Compact waterproof ac-dc PSUs put power conversion into the heart of industry

Puls Power has introduced a 500W industrial point-of-load ac-dc power supply that is environmentally protected in its own right, allowing installation without an additional cabinet. The target is industrial power decentralisation, where multiple small ac-dc PSUs are placed around an installation next to their loads, rather that having one large ac-dc PSU and a local ...

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Crew Dragon successfully lifts off from US and docks with ISS

A SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft successfully launched from Florida at the weekend. It then successfully docked with the International Space Station within 24 hours. The spacecraft’s crew are the NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley and they joined the three crew members already onboard the orbiting laboratory. Behnken and Hurley docked to the space ...

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Wanted: Edge applications for 5G

SK Telecom has opened more TIP Ecosystem Acceleration Center (TEAC) programme applications to attract investors and startups to develop edge-based 5G services. SK Telecom has been operating TEAC in Korea since 2017, while Deutsche Telekom  and BT are operating TEACs in Germany and the UK respectively.  The global spread of the COVID-19 pandemic is pushing ...

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Journos replaced by robots: Shock

Microsoft’s news site is to sack 50 journos and replace them with an AI programme, reports the Seattle Times. The journalists staffed Microsoft’s MSN website and Edge browser. They did not write original stories but made selections of stories from other media. 27 of the journalists were sub-contractors employed by PA Media, formerly the Press ...

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Smiths in space

Smiths Interconnect has won a contract from Boeing to design, manufacture and supply bespoke connectors for use aboard NASA’s Orion spacecraft and Lunar Gateway. Smiths Interconnect’s docking umbilical connectors will be used to transfer power, signal and communications to different modules on the space station.  “With many phases of the Artemis programme still to come, ...

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Infineon adds 1700V class to CoolSic portfolio

Infineon has added a 1700v class to its CoolSiC MOSFET offering. Maximising the physical characteristics of  SiC, this ensures that the  1700 V surface-mounted devices (SMD) offer superior reliability, as well as low switching and conduction losses. The CoolSiC MOSFETs 1700 V are targeting auxiliary power supplies in three-phase conversion systems such as motor drives, ...

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