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Solution for bacteria strains resistant to antibiotics

Editorial Team Nov 2, 2016

Many bacteria have become resistant to existing antibiotics over the past few decades, and few new drugs have emerged. A recent study from a UK commission on antimicrobial resistance estimated that by 2050, antibiotic-resistant bacterial…

Trends

Insight Infinera 2016 to be hosted at Sunnyvale headquarters

Editorial Team Nov 2, 2016

Hosting Insight Infinera 2016 on November 17th is provider of Intelligent Transport Networks, Infinera, as its headquarters in Sunnyvale, California. Infinera executives and leading network operators will share their insight on the…

Software/Hardware

Distribution agreement with Scienscope to be exclusive supplier

Editorial Team Nov 2, 2016

A provider of automated assembly products and systems and part of Juki Automation Systems Corporation, Juki Automation Systems (JAS), has announced that it has signed an agreement with Scienscope International to distribute the AXI5100c…

Power

DIN-rail industrial network system feature PoE

Editorial Team Nov 2, 2016

The PL-80970 series of fanless rugged designs that wall-mount/VESA-mount has been announced by WIN Enterprises. These units feature Power over Ethernet (PoE), and are designed for industrial automation, transportation and other environments…

Integrated Circuits

Industry’s first digital multiphase PWM controllers

Editorial Team Nov 1, 2016

Intersil Corporation, a provider of innovative power management and precision analog solutions, today announced 12 new digital multiphase controllers and a companion smart power stage, including the industry’s first digital…

Software/Hardware

Partnership to deliver keyword detection for the IoT

Editorial Team Nov 1, 2016

XMOS and Sensory, a Silicon Valley company that enhances the user experience and security of consumer electronics, have announced a partnership to deliver Sensory’s TrulyHandsfree voice control technology on the XMOS xCORE-VOICE far-field…

Trends

Wolfspeed to present at IEEE Workshop

Editorial Team Nov 1, 2016

Wolfspeed is presenting, exhibiting, and partnering with the fourth annual IEEE Workshop on Wide Bandgap Power Devices and Applications (WiPDA), which will take place November 7th–9th, 2016 at The Chancellor Hotel in Fayetteville, Arkansas.…

Production

IR rework systems show where heat is applied

Editorial Team Nov 1, 2016

The successful deployment of 4500 focused IR rework systems and counting has been announced by PDR. The company attributes its success to its ongoing focus on providing the industry with operator friendly rework systems that are both simple…

3D Printing

3D printing speed increased up to 1,000 times

Editorial Team Nov 1, 2016

A major technological advance in the field of high-speed beam-scanning devices has increased the speed of 2D and 3D printing by up to 1000 times, according to researchers in Penn State's College of Engineering. Using a…

Featured

Beauty is on the inside, of the merelaniite mineral

Editorial Team Nov 1, 2016

Teasing apart the anatomy of the new mineral merelaniite took a team from around the world. Most mineral discoveries start with boots on the ground-or, rather, below the ground. The Merelani mining district is a well-known locale. Not only…