Cheap UK open-source 3D printed medical microscope uses Raspberry Pi camera and processing

The University of Bath has designed an open-source medical-grade microscope that can be made for as little as £15 in its most basic form Called OpenFlexure microscope, “it is unique among 3D-printed microscope in its ability to yield high-quality images,” according to the university.” It has been designed to be easy to use, with an ...

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Single-board computer for secure IoT end-points

OKdo, one of the RS Component family of companies, has introduced its first own-branded single board computer – aimed at those developing secure IoT endpoints. Called ‘E1’, it was developed with NXP and is built around an Arm Cortex-M33-based microcontroller, NXP’s LPC55S69. “In addition to forming the basis for secure IoT endpoints, the E1 is ...

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High-Q RF and microwave capacitors

Exxelia’s CH series of surface-mount ceramic capacitors are designed with high Q-factor and stable operation for rf applications in medical MRI scanners, scientific, industrial and cellular base stations Options ranging across 0.1pf to 1,000pF and 50V to 1500V are available with low ESR, high-Q and high self-resonant frequencies (see graphs). They are “available with nickel or ...

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Tesla applies to become UK electricity generator

Tesla has applied to Ofgem for a licence to generate electricity in the UK. An application to Ofgem, published on Ofgem’s site last Wednesday, read: ‘Tesla Motors Limited hereby gives notice that it has made an application to the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority for an electricity generation licence. The closing date for comments on ...

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Intel to buy Moovit

Intel is in the process of buying Moovit  for $1 billion, reports Reuters. Moovit is a free Israeli mobile app which tells you the available public transport options for any particular route. The app’s creators have raised $133 million from investors including Sequoia, BMW iVentures and Intel. Moovit uses crowdsourced information as well as official ...

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The process race

With advanced logic now the exclusive  province of Intel, Samsung and TSMC,  it’s interesting to see how the three kings stack up. Scotten Jones of IC Knowledge produces an illuminating insight for SemiWiki into where we are and where we may be next year. “At the end of 2019, Samsung and TSMC both began risk production ...

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2.4 exaflop computer fighting coronavirus

A computer capable of 2.4 exaflops – 12x more than the 200 petaflops IBM Summit which  holds the traditional computing speed title – has been created by linking almost a million PCs. The link up was organised by Folding@Home to perform a task called protein folding which involve calculating the structural shape which amino acids form ...

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