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20 MHz Magic: How a Slow Clock Delivers Sub-Meter Ranging Around Mars

20 MHz Magic: How a Slow Clock Delivers Sub-Meter Ranging Around Mars

Japan’s MMX mission relies on NEC’s LIDARX chip to achieve sub-meter ranging precision around Phobos with a 20 MHz clock, balancing space-grade…


Advancing Fusion, Space Power, and a Mile-Deep Nuclear Reactor

Advancing Fusion, Space Power, and a Mile-Deep Nuclear Reactor

Fusion, underground reactors, and space nuclear systems move ahead in Wisconsin, Kansas, and orbit.


VPT Launches FLX Series Configurable DC-DC Converters

VPT Launches FLX Series Configurable DC-DC Converters

The modular power platform integrates DC-DC conversion and EMI filtering in a single qualified assembly rated from -55°C to 110°C, with no…


new products Sep 30, 2026 by Luke James
EPC Space Brings Rad-Hard eGaN FETs for Space Power Conversion

EPC Space Brings Rad-Hard eGaN FETs for Space Power Conversion

The three radiation-hardened eGaN FETs combine sub-milliohm on-resistance with immunity to over 1 Mrad of total ionizing dose for next-generation…


A Peek Inside the Electronics on the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

A Peek Inside the Electronics on the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s mirror may get the headlines, but its detector chips, photon-counting cameras, and downlink amplifier…


Infineon Designs Rad-Hard GaN Gate Driver for Satellite Power Systems

Infineon Designs Rad-Hard GaN Gate Driver for Satellite Power Systems

The new gate driver pairs a truly differential input with onboard regulation and Miller Clamp protection to support both GaN HEMTs and logic-level…


Briefs: Partnering Up for Grids, Storage, and EV Charging

Briefs: Partnering Up for Grids, Storage, and EV Charging

Eaton, Ørsted, Tesla, SpaceX, Landis+Gyr, and ChargePoint are among the companies making deals for grid security and stability, battery storage,…


News Aug 13, 2026 by Karen Hanson
Mirror, Mirror in the Sky: Satellite Solar Ready for Trial

Mirror, Mirror in the Sky: Satellite Solar Ready for Trial

Reflect Orbital could be months away from launching mirrored satellites into orbit to harvest sun energy at night, in winter, or in bad weather.


Briefs: Shaping the Future in Solar, Hydro, EVs, and Space

Briefs: Shaping the Future in Solar, Hydro, EVs, and Space

Qcells, Voith, the Missouri University of Science and Technology, and Nexperia and IAV are pushing boundaries in space technology, solar cells,…


News Jun 18, 2026 by Karen Hanson
NRL Battery Tester Named NASA Invention of the Year

NRL Battery Tester Named NASA Invention of the Year

A technology lets engineers trigger controlled internal battery failures, creating opportunities to study thermal runaway and failure propagation…


News Jun 08, 2026 by Shannon Cuthrell
Moon Power: NASA Explores Fuel Cells for Artemis Missions

Moon Power: NASA Explores Fuel Cells for Artemis Missions

Regenerative fuel cells could provide long-term, lightweight energy storage to meet the astronauts’ energy needs on a moon base.


R&S Unveils Broadband Amplifiers in Power Classes up to 1000 W

R&S Unveils Broadband Amplifiers in Power Classes up to 1000 W

The DE500 and DE1000 extend the BBA300 family to 1 to 6 GHz in single-band operation


new products May 25, 2026 by Jake Hertz
Analysis of Rad-Hard GaN Half-Bridge Power Stages for High-Rel Buck Converters

Analysis of Rad-Hard GaN Half-Bridge Power Stages for High-Rel Buck Converters

In this article, we analyze how monolithic GaN solutions and driver optimization maximize efficiency and power density in high-reliability space…


Rad-Hard GaN MOSFETs Beat Silicon Alternatives for Satellite Designs

Rad-Hard GaN MOSFETs Beat Silicon Alternatives for Satellite Designs

Learn how rad-hard GaN FETs surpass silicon in satellite power systems. They offer superior SWaP, higher efficiency, and radiation immunity for…


Nuclear Researchers Push Fusion, Dark Matter, and the Moon

Nuclear Researchers Push Fusion, Dark Matter, and the Moon

Discoveries could accelerate nuclear development on Earth, demystify the laws of physics, and send nuclear power to the moon.


Your 2025 EEPower Favorites: Most Viewed Stories of Each Article Type

Your 2025 EEPower Favorites: Most Viewed Stories of Each Article Type

EEPower publishes hundreds of articles of lots of types. Here, we’ve rounded up your favorite 2025 articles for each article type.


News Dec 31, 2025 by Jeff Child, EEPower
Our 2025 Top Articles: Hand-Picked Favorites from the EEPower Team

Our 2025 Top Articles: Hand-Picked Favorites from the EEPower Team

EEPower publishes hundreds of articles every year—more than even our team has time to read ourselves. With that in mind, we decided to share our…


News Dec 24, 2025 by Jeff Child, EEPower
Briefs: Deals in Electronics, GaN, Batteries, and Nuclear

Briefs: Deals in Electronics, GaN, Batteries, and Nuclear

ABB, Gamesa Electric, Onsemi, Innoscience, Desert Mountain Energy, and Antares Nuclear have been busy making deals and plans to strengthen their…


News Dec 04, 2025 by Karen Hanson
Ice-Fire Flash Annealing Could Create More Powerful Capacitors

Ice-Fire Flash Annealing Could Create More Powerful Capacitors

Researchers have developed a one-second method for producing high-performance capacitors that endure extreme temperatures while preserving…


tech insights Nov 25, 2025 by Luke James
Carbon-Capture ‘Mars’ Batteries Move Closer to Reality

Carbon-Capture ‘Mars’ Batteries Move Closer to Reality

Scientists boosted lithium-carbon dioxide batteries’ performance and life cycle, showing promise for use on Mars and Earth.