Today's Highlights: Real-life Spiderman suit, Robotic bat wings, Robot actors, more

February 27, 2013 Wednesday EDITION Electronic Products brings you the latest articles, research and products to inspire your design. Robotic bat wing reveals flight secrets Animal-inspired technology has become popular. Researchers use fireflies to create better LEDs and incorporate honey bee brains into robots. Now, a team at Brown has created a robotic bat wing that has the potential to impact small aircraft design…more Spiderman suit tingles when villains get too close A student of the University of Illinois has created a remarkably intricate suit that provides the wearer with spider-like…more The future of theater — Robots debut as actors While we’ve all been to a play or two in our lifetime, chances are none of us have seen anything quite like what’s being done at the Seinedan Theater Company, where two plays feature humans acting out roles alongside robot counterparts…more It's RF and Microwave Week on Electronic Products.com This week, ElectronicProducts.com focuses on RF and Microwave products. This category refers to RF and microwave devices for wired and wireless communications and RADAR like amplifiers, attenuators, duplexers, frequency synthesizers, filters, waveguides, MMICs, VCOs, and PLLs. Tech Zone: Sensor Solutions: Considerations in Mounting, Soldering, and Handling Sensors Failure is not an option: Medical power supplies ranging from 5~365W CUI has developed a line of medical power supplies that offer class leading power density and energy efficiency. Carrying 60601-1 medical safety approvals, these power supplies excel at delivering power in an extremely compact package, making them ideal for diagnostic, home healthcare, and dental applications where space is limited and minimizing energy consumption is a priority. Thermocouples, Make Your Own – Quickly, Easily, Inexpensively DCC's HotSpot welding units allow thermocouple wire to be formed into freestanding beads or welded to metal surfaces. Our HotSpot units provide a quick, simple, accurate, low cost means of fabricating thermocouples on a "when needed and where needed" basis. Visit our website for specifications, photos, and descriptions of thermocouple construction and use. Contact us at 856-662-7272 or info@dcc-c.com to explore your particular applications. 30-W converter operates from -40° to +85°C The PMD3 W-T industrial converters are available in a DIL 24 or SMD case with an output power of 3 W. …more 32-bit MCU meets automotive safety standards The SPC56EL70 32-bit dual core Power Architecture microcontroller combines compliance with automotive safety integrity levels…more Companies in the Industry: Akros Silicon Akros Silicon has acquired a great and experienced team of engineers that has positioned the company as the industry leader in providing contemporary power management ICs.…more Mini 16-A PoL regulator suits industrial needs The SRL16A-12W PoL switching regulator, available in a miniature SMT package, targets distributed power architectures for industrial, networking and telecommunications equipment.…more Rugged 150-A dc rectifier suits mobile needs he Rugged Mobile 150-A dc power rectifier is a portable commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) multi-application unit designed for powering C4ISR command and control communications systems…more