Improved flow sensors for ventilators

Sensirion has introduced three flow sensors for ventilators. All based on its SFM3xxx platform, they are intended for inspiratory applications at ambient pressure. SFM3119 (pictured) is a digital flow meter, the successor to its SFM3100. Flows of air, oxygen and air-oxygen mixtures between -10 and 240 slm are measured, and output in 16bit format updated at ...

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Infineon plans automotive laser head-up display for cars

Infineon is aiming at augmented reality glasses and automotive head-up displays with a MEMs-based optical scanner. The company is giving very little away beyond this, except to say that the “MEMS scanner chipset features a tilting mirror which lays the foundation for a new generation of laser beam scanner projectors”, and that the chipset is ...

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THine introduces streaming image camera kit

THine Solutions has introduced its second THEIA-CAM family kit, the THSCM101, a 13MP (megapixel) Phase-Detection Auto-Focus (PDAF) Linux Camera Reference Design Kit. The THSCM101 Kit interfaces to NXP’s i.MX 8M family EVKs and is based on THine’s THP7312-P image signal processor (ISP) and Sony’s IMX258 13MP CMOS PDAF image sensor. The Kit includes a Camera ...

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New Zealand turns to LeoLabs for stewardship of space

LeoLabs and New Zealand’s Space Agency, have signed a multi-year agreement to develop a “Space Regulatory and Sustainability Platform”, the country’s government has announced. The Californian-based company is a provider of low Earth orbit (LEO) mapping and Space Situational Awareness (SSA) services. The space monitoring, cloud-based system will enable New Zealand to better meet the ...

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microLED industry eyes escape velocity

microLED could be approaching escape velocity, says Yole Developpement. Cost is the number one challenge. A 20x to 50x reduction is required to address consumer applications with the exceptions of AR and wearables. Positives are increased funding, resources, prospects, and the availability of commercial tools which are speeding up development. Samsung and Vuzix (with JB ...

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Low-cost device engineered for 1 hour Covid variant test

Harvard and MIT researchers have teamed up to prototype a self-contained saliva-based diagnostic Covid test that can distinguish between variants in an hour and is “just as accurate as the PCR tests now used”, according to MIT. It is called ‘miSherlock’, for ‘minimally-instrumented Sherlock’, where Sherlock is a Crispr-based DNA/RNA test invented at Harvard’s Wyss Institute ...

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Humber gets wind farm investment

Today the government has announced a £260 million investment in offshore wind farms in the Humber region. “The Humber region embodies the UK’s green industrial revolution, with new investment into developing the next generation of wind turbines set to create new jobs, export opportunities and clean power across the country.“ says PM Boris Johnson. Siemens ...

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Fibre to be fed through water mains

Fibre optic cables could be fed through the water mains to connect homes, businesses and mobile masts in rural areas without digging up the roads, says the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). £4 million is available for  innovators to trial what could be a quicker and more cost-effective way of connecting fibre optic ...

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