University of Oxford collaborates to secure routers

The University of Oxford has teamed up with UK organisation in an attempt to defend routers from malware infections. The project, known as Secure Networking by Design (SNbD), is a partnership between the University, TechWorks Hub and NquiringMinds. The aim is to put an existing TechWorks router security project called ManySecured on top of a combination of the ...

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BMW echoes VW in saying chip shortage is here to stay

BMW’s CEO has followed VW’s CFO in saying that the automotive chip shortage will last at least another year. “We are still in the height of the chip shortage,” BMW CEO Oliver Zipse told the Neue Zuecher Zeitung, “I expect us to start seeing improvements at the latest next year, but we will still have ...

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4G antenna works on 50 x 40mm PCBs

Antenova is aiming a pet trackers, wearables and OBD-II designs with a surface-mount 4G antenna that can work on PCBs as small as 40 x 50mm. Called Pharaoh (part number SR4L073), it covers all 4G frequencies: 698-824MHz, 824-960MHz, 1,710-2,170MHz, 2.3-2.4GHz and 2.5-2.69GHz. Efficiency in the bands is ~20%, 35%, 70%, 60% and 60% respectively. “The performance of an ...

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What needs to be done to make useful Li-CO2 batteries?

Lithium-carbon dioxide batteries have theoretical promise, including in aviation where the lightweight materials are desirable – it might might make good use of Mars’ 96% CO2 atmosphere, for example. Headline figures are a theoretical specific energy density of 1,876Wh/kg and a ~2.8V discharge potential, but in practical terms the technology has not even reached infancy. To build a solid ...

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SMA to AMC micro-coax Wi-Fi 6 cable assemblies

Amphenol has introduced 1.13 and 1.32mm micro-coax SMA to AMC cables assemblies. “The configurations offer more efficient bandwidth sharing with excellent RF performance up to 9GHz,” accordingto the company. “The versatile nature of the SMA connector coupled with the small footprint AMC connector makes these assemblies ideal for IoT, antenna and Wi-Fi 6 applications.” The ...

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ELSA-d space debris removal mission restarts with half the thrusters

Astroscale, a Japanese startup focused on space debris removal, has revealed its progress on re-starting its ELSA-d test mission to capture a client spacecraft in space. Having previously demonstrated a controlled “Test Capture”, the mission had moved on to an “Autonomous Capture” demonstration. Among the “anomalies” experienced, one issue couldn’t be resolved: four of the ...

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Nissan builds prototype solid-state battery factory

Nissan showed off its prototype factory for solid-state batteries at the weekend. The technology could reduce the cost of EVs to the same level as ICE cars, says Nissan The company says the latest batteries charge three times faster and offer twice the range of earlier models.  Nissan said it is working with NASA and ...

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IC shortages to last till 2024 says VW CFO

The chip shortage is unlikely to completely resolved until 2024, VW CFO Arno Antiz told Boersen-Zeitung at the weekend. “The structural undersupply will likely only resolve itself in 2024,” Antlitz said. Some bottlenecks will ease towards the end of this year, said Antiz, but production won’t return to 2019 levels until 2023. Consequently demand will ...

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US DoD O-RAN Design Challenge

The US DoD is offering prize money for solutions to O-RAN inter-operability issues. A statement from the DoD reads: ‘The DoD, in collaboration with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA) Institute for Telecommunication Sciences (ITS), announced today the launch of the 5G Challenge Preliminary Event: RAN Subsystem Interoperability.’ ‘The 5G Challenge aims to foster ...

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