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Radiation helped fuel first supermassive black holes
The appearance of supermassive black holes at the dawn of the universe has puzzled astronomers since their discovery more than a decade ago. A supermassive black hole is thought to form over billions of years, but more than two dozen of these behemoths have been sighted within 800 million years of the Big Bang 13.8 billion years ago.
A promise for patients with damaged corneas
Researchers working as part of the University of Georgia’s Regenerative Bioscience Center have developed a new way to identify and sort stem cells that may one day allow clinicians to restore vision to people with damaged corneas using the patient’s own eye tissue. They published their findings in Biophysical Journal. The cornea is a transparent layer of tissue covering the front of the eye, and its health is maintained by a...
Solutions improve cloud-based IoT development projects
ON Semiconductor has developed its IoT Development Kit (IDK). Encompassing both hardware and software elements, this multi-faceted product, with a modular construction, presents a configurable platform that enables engineers to evaluate, develop and release to market highly differentiated IoT systems in the shortest possible timeframes.
HTTPS client added to TCP/IP networking stack
HTTP Secure (HTTPS) client has been added to HCC Embedded's high performance TCP/IP networking stack. As the Internet of Things (IoT) continues to develop, the growth of embedded HTTP servers in devices that collect and exchange data runs the gamut from smart home, connected car, medical and industrial control applications. HCC’s HTTPS uses HCC’s verifiable Transport Layer Security (TLS) module to provide a highly flexible web-se...
Connectivity protocol added to networking and security suite
HCC Embedded has added MQTT IoT protocol support to its robust suite of connectivity and security software. MQTT is a small, low-bandwidth networking protocol ideally suited for connecting the growing number of embedded applications that are remotely monitored through an Internet connection. HCC Embedded’s MQTT implementation runs on HCC’s trusted TCP/IP stack to reduce time to market and uses verifiable TLS to secure IoT cloud connec...
LSI features high radiation tolerance for use in space
The development of an NB-FPGA that incorporates NanoBridge metal atom migration-type switch technology has been announced by NEC and the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), which utilises TIA, an open innovation hub operated by five institutes in Tsukuba and Tokyo. This original NEC product featuring high radiation tolerance is expected to contribute to the use of LSIs in space.
Visualising the genome with 3D structures
Scientists have determined the first 3D structures of intact mammalian genomes from individual cells, showing how the DNA from all the chromosomes intricately folds to fit together inside the cell nuclei. Researchers from the University of Cambridge and the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology used a combination of imaging and up to 100,000 measurements of where different parts of the DNA are close to each other to examine the genome in a mou...
CRISPR tech prevents tissue damage and chronic pain
For millions of sufferers, there is nothing more debilitating than chronic back or joint pain. It can feel like a lifetime of misery. But researchers led by University of Utah bioengineering assistant professor Robby Bowles have discovered a way to curb chronic pain by modulating genes that reduce tissue- and cell-damaging inflammation. "This has applications for many inflammatory-driven diseases," Bowles says.
Drive safely with magnetic arc blow out relay
The design of the DG55M automotive general purpose magnetic arc blow out relay is exclusive to Durakool and switches up to 20A at 80VDC, operating at 40A continuous capacity (at 23°C). This mini ISO relay’s special terminal arrangement ensures HVDC safety while fitting standard ISO relay sockets such as Durakool’s DZ85AB-5-WH2.
NASA radar technique finds lost lunar spacecraft
Finding derelict spacecraft and space debris in Earth's orbit can be a technological challenge. Detecting these objects in orbit around Earth's moon is even more difficult. Optical telescopes are unable to search for small objects hidden in the bright glare of the moon. However, a new technological application of interplanetary radar pioneered by scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, has successfully located spac...