Design
Material converts waste engine heat into electrical energy
A way to improve automotive fuel efficiencies has been reported in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. A team led by Professors Ian A. Kinloch and Robert Freer of the University of Manchester has developed a material that could convert engine heat that is otherwise wasted into electrical energy.
Automation reduces medical patch pump costs by 20%
By automating the production and test processes, ESCATEC has reduced the manufacturing costs of a medical patch pump by 20%. The initial contract for a few thousand unit prototype run of the PCB was done using ESCATEC's SMT line is Switzerland. However, the customer then asked for additional components, such as sensors, to be added that had to be done by hand, taking several minutes per unit and adding to the production cost.
BTU to showcase enhanced energy pilot software at NEPCON South China
BTU International has announced that it will exhibit the PYRAMAX reflow oven and its enhanced ENERGY PILOT software in booth B-1F55 at NEPCON South China, scheduled to take place 25th - 27th August, 2015, at the Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Center in China. ENERGY PILOT is a feature in the latest release of BTU’s windows-based WINCON operating system.
World's first vehicle to display a heartbeat on its exterior
Lexus Australia has developed the world's first vehicle to display a heartbeat on its exterior in a demonstration of advanced technology and the connection between man and machine. The automative company collaborated with creative agency M&C Saatchi to produce a one-off RC F V8 coupe that integrates a series of technologies to display a person's heartbeat in the vehicle's bodywork.
Gamers improve the security of country's critical software
SRI International, in partnership with the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC), the Air Force Research Laboratory, and the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Crowd-Sourced Formal Verification (CSFV) programme, has created a game where gamers can help improve security of the country’s critical software. Binary Fission was designed as a fun and accessible way for “citizen scientists” to help increase th...
50 & 75Ω VNA calibration kits operate up to 26.5GHz
Expanding its portfolio of general purpose VNA calibration kits, Pasternack has announced 50 and 75Ω versions. The kits offer excellent performance characteristics designed for the fine-tuning and calibration of sensitive test equipment in engineering labs, production environments and quality testing facilities.
UltraSoC & Cadence deliver universal debug for multicore SoCs
UltraSoC and Cadence Design Systems has announced that they have collaborated to provide support for the Cadence Tensilica Xtensa family of processors within UltraSoC's UltraDebug universal SoC debug solution.
RTOS now supports the latest processor architectures
Now featuring support for the latest processor architectures, improved performance optimisations and expanded security and safety features, Green Hills Software has announced a major release of its ultra-small footprint µ-velOSity RTOS.
Manage industrial networks holistically
Belden has released the latest version of its Hirschmann network management software. Industrial HiVision 6.0 enables streamlined network management and delivers comprehensive security functionalities for the configuration and supervision of industrial Ethernet networks. With this software, industrial networks can be managed holistically, ultimately increasing the network’s availability.
Easily & quickly create complex power-supply designs
Providing experienced engineers with the extensive design control, analysis and trouble-shooting capability required to create complex power-supply designs, Texas Instruments has announced a series of advanced tools in WEBENCH Power Designer. From control-loop compensation to simulation export, WEBENCH puts cutting-edge tools in the hands of expert design engineers to create power supplies for industrial, automotive and communications equipment.