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Handling high bandwidth data processing requirements
Offering low power and high performance, the new rugged 3U VPX-based C912 from Aitech Defense Systems, combines NXP’s latest generation T4 series of QorIQ SoC multi-core e6500 processors along with a range of on-board I/O features.
The space industry's first DDR memory linear regulator
Texas Instruments has introduced the industry's first DDR memory linear regulator for space applications. The TPS7H3301-SP is the only DDR regulator immune to single-event effects up to 65 megaelectron volts per centimetre squared (MeV-cm2), powering space-satellite payloads including SBCs, solid-state recorders and other memory applications.
New demonstration for aerospace and defence industry
Event vehicles at the Farnborough International Airshow will be fitted with connected devices in field trial of real-time outdoor asset management solution.
Series of capacitors achieve CV values in high temp
A new series of axial leaded, hermetically sealed wet electrolytic tantalum capacitors has been released by AVX, that achieve supercapacitor CV values in high temperature environments up to 125°C.
Project Malmo uses Minecraft for AI research
Microsoft has made Project Malmo available for novice to experienced programmers on GitHub via an open-source license. It's a platform that uses the world of Minecraft as a testing ground for advanced AI research. The system, which had until now only been open to a small group of computer scientists in private preview, is primarily designed to help researchers develop sophisticated, more general or AI that can do things like learn, hold conversat...
Advanced rail technology on show at InnoTrans
The Powerbox Group has announced that it will showcase a series of advanced products and technologies for rail applications at InnoTrans 2016. Designed to reduce time to market and meet specific rail industry requirements, the new technology platform developed by the Powerbox group is extremely flexible to adjust to performance and parameters quickly. First to benefit from this concept is the Powerbox Low Battery Voltage Start Unit which will be ...
Imaging technique focus on breast cancer treatment
Cancer Research UK scientists have used imaging techniques as a way to identify patients who could benefit from certain breast cancer treatments, according to a study published in Oncotarget. The team at King's College London, in collaboration with scientists at the CRUK/MRC Oxford Institute for Radiation Oncology, used fluorescence lifetime imaging to confirm if they have joined together.
Graphene could be used to regenerate 3D tissues and organs
A team of researchers from Boise State University, led by Eric Krueger and David Estrada, have published an article in the American Chemical Society's Biomaterials Science and Engineering journal. Titled "Graphene Foam as a 3D Platform for Myotube Growth," it focuses on a study demonstrating the suitability of graphene foam as a scaffold for growing functional muscle tissue. Graphene foam is an emerging 3D version of graphene, a layer of carbon s...
Optimising ship’s engines with virtual sensors
An ETH spin-off, Vir2sense, specialises in the development of virtual testbeds designed to optimise the performance of marine diesel engines. The young entrepreneurs, Christophe Barro and Panagiotis Kyrtatos, hope to sell their product to big shipping companies. In the world of global shipping, deep-sea vessels are the industry’s workhorses, tirelessly transporting goods across the main maritime routes.
Icon Polymer seals the deal with Rolls-Royce
Icon Polymer, a supplier of polymer components to the global aerospace sector, has clinched a major contract with Rolls- Royce’s Civil Aerospace business.