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Professor Brian Cox OBE to Deliver NIDays 2010 Keynote
National Instruments UK & Ireland has announced that Professor Brian Cox OBE, the ‘Rock Star Physicist’, will deliver the keynote address at NIDays 2010. Cox is Professor of Particle Physics at the University of Manchester and one of the leaders on the ATLAS experiment at the CERN Large Hadron Collider (LHC), as well as a hugely popular TV presenter, author and media figure. NIDays is the UK and Ireland’s largest graphical system design c...
ACAL Technology helps Parrot to create the world’s first iPhone Drone for augmented-reality gaming
ACAL Technology has helped Parrot - a global leader in wireless devices for mobile phones – to develop the world’s first consumer drone controlled by an iPhone®, IPod® Touch or iPad®. The AR.Drone combines real-time video with advanced computer graphics and WiFi® interactivity to create augmented-reality iPhone gaming for one or more players.
Lorlin to celebrate 50 years of manufacturing Rotary Switches at Electronica 2010
Lorlin Electronics will celebrate 50 years of manufacturing their wide range of standard and custom switching products at electronica 2010. Designed, manufactured and assembled in their UK factory the majority of Lorlin products can be fully customised to meet their customer’s exact requirements avoiding any compromises in the end users equipment.
NanoKTN Partners with BCF and PRA to Host Conference on Nano-enabled Coatings
The Nanotechnology Knowledge Transfer Network (NanoKTN), one of the UK’s primary knowledge-based networks for Micro and Nanotechnologies, is pleased to announce that its second Coatings focus group event will take place on 21st October 2010 in partnership with the British Coatings Federation (BCF) and the Paint Research Association (PRA). The event will look at the benefits and potential applications of nanomaterials in inks and coatings.
knitter-switch to focus on its smallest switches at electronica 2010
knitter-switch (Hall B5 273), one of Europe’s leading switch manufacturers, will present a wide range of new products at electronica 2010 which takes place at the New Munich Trade Fair Centre from November 9th to November 12th. Focus of the knitter-switch exhibit will be the company’s space-saving small switch portfolio, together with membranes and the wide range of encoders with two new series.
UGent and imec launch silicon photonics spin-off Caliopa
Ghent University (UGent) and imec today announced the creation of Caliopa, a spin-off from their world leading Photonics Research Group. An initial 2 million Euro in funding was raised from Baekeland, Fidimec, PMV-Vinnof, a private investor and the founders. Caliopa will develop and market advanced silicon photonics based optical transceivers for the data and telecommunications markets.
X2O Media Chosen One of Canada's Select 'Companies to Watch' in the 2010 Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Awards
X2O Media won a coveted Companies-to-Watch Award, one of four separate awards categories that make up the 2010 Deloitte Technology Fast 50™ Awards, the pre-eminent technology awards program in Canada. The Companies-to-Watch Award honors early-stage Canadian technology companies in business less than five years. These companies exemplify many of the winning characteristics of Deloitte Technology Fast 50™-ranked companies, which are judged us...
RedMere Introduces the Second Generation of Self Powered Cable Booster Modules, Future Proofing Long Cable Applications
RedMere, a leading supplier of smart active cable solutions has announced the introduction of the second generation long cable module, the MEA1691, at CEDIA EXPO 2010. The MEA1691 is a compact HDMI 1.4 certificated 10.2Gbps booster module that guarantees interoperability and is future proofed for 3D-ready applications.
Zytronic to launch new controller offering enhanced functionality for ultra large form factor PCT™ touch sensors
At electronica 2010 (Hall A3, Booth 441), Zytronic, the leading developer of Projected Capacitive Technology (PCTTM) touchscreen products for public and industrial applications, will launch a new addition to its range of touch controllers designed to enhance user experience in ultra large format applications.
ADATA teams up with Gigabyte for the ‘GO OC 2010’ worldwide final
ADATA Technology, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of high performance DRAM modules and NAND Flash products, is pleased to announce its exclusive sponsorship of the worldwide final of the GIGABYTE™ Open Overclocking Championship (GO OC) 2010, the largest overclocking competition in the industry. The competition, which will be held in the Hua-Shan Creative Park, Plum Wine Factory (East 3 Hall) in Taipei, Taiwan, takes place on Saturday...