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A technical performance-based view of opto-isolators and digital isolators | EDN

https://www.edn.com/design/analog/4461000/A-technical-performance-based-view-of-opto-isolators-and-digital-isolators Galvanic isolators are devices that couple an electrical data or control signal across an insulation barrier without any flow of current through it, thereby enabling signals to be transferred while blocking noise. The insulation barrier also safeguards equipment and human operators from high voltages. The earliest isolators were optically coupled devices, also called opto-isolators

Managing energy demand spikes

Managing energy demand spikes with seasonal forecasts of heatwaves and cold spells https://horizon-magazine.eu/article/managing-energy-demand-spikes-seasonal-forecasts-heatwaves-and-cold-spells_en.html The impact of heavy droughts, heatwaves and cold spells on energy demand and supplies would be lessened with seasonal climate forecasts that allow energy companies to better predict spikes in usage ahead of time, researchers say. Researchers already have the ability to

Scientists Have Successfully Reversed The Aging Of Human Cells In The Lab | IFLScience

http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/scientists-have-successfully-reversed-the-aging-of-human-cells-in-the-lab/ This looks interesting: The researchers were able to reverse the aging process of some old human cells by delivering a specific molecule to their mitochondria, the structures within cells where energy is produced. This approach stops the cells from becoming senescent, a point at which they can no longer duplicate. Some researchers believe that

CircuitPython on Raspberry Pi

https://blog.adafruit.com/2018/08/15/circuitpython-on-raspberry-pi-updated-guides-for-ads1x15-bme680-mcp4725-tsl2561-tsl2591/ It’s CircuitPython on Raspberry Pi! Wire up your favorite sensors and use the same CircuitPython code you’ve been using with microcontrollers right on your Raspberry Pi! Adafruit provides many projects, libraries and example code for CircuitPython on microcontrollers. Python is pretty easy to get it working with micro-computers like Raspberry Pi or other ‘Linux

Former NASA-engineer will sail from Finland to Estonia in solar-powered sauna – Business Insider Nordic

https://nordic.businessinsider.com/former-nasa-engineer-will-sail-from-finland-to-estonia-in-solar-powered-sauna–/ Janne Käpylehto is former NASA engineer who describes himself as ‘a serial entrepreneur, author and energy expert’. His floating sauna will attempt to sail 80 km across the Gulf of Finland to Estonia. The sauna is propelled by a motor powered by solar panels

Why the Pursuit of a ‘Killer App’ for Home Robots Is Fraught With Peril – IEEE Spectrum

https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/home-robots/why-the-pursuit-of-a-killer-app-for-home-robots-is-fraught-with-peril Many companies want to build the “killer app” for personal robots, sell millions of them, and then create a platform for others to build more. This “the iPhone strategy” seems to be doomed to failure because robots are not cellular phones, email, or web browsing. Both Jibo and Kuri sought to sell a product