09 am
Asahi Kasei Microdevices (AKM) has unveiled the AK491x series of premium audio op amps, marking a significant expansion of AKM’s analogue audio portfolio. AKM extends its VELVET SOUND philosophy beyond ...
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