Musk’s Neuralink raises $205m Series C
Elon Musk’s five year-old implanted brain chip unit, Neuralink, has raised another $205 million of venture capital.
This article was posted on Aug 9, 2021CAA takes on space regulator role
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has become the UK’s space regulator.
This article was posted on Aug 9, 2021A simpler source of THz radiation
Plasmon-coupled semiconductor surface states can down-convert 1550nm optical wavelengths to terahertz frequencies four-orders of magnitude more efficiently than non-linear optical methods, according to UCLA.
This article was posted on Aug 9, 2021Raspberry Pi weather map covers Scotland
Check out this Raspberry Pi-powered LED matrix that shows the current weather across Scotland, by displaying a suitably varied coloured map. Wind, cloud cover, rain and temperature are button-selectable options.
This article was posted on Aug 9, 2021Digi-Key showcases Factory Tomorrow video series
Digi-Key Electronics has introduced a series of videos focused on advancements in industrial automation.
This article was posted on Aug 9, 2021Xiaomi overtakes Apple to be No.2
Q2 smartphone sales grew 13.2% y-o-y to 313.2 million units with Xiaomi overtaking Apple to tske the No.2 slot, according to IDC.
This article was posted on Aug 9, 2021Nikola former chairman taken into custody
Trevor Milton (pictured) founder of electric truck company Nikola, has been charged with misleading investors about the company’s technology.
This article was posted on Aug 9, 2021Project Gigabit ramps up
2.2 million homes and businesses in 26 counties in England are set to get 1Gbps broadband connections in the government’s £5 billion Project Gigabit.
This article was posted on Aug 9, 2021Possible alternative bid for Newport Wafer Fab
Ron Black, who resigned as Imagination CEO when Chinese investors attempted a takeover, is reported to be involved in an investor group considering a bid to buy Newport Wafer Fab.
This article was posted on Aug 9, 2021ESD protection array for data and audio
Amazing Microelectronic of Taiwan has introduced a low-capacitance ESD protection array for data and audio interfaces.
This article was posted on Aug 9, 2021£1.5m for UK silicon anode li-ion project
Innovate UK has approved funding for the £1.5m ‘Silicon anode battery for rapid electrification’ (Sabre) project, intended to improve energy density in electric vehicle grade lithium ion batteries.
This article was posted on Aug 5, 2021Made-up BNC cables from Amphenol
Amphenol RF is aiming at test, measurement and industrial applications with a line of BNC cable assemblies using low-loss Times LMR‐UF cable.
This article was posted on Aug 5, 2021Disinfection LEDs from Anglia
Anglia Components has begun stocking UV-C ultra-violet LEDs from Bolb.
This article was posted on Aug 5, 2021PoE power injector works up to 5Gbit/s
Advantech has a DIN-rail power-over-Ethernet injector for industrial grade Wi-Fi 6 infrastructure.
This article was posted on Aug 5, 2021Re-use and recycle Raspberry Pis
Distributor OKdo has partnered with Raspberry Pi and the Sony Technology Centre in a scheme to re-use certain Raspberry Pi boards in the UK, with plans for it to become global later this year.
This article was posted on Aug 5, 2021China and Europe dominate base station market
Chinese and European suppliers of base station equipment are expected to maintain a global market share of more than 70% in 2021, says TrendForce.
This article was posted on Aug 5, 2021binder takes M12 and M12 Power from the cabinet to the field
binder, the circular connector specialist, has announced M12 and M12 Power control cabinet feed-throughs, to help ensure a secure connection between modules in the cabinet and automation components in the field.
This article was posted on Aug 5, 202121% leap in IC unit shipments this year, predicts IC Insights
After a 6% drop in IC unit shipments in 2019, and an 8% increase in 2020, IC Insights forecasts a huge 21% jump in IC unit shipments this year.
This article was posted on Aug 5, 2021Samsung Q2 profit up 73%
Samsung’s Q2 operating profit was up 54% y-o-y at $11 billion on revenues which were up 22% y-o-y at $55 billion. Net profit was up 73% at $8.4 billion.
This article was posted on Aug 5, 2021Disinfection LEDs from Anglia
Anglia Components has begun stocking UV-C ultra-violet LEDs from Bolb.
This article was posted on Aug 4, 2021PoE power injector works up to 5Gbit/s
Advantech has a DIN-rail power-over-Ethernet injector for industrial grade Wi-Fi 6 infrastructure.
This article was posted on Aug 4, 2021