How CRISPR-Cas gene editing works
This year’s Nobel Prize for Chemistry was won by Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna for their development of CRISPR-Cas9 – a method for genome editing.
This article was posted on Oct 14, 2020element14’s Halloween project
Halloween is expected to be very different this year. The prospect of walking from door-to-door has become for many a daunting, if not, dangerous affair.
This article was posted on Oct 14, 2020Raspberry Pi STEM design competition for young people in the UK
PA Consulting has launched its ninth UK Raspberry Pi competition for young people in various age groups, in parallel with its third competition in the Netherlands.
This article was posted on Oct 14, 20203D camera is IP65 to give robots robust eyes
IDS has extended its 3D camera series with compact and robust devices designed specifically for robotics and automated series production.
This article was posted on Oct 14, 2020Buck boost converters deliver up to 12.5A or 300W
TDK has added 12.5A max 300W max rated models to its i7C series of non-isolated dc-dc back bost converters that can produce outputs higher or lower than the input voltage.
This article was posted on Oct 12, 2020Peltier coolers are all under 10 x 10mm
CUI has announced some small Peltier modules for extracting heat from tight spots.
This article was posted on Oct 12, 2020Switches for wet places
The problem with switches in wet rooms, spa and pool facilities, requires not only the right choice of switch technology, but can often require unusually long cables to which Schurter’s answer is piezoelectric switch PSE.
This article was posted on Oct 12, 2020PSoC secure MCUs for IoT
Infineon is shipping Cypress PSoC 64 Secure MCUs with Trusted Firmware-M embedded security, the Arm Mbed IoT OS, and the Arm Pelion IoT platform to securely design, manage, and update IoT products without the need for custom security firmware.
This article was posted on Oct 12, 2020Imec pellicles have single-pass EUV transmission up to 97%
Imec has had promising results in EUV reticle protection.
This article was posted on Oct 12, 2020Aledia raises €80m Series-D
Aledia, a French startup that is pioneering a technology for microLED displays, has closed an €80 million first tranche of its €120 million D-round financing.
This article was posted on Oct 12, 2020Zynq Ultrascale+ dev board supports HDMI 2.0 up to 18Gbit/s
iWave’s has created a development platform around Xilinx Zynq Ultrascale+ ICs that supports HDMI 2.0 at up to 18Gbit/s and video resolutions up to 4K at 60Hz.
This article was posted on Oct 12, 2020Xmos offers AI dev kit
Xmos has announced a software development kit (SDK) for the artificial intelligence on its ‘xcore.ai’ processors, incorporating TensorFlowLite for Microcontroller development tools
This article was posted on Oct 12, 2020Broadcom buries hatchet with EU in return for ending exclusivity deals
“Broadcom will suspend all existing agreements containing exclusivity or quasi-exclusivity arrangements and/or leveraging provisions concerning Systems-on-a-Chip (SoCs) for TV set-top boxes and Internet modems, and has committed not to enter into new agreements comprising such terms,” says the EU competition regulator.
This article was posted on Oct 12, 2020ST’s Bluetooth LE 5.2 chip supports concurrent connections to 128 nodes.
STMicroelectronics has introduced a third generation of Bluetooth chip, describing it as “the world’s first Bluetooth LE 5.2-certified SoC to support concurrent connections up to 128 nodes”.
This article was posted on Oct 12, 2020New UK Space-Comm Expo event gets off the ground
The UK Space Agency (UKSA) is supporting a new commercially-focused exhibition and conference in 2021, dubbed the Space-Comm Expo. Its aim is to help drive growth across UK space sector.
This article was posted on Oct 10, 2020Imec reduces genome analysis to hours
Imec has announced elPrep5, the newest version of its software platform for DNA analysis, which is eight to 16 times faster than the standard reference genome analysis toolkit (GATK).
This article was posted on Oct 10, 2020August semi sales up 4.9% y-o-y
August semiconductor sales of $36.2 billion were 3.6% up on July and 4.9% up on the $34.5 billion of August 2019, says the SIA.
This article was posted on Oct 10, 2020Renesas adds nine RA6M4 MCUs
Renesas has expanded its RA6 Series MCUs with nine new RA6M4 Group MCUs, increasing the RA Family to 42 MCUs.
This article was posted on Oct 10, 2020Nokia joins Tampere University for 5G SoC development
The purpose of the partnership is to accelerate the development of proprietary SoC chipsets, including their design and manufacture, to improve time-to-market and to build a long-term SoC development competence and a foundation for technology leadership.
This article was posted on Oct 10, 2020Micron looking at ChangXin DRAM patent infringement
ChangXin Memory, China’s only DRAM company, could be the next Chinese chip company to be denied chip manufacturing equipment from firms controlled by the US.
This article was posted on Oct 10, 2020Selective metal plating of 3D printed plastic
3D printed plastic parts can be accurately nickel plated if the plastic is pre-doped with catalyst before printing, according to scientists from Waseda University, Japan.
This article was posted on Oct 10, 2020