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Calculator cuts costs and emissions

Editorial Team Aug 18, 2016

To help businesses calculate the energy savings they can make by using a REOWAVE passive filter, power quality specialist REO UK has created an online energy calculator. By simply entering a few key figures, businesses and Original…

A&D

Research investment takes wing in aircraft design

Editorial Team Aug 18, 2016

To develop an innovative way of designing and manufacturing aircraft wings, which will encourage a 'right first time approach' and reduce development time, Renishaw is contributing its additive manufacturing expertise to a £17.7m project,…

Power

DC link capacitor dimensions precisely fit IGBT module

Editorial Team Aug 18, 2016

Specifically designed for the HybridPACK 1-DC6 IGBT module from Infineon Technologies, TDK Corporation has presented an EPCOS DC link capacitor. The outstanding features of this component are the six busbar terminals with dimensions that…

Energy

Tiny solar device kills bacteria, disinfects water in just 20 minutes

Editorial Team Aug 17, 2016

When it comes to disinfecting water, a common method for doing so is boiling. In some parts of the world, though, this method consumes scarce fuel. Another method for disinfection is placing it out in the sun in a plastic bottle so that the…

Power

Precision op amp available with exposed center pad

Editorial Team Aug 17, 2016

Featuring 30nVP-P 0.1 to 10Hz noise and 50µV max input offset voltage, the LT6018, a precision op amp has been introduced by Linear Technology. Designed especially for applications sensitive to low frequency noise, the LT6018 has a very low…

Featured

Can wearable sleep tech lower risk of military-related PTSD?

Editorial Team Aug 17, 2016

There have been strong links between sleep disturbance and PTSD and the symptom poses one of the most challenging to manage. According to recent studies, sleep disturbance is not only a negative outcome from PTSD, but may also contribute…

A&D

NASA time-lapse video shows rocket fuel tank built in under a minute

Editorial Team Aug 17, 2016

While constructing an enormous 130-foot rocket fuel tank takes much longer than a minute, NASA summed it up for viewers in just 59 seconds. The space agency released this time-lapse video, showing the construction and rotation of the…

Connectivity

FPC connector offers high-speed transmission

Editorial Team Aug 17, 2016

Supporting USB 3.0, Embedded DisplayPort ver1.3 and MIPI D-PHY ver1.1 standards, a compact Flexible Printed Circuit (FPC) connector has been announced by Hirose. The FH58 family of FPC connectors features a back flip style actuator that…

Communications

SBC delivers improvements in CPU processing

Editorial Team Aug 17, 2016

Today’s applications are generating increasing volumes of data, with the rise of IoT and intelligent systems, thus escalating the demand for greater performance, high network connectivity and smart manageability. Advantech has announced…

Trends

Electronica Fast Forward start-up platform attracts founders

Editorial Team Aug 17, 2016

From November 8th–11th, 2016, the electronica Fast Forward start-up platform offers founders extensive start-up assistance. Thanks to this event, the World’s Leading Trade Fair for Electronic Components, Systems and Applications has its…