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• European photonics project targets girls for STEM

  19-06-2019 14:04
  
  An EU outreach project focusing on photonics claims to have engaged more than 1,000 young women across 10 countries in STEM activities.Backed by the European Commission and with funding from Horizon 2020, the Phablabs 4.0 initiative saw 1,221 girls attending events since last year. The programme involved a series of 33 workshops and 11 Photonics Challenger projects across 10 European countries in a bid to tackle the underrepresentation of women in science.
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• Boaty McBoatface reveals insights into Antarctic heating

  19-06-2019 12:40
  
  Southampton University research with autonomous submarine uncovers new link between winds and sea level rise
  The autonomous submarine to be housed on the UK’s new Antarctic research vessel, RSS Sir David Attenborough, has shed light on a key process linking increasing Antarctic winds to rising sea temperatures.
  Boaty McBoatface aboard RSS James Clark Ross. Image: Povl Abrahamsen, British Antarctic SurveyThe Autosub Long Range (better known as Boaty McBoatface after the phrase won a competi
  
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• Apple prepares to turn its back on China

  19-06-2019 12:34 via electronicsweekly.com
  According to the Nikkei, Apple has asked its supply chain to cost a move of 15-30% of its China production to other Asian countries. Apple has declined to comment. Although the immediate catalyst for the move is the trade war, the Nikkei reports several people saying Apple has been worried about its over-reliance in China ...
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• Farnell celebrates Women in Engineering at Leeds office tomorrow

  19-06-2019 12:06 via electronicsweekly.com
  Tomorrow, Thursday June 20th, Farnell is celebrating  International Women in Engineering Day by hosting a ‘Women in Engineering’ event at its offices in Leeds, on Thursday 20 June. The event is free to attend, from 11.15am – 2pm, including a networking lunch – attendees must register in advance. Students and professionals from the engineering industry ...
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• Process brings more aluminium alloys into automotive

  19-06-2019 12:02
  
  The automotive industry could make more use of high-strength aluminium alloys made from powders thanks to a new, single step advanced manufacturing process.
  PNNL’s ShAPE process combined with a unique aluminium alloy produced high-strength, high-ductility rods in one single process (Image: Andrea Starr/PNNL)The process, which produces nano structured rods and tubes directly from high-performance aluminium alloy powder, has been demonstrated by a team at the US Department of Energy’s
  
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• Solar desalination makes efficiency gains with ‘hot spots’

  19-06-2019 11:56
  
  A team from Rice University has used nanophotonics to focus light and boost its solar desalination process by 50 per cent.
  (Credit Pratiksha Dongare/Rice University)Rice’s “nanophotonics-enabled solar membrane distillation” (NESMD) technology was first demonstrated in 2012. It uses light-absorbing nanoparticles to turn a desalination membrane into a solar-driven heating element, enabling water purification without electricity. Recently, the team discovered it could boost the pe
  
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• Nano knowledge could improve catalysis

  19-06-2019 09:44
  
  Improvements to catalysis and additive manufacturing techniques could be made possible following UK research into the way nanoparticles melt.
  Shape changes in Au nanoclusters, indicating cluster surface melting at high temperatures. Images of two individual clusters containing 561 and 2530 atoms are shown (Image: Swansea University)Although melting behaviour is known to change at the nanoscale, the way nanoparticles melt has remained an open question.
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• Imec advances batteries; seeks partners

  19-06-2019 09:27 via electronicsweekly.com
  Imec has developed a solid-state Li-metal battery cell with an energy density of 400 Wh/liter at a charging speed of 0.5C (2 hours). Imec has started to upscale the materials and processes in a pilot line for fabrication of solid-state pouch cells at the EnergyVille Campus in Genk (Belgium) and is set-up in collaboration with the ...
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• Infineon and Zwipe in biotech collaboration

  19-06-2019 07:16 via electronicsweekly.com
  Infineon and biotech specialist Zwipe  have extended their partnership through a long-term non-exclusive agreement. The agreement outlines technical and commercial collaboration between the two companies. The two parties will co-define and develop SoCs  and card systems for the mass deployment of biometric smart devices, including payment cards and wearables. The cooperation is concentrating on so ...
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• Melexis claims world’s smallest medical grade FIR sensor

  19-06-2019 07:07 via electronicsweekly.com
  Melexis claims to have produced the world’s smallest medical grade FIR sensor. The device is assembled in a surface mount package for use in a variety of applications, including wearables and, in particular, in-ear-devices and clinical point-of-care applications where highly accurate human body temperature measurement is required. The MLX90632 is based upon Melexis’ established FIR ...
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• DRAM ASPs to take a 40% hit this year, says Yole.

  19-06-2019 07:06 via electronicsweekly.com
  DRAM prices are projected to decline by around 40% this year and  are not likely to increase again until 2020, says Yole Développement. For NAND, hopes of a second-half 2019 market rebound are shrinking as the anticipated demand recovery continues to be elusive and supplier inventory levels remain elevated. DRAM and NAND account for 97% of the ...
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• 5340-pixel by 3-line colour CCD has 24 lines per mm resolution

  19-06-2019 06:59 via electronicsweekly.com
  Toshiba has launched a lens reduction type, 5340-pixel by 3-line colour CCD linear image sensor for office automation and industrial equipment that realizes 24 lines per millimetre resolution for an A4-size document. More and more users want A4-size multifunction printers that can deliver the same high image quality and high-speed operation as A3-size models. This ...
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