Robots could benefit from research into fish fins at the University of Colorado Boulder. Engineer Professor Francois Barthelat has been examining the mechanics that allow fins to be flexible and stiff at the same time, with muscles at the base imparting smooth ripples that exert considerable force on their environment. “You get this dual capability ...
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Automotive MCU sales will surge 23% in 2021 despite the shortages, says IC Insights. 32-bit designs are expected to generate almost 77% of automotive microcontroller revenues this year, followed by 18% from 16-bit and 6% from 8-bit. The huge market for automotive MCUs — which accounted for about 40% of total MCU sales over the ...
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Chromacity, the Edinburgh ultra-fast laser manufacturer has completed a growth funding round of £1.2 million. Contributors to the round include existing investors, Kelvin Capital, EOS and Scottish Enterprise, as well as new investor ESM Investments. Chromacity will use the funding to expand the company’s workforce, particularly within its manufacturing and R&D divisions. To counteract the ...
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Lockheed Martin has completed construction of an advanced manufacturing facility at its Palmdale, California, campus and headquarters. The 215,000 square foot building will serve the company’s advanced-projects division, dubbed Skunk Works. Lockheed Martin says the “intelligent, flexible factory has digital foundations to incorporate smart manufacturing components, embrace the Internet of Things and deliver cutting edge ...
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Smiths Interconnect has launched its broad range of K-band waveguide components for satellite communication payloads in GEO/MEO and LEO orbits. Smiths Interconnect’s K-band waveguide components are qualified for spacecraft use in the company’s state-of-the-art test and qualification laboratory in Dundee, Scotland. Qualification for spacecraft use is completed for each product and comprises sine and random vibration, ...
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