Thales Alenia Space have won the contract to design the mother ship for the Comet Interceptor mission, which will see one main spacecraft and two smaller robotic probes travel to an as-yet unidentified comet, and map it in three dimensions. The smaller probes (30cm in length) will be built by the Japanese Space Agency. For ...
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Arduino and Seeed have collaborated to produce the Arduino Sensor Kit. Based on the Arduino UNO, the STEM kit is aimed at those getting started with electronics and sensors easier. It contains a Base Shield and ten Grove modules that can be connected either through the digital, analog or I2C connectors on the shield (there ...
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The European Investment Bank (EIB) has awarded up to €20 million of funding to Spire Global, the US company with the world’s largest multi-purpose constellation of satellites. The financing will back capital expenditure and research and development (R&D) activities, says the EIB. Specifically, to help develop Spire’s constellation of small satellites and high-quality maritime, aviation ...
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The UK government is investing £7 million, via the National Space Innovation Programme, in 21 UK organisations working on innovative space technologies. The idea is that it represents cash injections for “high-risk, high-reward” projects of both companies and universities. Areas addressed include monitoring climate change through Earth Observation and satellite communications to provide greater connectivity to ...
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Digi-Key Electronics has announced a global distribution partnership with GLF Integrated Power, the maker of ultra-efficient, ultra-small, silicon power control and protection ICs. The products target the IoT, smart wearable, TWS earbuds, smart medical device, automotive, smartwatch optical modules, asset tracking, and home security markets. The agreement means GLF Integrated Power silicon power control and ...
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Thales Alenia Space and ESA have signed a €482 million contract, confirming the development of the ROSE-L (Radar Observation System for Europe in L-band) environmental monitoring system. The contract was signed in the presence of Riccardo Fraccaro, Undersecretary of the Italian Prime Minister’s Office, and ESA’s Director General, Jan Wörner. Thales Alenia Space is a Joint ...
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As we always say, this is your chance to shape the destination of another Elektra 2020 Award. We are looking for readers’ votes in the University Research category. In this category, visitors to the Electronics Weekly website are invited to select the University research project which they feel will make the largest impact on the ...
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Leman Micro Devices (LMD) demonstrates its V-Sensor for smartphones and wearables, for measuring blood pressure and other vital signs
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Traco Power has released its TSR-E, TEA, TBA and TEC series of low-cost DC-DC converters, which are available from 1 to 3 watts covering 12 new product families. With available input ranges of +/-10%, 2:1 and 4:1, they have an operating temperature range of -40°C to +86°C without derating and feature standard I/O isolation of ...
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UK company Metalysis is working with the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop a process to extract oxygen from lunar dust, leaving behind metal powders that could also be 3D printed into construction materials for a Moon base. The technology could prove an early step to establishing an extra-terrestrial oxygen extraction plant, hopes the agency. ...
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