Leonardo ECRS Mk2 jet radar takes to skies

BAE Systems’ flight test facility in Warton, Lancashire has seen the first flight of a radar – dubbed ECRS Mk2 (European Common Radar System Mark 2) – that has been developed by engineers at Leonardo UK.

This article was posted on Oct 10, 2024

H1 telecom capex fell 10%

Telecom operators are now scaling back their investments in 5G and fixed broadband technologies, says Dell’Oro.

This article was posted on Oct 10, 2024

A frightful design experience

Prepare for a frightful design experience as element14 invites makers and innovators to unleash their spooky creativity in the Halloween-themed “Boo! In A Box” Design Challenge.

This article was posted on Oct 10, 2024

Nvidia and Accenture hook up for ‘agentic’ AI

Accenture, the management consultancy, and Nvidia have formed a business group aimed at helping customers adopt genAI.

This article was posted on Oct 10, 2024

Crypto Quantique hooks up with Adlink

Crypto Quantique, a provider of quantum-driven security for the IoT, has announced a collaboration with ADLINK Technology, the edge computing specialist, to simplify the secure boot process for industrial PCs (IPCs) using its QuarkLink security platform.

This article was posted on Oct 10, 2024

Duke of Edinburgh visits New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering

The New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering (NMITE) welcomed Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh to its Skylon Campus in Herefordshire.

This article was posted on Oct 10, 2024

4kW 400V to 12V dc-dc converter for EVs is liquid-cooled

Bel Fuse has announced 4kW liquid-cooled dc-dc converter for low voltage accessories in hybrid and electric vehicles.

This article was posted on Oct 10, 2024

Rohm chooses Heronic Technologies’ AI accelerator architecture tech

The winner of the latest UK-APAC Tech Growth programme, Heronic Technologies, will collaborate with Rohm Semiconductor to explore how Rohm can develop its own power semiconductor materials for emerging technologies.

This article was posted on Oct 10, 2024

Another approach to all-optical parallel computing

Researchers at the University of Tokyo have invented a new component for all-optical computing, that might bring this interesting technology out into the light.

This article was posted on Oct 10, 2024

Home-grown QKD receivers

Innovate UK’s £1.5 million MARCONI project aims to demo quantum key distribution (QKD) via high-fidelity, modular, and scalable receiver modules.

This article was posted on Oct 10, 2024

Battery can be used as physical structure

Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden has revealed its third generation of structural lithium ion battery.

This article was posted on Sep 20, 2024

UK welcomes arrival of West of Scotland Space Cluster

The UK has a new regional space cluster: the West of Scotland Space Cluster, the launch of which coincides with the arrival of Space-Comm Expo Scotland at the SEC Glasgow.

This article was posted on Sep 20, 2024

Mouser and Altium set up PCB design college

Mouser and Altium LLC are partnering to support electronics education and careers worldwide.

This article was posted on Sep 20, 2024

Infineon in pilot production on 300mm GaN wafers

Infineon has developed 300mm power GaN wafers which deliver 2.3x more ICs per wafer than 200mm.

This article was posted on Sep 20, 2024

Oracle offering 2.4zettaFLOPS

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is offering customers access to what it claims to be the largest AI supercomputer in the cloud — with up to 131,072 NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs — delivering 2.4 zettaFLOPS of peak performance.

This article was posted on Sep 20, 2024

Vote for the University Research Readers’ Choice award – Elektras 2024

We are asking readers of Electronics Weekly to choose the winner of the University Research Project of the Year in this year’s Elektra Awards. The award is kindly sponsored by Panasonic Industry Europe.

This article was posted on Sep 20, 2024

Potting compounds seal the deal for surfers

Riding high on the crest of the e-mobility wave, Wevo-Chemie has worked with Germany’s electric surfboard manufacturer, Lampuga, to create polyurethane potting compounds which seal the boards’ lithium-ion batteries.

This article was posted on Sep 20, 2024

DigiKey’s Back2School Prize Giveaway offers $1,000 to Grand Winner

DigiKey’s Back2School Prize Giveaway gives students a chance to win store credit towards building their own electronic projects.

This article was posted on Sep 20, 2024

Battery metals prices fall

The prices for metals used in batteries such as nickel, cobalt, and lithium continue to fall, reports TrendForce

This article was posted on Sep 20, 2024

Are electronics graduates meeting the needs of employers? asks UKESF

Are electronics graduates meeting the needs of employers? This is the question the UK Electronics Skills Foundation (UKESF) has sought to answer with its recent research.

This article was posted on Sep 20, 2024

AstroForge raises Series A for asteroid mining

AstroForge, the asteroid mining startup, has raised $40 million in Series A funding to “unlock a cost-effective and sustainable mining solution”.

This article was posted on Sep 9, 2024