Honda to enter rocket launching business

Honda is getting into the small satellite launch business, the company announced yesterday. “Technologies related to rocket combustion and materials are in the hands of automakers. We will just change the field where the technologies are applied,” said Honda CEO Toshihiro Mibe. Honda reckons it’s expertise in ICE engines and autonomous driving technology will help ...

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Binder extends 718 series to address M8 industrial automation

Binder is adding to its 718 product series with new field-wireable, overmoulded M8 cable connectors, which are designed for installations in sensor and actuator applications. In addition to 3 and 4 pins, they are now also available in 5- and 6-pin versions. The company has announced they come with either PUR or PVC cables, up ...

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Viewpoint: How to test and evaluate quantum technologies

How quantum technologies can be tested and evaluated for commercialisation is explained by Dr Rhys Lewis, Head of NPL’s Quantum Metrology Institute. The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is the UK’s National Metrology Institute and home to the Quantum Metrology Institute (QMI). The QMI brings together all of NPL’s cutting-edge quantum science and metrology research and ...

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ST upgrades I2C interface performance in NFC tags

ST  has increased the I2C-interface performance in the latest generation of its ST25DV-I2C dynamic NFC-tag ICs, which let the host system access the tag’s on-chip EEPROM more quickly and easily. Writing to the EEPROM on the new ST25DV-I2C tags, via the I2C interface, is now as fast as standard EEPROM and allows flexible use of ...

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ICs for automotive pressure sensing systems

Renesas has introduced a family of ICs for automotive pressure sensing systems. The devices provide amplification and sensor-specific correction of signals in automotive xEV/EV/FCEV pressure sensing braking, transmission and HVAC systems. The RAA2S425x Product Family features high integration and advanced digital and analog functionality that significantly ease the design cycle and reduce customers’ system BOM ...

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