New Zealand turns to LeoLabs for stewardship of space
LeoLabs and New Zealand’s Space Agency, have signed a multi-year agreement to develop a “Space Regulatory and Sustainability Platform”, the country’s government has announced.
This article was posted on Aug 16, 2021Return of roaming charges
Although the four main UK mobile networks said they wouldn’t re-introduce roaming charges in Europe after Brexit, two of the four now have.
This article was posted on Aug 16, 2021THine introduces streaming image camera kit
ü High resolution including but not limited to 4K2K and 1080p.
This article was posted on Aug 16, 2021Infineon plans automotive laser head-up display for cars
Infineon is aiming at augmented reality glasses and automotive head-up displays with a MEMs-based optical scanner.
This article was posted on Aug 16, 2021Improved flow sensors for ventilators
Sensirion has introduced three flow sensors for ventilators.
This article was posted on Aug 16, 2021SMIC Q2 revenues up 43% y-o-y
SMIC had Q2 revenues of $1.34 billion – up 43% y-o-y – for a net profit of $687 million. It forecasts that full year revenues will be up 30% with a 30% gross margin.
This article was posted on Aug 13, 2021Edge-mount USB Type-C is 2.9mm thick
GCT’s has created an edge-mount USB Type-C (3.2 Gen 2) plug for dockable devices and plug-in external dongles.
This article was posted on Aug 13, 2021Panasonic installs 185kW solar array on European HQ
Panasonic has installed a 185kW solar array on its headquarters building in Ottobrunn near Munich.
This article was posted on Aug 13, 2021Tissue-based human body communications are OK
Human tissue is a good transmission medium for connecting wireless binaural hearing aids, according to Tokyo University of Science.
This article was posted on Aug 13, 2021Sponsored content – Contactless switch for hygienic switching
Please, do not touch! Because that doesn’t have to be the case at all. A new generation of switches for touchless switching has been developed for exactly this purpose. Switching without touching. Switching without contaminating the surface with potentially harmful germs, viruses or bacteria. How do these switches work and what are they capable of?
This article was posted on Aug 13, 2021Non-hermetic tantalum capacitors for rugged environments
Mallory is aiming its Sonalert TS5 Series silver case tantalum capacitors at consumer, industrial and military applications where a hermetic seal is not required, but the application does have a high level of shock, vibration or temperature resistance.
This article was posted on Aug 13, 2021Nanosecond pulse generator for Mach-Zehnder modulators
Highland Technology has introduced a pulse generator suitable for driving LiNbO3 Mach-Zehnder and similar electro-optical devices.
This article was posted on Aug 13, 2021Leonardo boosts #T-TeC 2021 space tech competition for students
The #T-TeC 2021 competition, which is supported by Leonardo, aims to encourage a new generation of scientists and innovators, with the aim of “creating a bridge between the academic world of research and the innovative space sector”.
This article was posted on Aug 13, 2021Antichiral ferromagnetism predicted
Researchers from Skoltech, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, and Uppsala University have predicted the existence of antichiral ferromagnetism, a nontrivial property of some magnetic crystals that opens the door to a variety of new magnetic phenomena.
This article was posted on Aug 13, 2021Berkeley team build world’s thinnest magnet
A team at the US Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and UC Berkeley have built a cobalt-doped van der Waals zinc-oxide magnet from a solution of graphene oxide, zinc, and cobalt.
This article was posted on Aug 13, 2021ASFETs for hot-swap and soft-start
Nexperia has brought out 80V and 100V ASFETs with enhanced SOA performance, targeting hot-swap & soft-start applications in 5G telecom systems & 48 V server environments and industrial equipment needing e-fuse and battery protection.
This article was posted on Aug 12, 2021TUM team ASIC implements post-quantum cryptography
A team at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has designed and commissioned the production of a computer chip that implements post-quantum cryptography very efficiently.
This article was posted on Aug 12, 2021Isar Aerospace becomes “most well-funded space start-up” in EU
Isar, the Munich-based launch service provider for small and medium satellites, has extended its Series B funding to $165m.
This article was posted on Aug 12, 2021Robust growth expected for all IC categories, says IC Insights
IC Insights expects robust growth rates for nearly all IC products in 2021.
This article was posted on Aug 12, 2021Cesium helps perovskite solar last longer
Cesium iodide can improve the stability and efficiency of certain perovskite solar cells, according to researchers at Kanazawa University.
This article was posted on Aug 12, 2021PMIC complements Renesas MPUs
Renesas has brought out a PMIC to complement its RZ/V2L and RZ/G2L MPUs designed for AI-enabled applications.
This article was posted on Aug 12, 2021