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80A isolator is tough for industry

Wellingborough-based Hylec-APL has introduced an 80A isolator switch for industrial machinery, commercial buildings, power supplies, security equipment, and air conditioning. The switches are IP67 rated and ensure an electrical circuit is completely de-energised for routine service and maintenance and can be shut down quickly in an emergency. When used as an emergency stop, it can ...

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Electron-nucleus qubit could be easier to make on silicon

Engineers at the University of New South Wales have invented an architecture for quantum computing that operates without precise atom placement and allows qubits to be placed hundreds of nanometres apart while remaining coupled. Fabrication should be easily within reach of today’s technology, according to the team, led by Professor Andrea Morello of the University ...

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Compound semiconductor Catapult gets CEO

The Government’s recently-formed Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult has a CEO – Stephen Doran, formerly director of operations at Raytheon UK. “Stephen Doran brings over 25 years of experience in the global electronics markets,” said a spokesman for the Catapult. “The insight generated by a career spent developing and delivering leading-edge products for the commercial and ...

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Intel’s 1Tops neural processor for vision

Intel has introduced a neural computing engine for accelerating deep learning inferences at the edge. It is included on an SoC called Myriad X, aimed at drones, robotics, smart cameras and virtual reality. “The Myriad X architecture is capable of 1Tops maximum performance, based on peak floating-point computational throughput on deep neural network inferences,” said the ...

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Controllers add touch without special firmware

Silicon Labs CPT212B and CPT213B TouchXpress controllers are self-contained touch controllers that link to a host MCU, saving firmware development when adding touch to home appliances, medical equipment, consumer electronics, instruments, control panels and lighting. CPT212B features up to 12 sensor inputs in a QFN20, consuming 200 µA in optimised active mode and 1µA sleeping. ...

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UK made: Third Dimension gets order from Bombardier

GapGun is a hand-held metrology tool designed and made in Bristol by Third Dimension. Not only does it measure gaps, but whether panels are level and the radius of edges. Data is logged, and linked via Wi-Fi for the quality control audit trail. The latest order is from train maker Bombardier, for Aventra electric multiple ...

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UK semi-autonomous lorry trials in 2018

Lorries will be electronically bound together in ‘platooning’ trials in UK motorways, according to the Department of Transport. Up to three heavy goods vehicles will be bound in convoy with acceleration and braking controlled by the lead vehicle. All lorries in the platoon will always have a driver ready to take control. “If successful, this ...

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ARM Linux industrial computer gets EtherCat.

Harting has added EtherCat connectivity to its modular industrial computing architecture (‘MICA’). “MICA’s modular open-source software makes it the ideal solution for developing edge and cloud applications in production,” claimed the firm. “Creating the EtherCat functionality as an internal function module enables MICA to deliver benefits such as protection class IP67, connectors suitable for industrial ...

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