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MACOM extends family of CATV amplifiers
MACOM Technology Solutions has introduced seven new high-performance CATV amplifiers designed for 5V operation covering both upstream 5-300 MHz and downstream 45-1218 MHz. These amplifiers are offered in a single ended SOT-89 package and differential SOIC-8EP package. Additionally each product family is layout compatible allowing design engineers performance flexibility on the same system board.
Unveiling assessment of risks and rewards before acting
When animals hunt or forage for food, they must constantly weigh whether the chance of a meal is worth the risk of being spotted by a predator. The same conflict between cost and benefit is at the heart of many of the decisions humans make on a daily basis. The ability to instantly consider contradictory information from the environment and decide how to act is essential for survival. It’s also a key feature of mental health.
In a robotic workplace there will always be a place for humans
UK provider of hand pallet trucks, Midland Pallet Trucks, has moved to quash the theory that robots will eventually replace humans in the workplace, and stressed the importance of their role. A delivery warehouse in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, on the Chinese mainland recently hit the headlines after a mesmerising video of its little orange robots sorting parcels went viral (see below).
Let's get ready to rumble: it's drones versus lightning
Natural selection exists so that when mother nature pits crocodiles against wildebeest and lions against antelopes, the survival of the fittest ensures that the circle of life is maintained. Nature and the animal kingdom is full of fights and battles, however, it turns out so is humanity. Entering the ring are several metallic and plastic drones going head-to-head with the terrifying forces of lightning, its man vs. nature in this one. ...
Drones enable music festival to shoot for the stars
Intel shooting star drones lit up the sky at Coachella, the annual music festival held in Coachella Valley, California. This created a beautiful aerial performance of colourful formations, twinkling stars and 3D animated objects.
AXESS Sedation Mask to improve delivery of gases
Crosstex International and its subsidiary, Accutron, has announced the launch of the AXESS Mask, a single-use, lightweight and low profile nasal mask that is contoured to form fit comfortably over the patient’s nose. AXESS Mask and scavenging circuit are constructed of slender, lightweight tubing to reduce drag that can lead to mask displacement. The mask and circuit combined are designed to provide patients wi...
Wireless power could enable ingestible electronics
Researchers at MIT, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and the Charles Stark Draper Laboratory have devised a way to wirelessly power small electronic devices that can linger in the digestive tract indefinitely after being swallowed. Such devices could be used to sense conditions in the gastrointestinal tract, or carry small reservoirs of drugs to be delivered over an extended period.
3D model of endometrium is developed in a dish
Scientists at KU Leuven have managed to grow three-dimensional models of the endometrium in a dish. These so-called endometrial organoids can help shed light on the underlying mechanisms of the menstrual cycle. They also make it possible to study endometrial cancer and other diseases of the uterus in a lab dish. During a woman’s menstrual cycle, the endometrium that lines the uterus thickens, matures, and – unless the woman becom...
Transparent bones enable observation of inner stem cells
Ten years ago, the bones currently in your body did not actually exist. Like skin, bone is constantly renewing itself, shedding old tissue and growing it anew from stem cells in the bone marrow. Now, a technique developed at Caltech can render intact bones transparent, allowing researchers to observe these stem cells within their environment. The method is a breakthrough for testing new drugs to combat diseases like osteoporosis.
Assembling working human forebrain circuits in a lab dish
Peering into laboratory glassware, Stanford University School of Medicine researchers have watched stem-cell-derived nerve cells arising in a specific region of the human brain migrate into another brain region. This process recapitulates what's been believed to occur in a developing fetus, but has never previously been viewed in real time. The investigators saw the migrating nerve cells, or neurons, hook up with other neurons in the target ...