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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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 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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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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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, 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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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 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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Swedish EMS company Note has bought Buckinghamshire EMS company iPro. “iPRO manufactures electronics-based products with customers mostly found within greentech, but also in medtech and industrial sectors,” according to Note. “The company will strengthen Note’s growing position in the greentech customer segment. iPro’s business model is similar to Note’s and is based on long-term customer ...
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Voluntary motion of a muscle deep inside the ear could control computers, particularly for those with advanced motor neuron disease or other form of restricted movement, according to the University of Bath. GP Dr Nick Gompertz is behind the interface, and he is working with a team from the University. “When I was a medical ...
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