Purdue University researchers have created a plasma drive rocket engine for CubeSats – satellites that can be as small as 100 x 100 x 100mm, and seldom have any motive power. The thruster is a small arc type, running at tens of amps for hundreds of microseconds. Purdue’s latest contribution is not the whole thuster, ...
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Bees can do simple arithmetic, and AI might benefit. This shows that alongside the arithmetic capability, which apparently involves storing a concept in long-term memory, bees are also using short-term memory to remember the current answer. “If maths doesn’t require a massive brain, there might also be new ways for us to incorporate interactions of ...
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Work is complete on the National Healthcare Photonics Centre in County Durham. The government-supported Centre will support the scale-up and commercialisation of high-tech medical (medtech) products, acting as a hub for businesses of all sizes and academic partners to work on light-based diagnostic, imaging and treatment systems. Its is part of the UK’s Centre for Process ...
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Mouser is sponsoring the Geox Dragon Formula E electric racing car team through the 2018–19 racing season, in collaboration with TTI, Molex and AVX. This is the fifth year that Mouser and Molex have sponsored Formula E racing. “By teaming up with TTI, Molex and AVX to sponsor Formula E, Mouser shows its commitment to ...
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PragmatIC, the Cambridge flexible circuit specialist, has announced the first products in its ConnectIC family, the PR1101 and PR1102 flexible integrated circuits (FlexICs), designed for use in closed HF RFID systems. ConnectICs are ultra-thin and flexible and suitable for embedding into a wide range of substrates, including paper and plastic. They have a typical price ...
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Sanjay Jha, formerly COO of Qualcomm and CEO of Motorola Mobility and GloFo, has become one of the general partners of Silicon Valley VC company Eclipse Ventures. “Eclipse has differentiated itself through a bold approach to investing,” says Jha, “because of its laser focus and unwavering commitment to full-stack, I am confident that Eclipse’s portfolio ...
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ST is to buy a majority stake in Swedish SiC wafer manufacturer Norstel AB. After closing, ST will control the entire supply chain for a portion of its SiC devices at a time of constrained global capacity and positions itself for a significant growth opportunity. ST will acquire 55% of Norstel’s share capital, with an ...
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Huawei has written to the UK parliamentary science and technology committee saying it will take up to five years to address the committe’s concerns about the integrity of its products. “Enhancing our software engineering capabilities is like replacing components on a high-speed train in motion,” says the president of Huawei’s carrier business group, Ryan Ding, in ...
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Arduino has introduced an IoT Cloud as part of its professional IoT strategy. Targeted at developers, system integrators and maker hobbyists, the Arduino IoT Cloud is an easy-to-use Internet of Things application platform that enables users to develop and manage IoT applications that solve real-life problems in a business environment or in everyday life. The ...
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Leti has developed a retinal-projection concept for augmented reality (AR) uses based on a combination of integrated optics and holography. The lens-free optical system claims to overcome the limitations of existing AR glasses, such as limited field-of-view and bulky optical systems. TVs and smartphones that project digital images emit light all around them, as quasi-isotropic sources. ...
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