Here's How To Tell If A CR2032 Battery Is Bad

Found in Apple AirTags, the CR2032 button cell battery, also known as a coin battery, is actually surprisingly easy to test ...
Autocar

More Golf R than GTI: Kia EV4 GT hot hatch driven

We get an early taste of the dual-motor EV4 GT to see if it can bring the classic hot hatch into the electric age ...
IEEE

Scale-Free and Phase-Agnostic Detection of Interturn Short-Circuit Faults in Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors

Abstract: This study presents a scale-free and phase-agnostic method for detecting interturn short-circuit faults (ISCFs) in the stator windings of permanent magnet synchronous motors (PMSMs). The ...

Do Water Filter Pitchers Work on PFAS? How to Check Claims

Checking up on the claims of water filter makers can be a discomfiting maze. Here's how to verify independent water filter ...
IEEE

Structural Dynamics Modeling Method of High-Temperature Superconducting Linear Synchronous Motor Considering the Spatiotemporal Distribution of Electromagnetic Forces

Abstract: In this paper, a structural dynamics modeling method for high-temperature superconducting linear synchronous motor (HTS-LSM) is proposed and verified. The proposed model innovatively adopts ...

Is Your Generator Too Loud? Here’s How to Measure Decibels and Reduce Noise.

Generator noise is a problem. While portable generators are great for providing emergency power, they can be loud and ...
Electronic Design

GaN Powers Up High-Efficiency Motor Joints in Humanoid Robots

Texas Instruments is developing GaN power devices to enable more compact and efficient motor joints for humanoid robots.