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SMALLEST SATELLITE EVER SENT OPERATED IN ORBIT BY BREAKTHROUGH STARSHOT

SMALLEST SATELLITE EVER SENT & OPERATED IN ORBIT BY BREAKTHROUGH STARSHOT

Breakthrough Starshot is a research and engineering project by Breakthrough Initiatives to develop a proof-of-concept fleet of light sail spacecraft, named StarChip, capable of making the journey to the Alpha Centauri star system, 4.37 light-years away, at speeds between 15% and 20% of the speed of light, taking between 30 and 20 years to get there, respectively, and about 4 years to notify Earth of a successful arrival. […]

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BISMUTH OXYIODIDE BIOI—A NON TOXIC ALTERNATIVE TO SOLAR CELLS

BISMUTH OXYIODIDE (BIOI)—A NON-TOXIC ALTERNATIVE TO SOLAR CELLS

28 July, 2017Rik 1632 0 Bismuth is considered as a “green-element” and bismuth-based compounds are gaining attention as potentially non-toxic and defect-tolerant solar absorbers. The researchers of the University of Cambridge and the United States developed theoretical and experimental methods to show that bismuth, which sits next to lead (Pb) on the periodic table, can be used to make

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NEXT GENERATION SOLAR CELL THAT CAN CAPTURE NEARLY ALL ENERGY OF SOLAR SPECTRUM

NEXT GENERATION SOLAR CELL THAT CAN CAPTURE NEARLY ALL ENERGY OF SOLAR SPECTRUM

Researchers developed a multijunction solar cell on a GaSb substrate that can efficiently convert the long-wavelength photons typically lost in a multijunction solar cell into electricity. This prototype cell has an efficiency of 44.5% which is higher than conventional solar cells. A GaAs-based cell is stacked mechanically with the GaSb-based materials to create a four-terminal, five

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LTC7003 Fast 60V Protected High Side NMOS Static Switch Driver

LTC7003 – Fast 60V Protected High Side NMOS Static Switch Driver

Features Wide Operating VIN: 3.5V to 60V 1Ω Pull-Down, 2.2Ω Pull-Up for Fast Turn-On andTurn-Off Times with 35ns Propagation Delays Internal Charge Pump for 100% Duty Cycle Short-Circuit Protected Adjustable Current Trip Threshold Current Monitor Output Automatic Restart Timer Open-Drain Fault Flag Adjustable Turn-On Slew Rate Gate Driver Supply from 3.5V to 15V Adjustable VIN

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Bosch Sensortec

Bosch Sensortec

BME680 BME680 is an integrated environmental sensor developed specifically for mobile applications and wearables where size and low power consumption are key requirements. Expanding Bosch Sensortec’s existing family of environmental sensors, the BME680 integrates for the first time high-linearity and high-accuracy gas, pressure, humidity and temperature sensors. It consists of an 8-pin metal-lid 3.0 x

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