Casual Friday: Cyberspies hack U.S. weapon designs, Guy makes lightsaber to torch stuff, Apple 1 sold at auction, more

Volume 2 • Issue 22 May 31, 2013 Now that the week is winding down, you can (finally) catch up on some of the most popular articles from these past five days on ElectronicProducts.com. Top industry news, insightful career advice, helpful how-to’s, and more - it’s all right here. Our Casual Friday newsletter gets you up to speed before you take off for the weekend! Chinese cyberspies hack U.S. weapons system designs According to the Washington Post, designs for many of the U.S.’s most sensitive advanced weapons systems have been hacked by Chinese cyberspies. An official report on the matter was put together and sent to officials…more Image of the Day: The Apple 1 computer that sold for $671,400 Apprenticeship in electronics launched Electronic Products Word of the Week: On-resistance Graphene - what next after the hype? More Education Center Articles >> DIY Laser Guy makes homemade lightsaber, then torches stuff I’m sure we’ve heard about lightsabers, the fictional laser sword made popular by the epic Star Wars films. Until now, lightsabers have been just that- fictional, but laser enthusiast Drake Anthony brought the imaginary…more There's Something in My Eye! It's a Telescope! Pinch and Prod Data with Stretchy Touchscreen Enabling the next generation of robotics system designers Cadillac’s ELR converts momentum into electricity for use later on More D.I.Y. Articles >> Color LEDs offer industry’s highest efficacy The XLamp XP-E2 color LEDs deliver up to 88% higher maximum light output compared to alternative high-power color LEDs.…more ITO coatings are dielectrically enhanced Dontech’s CAR-Series and VC1-IM-Series index-matched ITO coatings on glass filters are said to provide exceptional optical and electrically conductive properties.…more Increasing Accuracy in Feedback Circuits and Voltage Dividers with Thin Film Chip Resistor Arrays When we think about electrical resistors and their properties, the primary characteristics that come to mind are case size, resistance value, TCR, tolerance, and rated power.…more Thermistor probes have M12 connections The TH-21 Series thermistor probes from Omega are constructed with the a glass encapsulated thermistor element that provide excellent stability and accuracy.…more