News & Analysis
Ultracapacitors go Mainstream - Supercapacitors USA 2012, Washington DC, Nov 7-8
Ultracapacitors, otherwise known as supercapacitors, have recently become an essential part of the toolkit of designers of aircraft, trains, road vehicles, renewable energy, office equipment and the host of small electronic devices where it all began.
Zeiss, Philips and Samsung Ventures head key speaker roster at Invest in Photonics(R) 2012
Invest in Photonics 2012, a two-day international business partnering convention focused exclusively on photonics VC investment, names Pierre Billardon, president of Carl Zeiss France, Hans Nikol, VP LED innovation and strategy at Philips and Michael Jeon, head of Samsung Ventures Europe (SVE) as key speakers at the December 12th – 13th event in Bordeaux, France.
electronica 2012 – On the path to a new mobility
New electric automobiles such as the Smart Fortwo Electric Drive, the Renault Twizy or the Opel Ampera illustrate the progress that has been made in electromobility. Electric bicycles and pedelecs are also making advances. According to the ACE (Auto Club Europa), a total of 310,000 bicycles with electric motors were sold in 2011. However, there is still a great deal of development potential, especially in the areas of battery-charging infrastruct...
Kiosk London Expo 17th and 18th of October Barbican Centre London
This year Display Technology will once again be attending the Kiosk London Expo on the 17th and 18th of October at the Barbican Centre London!
Broadcom MASTERS Get a Taste of Raspberry Pi
Raspberry Pi co-founder and Broadcom employee Eben Upton challenged Broadcom MASTERS finalists to use the $25 Raspberry Pi computer to tweak a basic version of the classic Snake PC game. One team of middle-schoolers were able to add the dual-control multiplayer feature, much to Upton's surprise!
IDTechEx forecasts a $100 million graphene market in 2018
Graphene promises to offer excellent material properties in almost all applications. Its extraordinary performance has led many to call it the 'superlative' or 'wonder' material. However, the reality is different. A new report by IDTechEx provides detailed analysis and discussion of the material, technologies, markets and players. The article below summarises the rise of graphene and whether this so-called 'wonder material' truly deserves the nam...
“Contains Murata Innovation” theme at Electronica 2012
Murata invites visitors to Electronica to come to their stand, B5 – 107, and view products and demonstrations. With the theme of “Contains Murata Innovation”, all the demonstrations and new products will be based on a variety of concepts suitable for consumer, industrial and automotive applications.
Agilent announce the U1273AX OLED handheld digital multimeter
Agilent have unveiled the U1273AX OLED handheld digital multimeter, which can operate in temperatures as low as -40 C. Even in such frigid conditions, the new handheld DMM provides accurate results with no warm-up time required.
Analog Devices University Programme
The University Program provides students analog design kits, course material and support to build and test analog circuits anytime/anywhere. ADI teamed with representatives from Digilent, RIT, RPI, Virginia Tech and Arizona State University.
Mike Konrad to Present “Cleaning in a World of No-Clean” at the Long Island SMTA Expo and Technical Forum
Aqueous Technologies announces that CEO Michael Konrad will present at the upcoming Long Island SMTA Expo and Technical Forum. Konrad will present “Cleaning in a World of No-Clean” on Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at the Islandia Marriott Long Island in NY.