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How to choose a resistor for your automotive application
The electric car boom is upon us. However, the technology behind the movement must continue to be refined to perfect its use in commercial vehicles. Here Simone Bruckner, Managing Director of power resistor manufacturer, Cressall Resistors explains what manufacturers must consider when choosing power resistors for electric vehicles.
FITTS named 2020 Ingram Micro Cloud Partner Award winner
FITTS has announced it was named the Rookie of the Year winner by Ingram Micro Cloud. The award was presented to FITTS during Ingram Micro’s Cloud Summit: The Digital Sessions, held virtually this year.
Electronics as paint can be dangerous
You do not give a car battery to your children. It is dangerous. The same caution must be exercised as energy harvesting and storage arrives as electronics as paint. For example, a precursor of this is the InfinityPV adhesive solar tape you cut to any length, this determining voltage and power output.
COVID-19 phishing scams becoming more sophisticated
Phishing scams related to COVID-19 are becoming more targeted and difficult to identify as the pandemic progresses, a new report from privacy advocacy group ProPrivacy suggests.
TomTom and Delphi deliver fuel savings for passenger cars
TomTom (TOM2) and Delphi Technologies PLC (DLPH), have announced that real-world drive tests of Delphi Technologies’ advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) combined with the TomTom ADAS Map delivered fuel savings of more than ten percent in passenger cars.
The possibilities of hydrogen fuel cells
One of the most promising uses of hydrogen fuel cells is in the automotive industry. A number of major industry players, including BMW and Toyota, have already revealed plans to develop fleets of hydrogen-powered cars as the fuel source offers an additional, sustainable solution to electric power. But there are many applications beyond cars that are open to this clean energy source. Here, Håkan Holmberg, Sales and Marketing Manager at ...
How blockchain can help us have trust in the food we eat
Today’s food supply chains are global, connected and generally efficient, but the COVID-19 pandemic has shone a spotlight on areas of weakness. The urgent need for robust and resilient systems and processes has been brought sharply into focus, and the combined food industry, like so many other sectors, has an opportunity to 'build back better' through the adoption of revolutionary technologies such as blockchain. By Nish Kotecha, Co-founde...
Battery modelling among new features in software release
The new 2020.2 software release of powertrain design and optimisation software from Ricardo brings a wealth of new features and capabilities, including for electric vehicle battery design, together with improved accuracy and functionality
ASSET InterTech achieves ISO 9001 standard
Culminating a year-long review of its quality management standards and an intense three-day audit of its processes, ASSET InterTech has been awarded an ISO-9001 certificate by the International Standards Organization.
Wireless microcontrollers enable BLE connectivity
The KW39/38/37 families of wireless microcontrollers from NXP Semiconductors is in stock at Mouser Electronics.