Stretchy stick-on monitor sends vital signs long-term

Long-term health monitoring of adults, babies and small children without concern for skin injury or allergic reactions is the aim of a project at Georgia Tech, which has produced a stretchy patch that can broadcast electrocardiogram (ECG), heart rate, respiratory rate and motion activity data. Connections are to gold skin-like electrodes through printed conductors that ...

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Next-generation floating tidal turbine gets one step closer

Orbital Marine Power has taken another step towards installing its 2MW floating tidal turbine off Orkney, by engaging Faun Trackway to manufacture the four steel anchor structures, plus bespoke mooring connectors, at Faun’s facilities on Anglesey. The turbine, called O2, will be installed in the Fall of Warness where Orbital has an existing berth, and a grid connection ...

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RS Components introduces auto-ranging power supplies

RS Components has announced a new series of 200W and 400W power supplies from Keysight Technologies. The E36200 series of single- and dual-output DC PSUs has been designed for applications that will require more power than that delivered by typical benchtop power units. Primarily targeting use by engineers who are designing and testing devices that ...

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Apple has $53.8 billion quarter and growing

Apple had calendar Q2 revenues of $53.8 billion of which iPhone contributed $26 billion, Services contributed $11.5 billion, iPad contributed $5 billion, Mac contributed $5.8 billion and Wearables and home appliances contributed  $5.5 billion. For calendar Q3 Apple expects revenue of between $61 million and $64 billion with a gross margin of between 37.5% and ...

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Bulgin bought by private equity

Bulgin has been bought by private equity fund Equistone Partners at an enterprise value of £105 million. Following Equistone’s investment, Bulgin will continue to be led by John Wilson, who will transition from the role of Executive Chairman to Chief Executive Officer, and its existing management team, who will acquire a minority shareholding alongside Equistone. ...

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AR/VR for Korean 5G users

SK Telecom has launched three 5G AR and VR services – ‘Jump AR’, ‘League of Legends Champions’ (LCK),  ‘VR Live Broadcasting’ and ‘VR Replay’ – to offer a more realistic and immersive experiences when watching eSports games.   ‘Jump AR’ is an augmented reality service that teleports users to an eSports stadium, LoL Park, through their ...

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Trust toolset for ST 32-bit MCUs

ST has launched STM32Trust to guide designers’ efforts to build strong cyber-protection into new IoT devices leveraging industry best-practices. STM32Trust combines knowledge, design tools, and ready-to-use original ST software. These help designers take advantage of features built into STM32 MCUs to ensure trust among devices, prevent unauthorized access, and resist side-channel attacks. All this averts data ...

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Surveillance camera market growing 9.3%

The professional video surveillance equipment market is set to expand by 9.3% in 2019 to $19.9 bilkion driven by demand for improvements in security, public safety and business intelligence, says IHS Markit. This year’s growrh follows 9.3% growth in 2017 and an 8.7% expansion in 2018. This three-year growth spurt comes after weaker growth of ...

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