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17th December 2020
Digital converter with baseline tracking for low power touch buttons
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Inductive sensing technology enables touch button design for human machine interface (HMI) on a wide variety of materials such as metal, glass, plastic, and wood, by measuring small deflections of conductive targets. The sensor for an inductive touch system is a coil that can be implemented on a small PCB located behind the panel and protected from the environment.
Alternative Energy
15th December 2020
Ricardo commits to the UK Hydrogen Strategy Now campaign
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Ricardo has joined a group of leading UK businesses - which have together committed to invest £3bn into hydrogen projects - in calling on the Chancellor of the Exchequer for a UK-wide hydrogen strategy.
Automotive
15th December 2020
Is the grid ready for electric vehicles?
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The UK Government is planning to bring forward the ban on new petrol and diesel cars from 2040 to 2030. This will help the economy to reach the net zero emission target and even has the potential to become the Clean Air Act of the 21st century. Here, George Walker, Managing Director of Novotek UK and Ireland, explains why Electric Vehicles (EVs) will increase the need for effective distributed asset management.
IoT
15th December 2020
Speedcast launches next generation IoT platform
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Speedcast International has launched a next generation IoT platform designed to simplify connectivity, provisioning, and device management through a single console. Designed for onshore and offshore customers, the next generation Speedcast IoT Center is deployed on Amazon Web Services (AWS) to increase computing power and interoperability with a variety of customer applications required by IoT solutions.
Design
15th December 2020
SDK SiC epi-wafers in power modules for FCEVs
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Silicon carbide epitaxial wafers (SiC epi-wafers), the main material for power semiconductors, with a diameter of six inches (150mm) and manufactured by Showa Denko have been adopted by DENSO for their latest booster power modules for fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs).
Design
15th December 2020
Nanocrystalline single-phase filters for industrial apps
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KEMET has announced the launch of GTX plastic box single-phase filters. These filters reduce electromagnetic interference (EMI) generated from power lines within 250VAC single-phase electrical systems.
Optoelectronics
15th December 2020
UV-C LEDs: using light to fight viruses
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The longer the coronavirus pandemic lasts, the more important it is to stay safe and healthy in everyday life. Hygiene measures, such as wearing a facemask or socially distancing, help safeguard against the spread of germs. But light in the right wavelength also makes an enormous contribution to fighting viruses. UV-C LED light can eliminate 99.9% of viruses and bacteria on surfaces, in the air and in drinking water.
Artificial Intelligence
15th December 2020
To get a handle on ethical AI, we must first secure the Edge
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With the advancement of technology, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has started to become a tangible part of our everyday lives, assisting us with transportation, healthcare, protecting the environment and even helping us at home. In the coming decades, AI applications will go much further. Guest blog written by Lars Reger, NXP Semiconductors
Industrial
15th December 2020
Data centre dilemmas: overcoming growing pains
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Data centres have seen an unprecedented demand on resources over the past several years, with businesses moving more and more online and digital replacing analogue in almost every sector. The global pandemic, COVID-19, cast data centres further into the spotlight, with many businesses accelerating their digital transformation efforts.
Enclosures
15th December 2020
Blue e+ IT protects IT equipment in the industrial space
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Most people envisage the traditional setting for IT equipment as a cavernous data centre, housing large numbers of racks with flashing LED lights, all contained within a sterile environment specially designed to protect the delicate internal electrical components. By Karl Lycett – Rittal UK’s Product Manager for Climate Control
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