UK capacitive touch controller works in tough industrial environments

Aiming at industrial and automotive applications, Hampshire-based TouchNetix has introduced a high-immunity capacitive touch screen controller that can work with thick screens, and even variable thickness screens – performance that is impossible for modified consumer-grade touchscreen controllers, according to the firm. Claimed noise immunity is far higher than competing controllers – 80dB against typically 50-55dB, ...

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Steph McGovern boosts EW BrightSparks selection panel

We are very pleased to announce that the journalist and TV presenter Steph McGovern will be joining the EW BrightSparks 2019 selection panel. EW BrightSparks is a programme, run in partnership with RS Components, to highlight talented young electronic engineers in the UK. Now in its third year, we are looking for the young engineers who are ...

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Apple tells Bloomberg to retract spy chip story

In a highly unusual move, Apple’s CEO has publicly called for a retraction of a news story. The story is the spy chip allegation saying China put spy chips on boards used in servers bought by Apple. ‘This did not happen,” Cook (pictured) told Buzzfeed News, “I feel they should retract their story. There is ...

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Imec tool accelerates DNA sequencing 10x

Imec has developed a software tool to speed up human DNA sequencing analysis called elPrep which accelerates whole genome and exome processing pipelines up to an order of magnitude, saving a typical lab hundreds of hours of compute processing and allowing more and faster DNA tests. elPrep 4.0 is designed as a drop-in replacement for preparation steps defined ...

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Oak Ridge demo-es 120kW EV charging

Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have demonstrated a 120-kilowatt wireless charging system for vehicles—providing six times the power of previous ORNL technology and a big step toward charging times that rival the speed and convenience of a petrol station fill-up. The wireless system transfers 120kW with 97% efficiency, which ...

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