power electronics

The second edition of George Verghese, John Kassakian, and Devid Perreault’s “Principles of Power Electronics” greatly expands upon the first, and weighs in at a hefty 4.6 pounds and 800 pages–a reflection of the increased stature and importance of power electronics to a whole new generation of electrical and computer engineers.

A new fabrication technique produces low-voltage, power-dense artificial muscles that improve the performance of flying microrobots.