RS adds to own-brand connectors and cables

RS Components has launched a portfolio of connection products under its Pro brand. “The extended portfolio boasts a substantially increased selection of wiring and connectivity devices including industrial circular, heavy-duty, power and DIN types, as well as a selection of cables, including CAT 8 cables, and cable assemblies for industrial automation and Ethernet network applications, ...

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Igloo Vision secures £2m for expansion

Shropshire immersive meeting room company Igloo Vision has secured £2m of funding, led by a debt investment from Frontier Development Capital (FDC). This follows ~£1m of equity raised last year from Ingenious and others. The company’s business has been renting and selling dome-like ‘igloos’ inside which its software displays 360° content around the walls. “Going forward, ...

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Modelling points the way to fast running robots

Japanese research has uncovered the mechanics that allow cheetahs, the fastest land mammal, to sprint so fast. And the results are applicable to robots. It was already know that cheetahs sprint with a galloping gait and unusually have two extended periods in the cycle when they travel ballistically off the ground – one with fore ...

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UK made: Investment means expansion at Zikodrive

Motor driver maker Zikodrive is to create up to 10 jobs as it expands after investment from FW Capital and Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF). The Halifax-based company designs, programmes and manufactures control electronics for brushed, brushless, sensorless and stepper motors at its facility in Calderdale to export around the world. “The funding secured will ...

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Sondrel facilitates auto IC design

Sondrel is making it easier to bring automotive chips to the  market which can be daunting due to the high safety standards required – ISO 26262. Sondrel is facilitating the process with the launch of its new, quad-channel, IP reference platform that has been architected with ISO26262 applications and the fast integration of customer IP ...

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TI extends lead as No.1 analogue player

With analogue sales of $10.9 billion and 19% marketshare, Texas Instruments maintained its firm grip as the leading supplier of analogue devices in 2020, according to IC Insights’ April Update to the 2021 McClean Report. TI’s analogue sales increased about $650 million or 6% compared to 2019.  TI’s 2020 analogue revenue accounted for 80% of its ...

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Fluke adds acoustic imager

The FlukeTM ii910 Precision Acoustic Imager uniquely enables the detection of corona and partial discharge from a safe distance of up to 120 meters. Teams can operate safely, minimise the risk of fires and help reduce outages. The FlukeTM ii910 also offers greater sensitivity to detect compressed air, gas, and vacuum system leaks, reducing downtime ...

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Jaxa ball-shaped robot to explore lunar surface

Jaxa, the Japanese Space Agency, has confirmed that it intends to use a transformable lunar robot to obtain data about the Moon’s surface. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) plans to obtain data on the lunar surface , the regolith, via a small shape-changing robot. The data collected, it says, will aid the design for ...

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Meta-surface optics for NIR sensing

ST and meta-surface specialist Metalenz have entered a co-development and license agreement that will see ST develop manufacturing processes for Metalenz’s meta-optics technology for next-generation smartphones, consumer devices, healthcare, and automotive applications. Metalenz is a spin-out of the group of Federico Capasso at Harvard University, where the technology was invented. technology is expected to be ...

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NXP adds UWB and BLE to SmartThings

NXP says its Trimension Ultra-Wideband platform now offers fine ranging for new tagging use cases. UWB and BLE solutions have been combined to deliver spatial awareness to the new Samsung Galaxy SmartTag+, providing an enhanced experience to the Samsung SmartThings Find service. SmartThings Find is an innovative service within the SmartThings application, available on some ...

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