Sailing drone measures oceans autonomously for 12 months

Saildrone is a Californian company which designs and manufactures wind and solar powered autonomous surface vehicles, called Saildrones, designed to monitor the ocean for months on end. The hard wind design emerged from a decade-long pursuit of the land speed record – company founder Richard Jenkins ultimately achieved 126.2mph in 2009, having started his Windjet Project ...

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Chinese researchers demo windows which insulate while generating electricity

Researchers from the South China University of Technology  have demonstrated that semitransparent organic photovoltaics (ST-OPVs) can be added to windows to cool building interiors while generating power ‘ST-OPVs have attracted extensive attention due to their potential for integration into the windows of buildings. Herein, we propose a dual-functional ST-OPV device that is not only highly efficient ...

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Curious twist in Micron-UMC IP lawsuit

A curious twist in the Micron-UMC lawsuit about the theft of DRAM IP, is that UMC says the China court hearing the case has issued an injunction banning Micron from selling certain products in China but Micron says it has received no such injunction. “Micron has not been served with the preliminary injunction referred to ...

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Verifying absence of voltage

Panduit is selling its  VeriSafe Absence of Voltage Tester which  is designed to minimize risk to electrical hazards by verifying the absence of voltage before equipment is accessed. This makes it easier for electrical workers to determine an electrically safe environment in a fraction of the time compared to hand-held portable test instruments. Prior to ...

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