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• Manufacturing output dips but remains above long-term average

  24-09-2018 17:27
  
  Output volumes from manufacturers have waned despite a strong showing in the previous month, according to the latest CBI Industrial Trends Survey.The survey of 409 firms found growth in manufacturing output slowing down in the three months to September, but remained above the long-term average. Export order books also faded to their weakest in almost a year, but remained above the long run average.
  According to the survey, output volume expanded in 10 out of 17 sub-sectors, with growth driven la
  
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• LEARN Mission: Students live on freeze-dried food in simulated moon experience

  24-09-2018 16:29
  
  Living on freeze-dried food and forgoing showers might appeal to some students, although the novelty might wear off after a few days.
  LEARN: Jacob Smith, a third year MEng (hons) Mechanical Engineering student at Bath UniversityFor Jacob Smith, a third year MEng (hons) Mechanical Engineering student at Bath University, these were two depravations that had to be endured over the course of a fortnight as part of the LEARN (Lunar Exploration Activities and Remote Navigation) mission, which took pla
  
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• ST and Leti to make GaN-on-Si power transistors

  24-09-2018 16:16 via electronicsweekly.com
  STMicroelectronics to manufacture GaN-on-Si power transistors, based on a process developed by French research lab Leti, ST and IRT Nanoelec. The process will be transferred from Leti’s 200mm R&D line to an ST-operated 200mm-wafer pilot-line, operational by 2020, which will allow ST to address high-efficiency, high-power applications – ST singles out: automotive on-board chargers for ...
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• RF transistor delivers 1.6kW across 88-108MHz

  24-09-2018 15:18 via electronicsweekly.com
  Ampleon has announced a rugged high-power transistor for broadcast across 88 – 108MHz for FM radio applications. The device, called BLF189XRA, can deliver 1,600W CW (continuous wave transmission) from a standard 50V power rail and can operate at >82% power efficiency. “Being capable of delivering such power levels from a single SOT539 package reduces the ...
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• Theorem Solutions adds JT to PDF product

  24-09-2018 12:50 via electronicsweekly.com
  Theorem Solutions of Tamworth, Staffordshire have released the latest JT to 3D PDF product from its Publish 3D range, with support for JT 10.x. Theorem’s Publish 3D – 3D PDF products enable the publishing of JT data directly into the interactive 3D PDF document format. The published PDF document contains embedded interactive 3D representations of ...
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• Theorem Solutions adds JT to 3D PDF product

  24-09-2018 12:50 via electronicsweekly.com
  Theorem Solutions of Tamworth, Staffordshire have released the latest JT to 3D PDF product from its Publish 3D range, with support for JT 10.x. Theorem’s Publish 3D – 3D PDF products enable the publishing of JT data directly into the interactive 3D PDF document format. The published PDF document contains embedded interactive 3D representations of ...
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• Glasgow builds fast bio-marker detector from CMOS

  24-09-2018 12:33 via electronicsweekly.com
  The University of Glasgow has used CMOS chip to analyse concentrations of four body chemicals that are indicators of disease, and has achieved results similar to standard NHS tests. The 3.4 x 3.6mm chips were designed on Cadence Virtuoso and fabricated at Austria microsystems on a 350nm triple-well process. On these, the active area is a ...
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• Spray on MXene antennas turn surfaces into transmitters

  24-09-2018 12:13
  
  A method for spraying invisibly thin MXene antennas onto flexible substrates could lead to next-generation wireless devices including wearables, functional fabrics, and IoT devices.
  Spray-applied MXene antennas could open the door for new applications in smart technology, wearables and IoT devicesIn research published in Science Advances, a group from Drexel University’s College of Engineering in Philadelphia reported a method for spraying the antennas that are made from MXene, a type of
  
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• Scottish team demonstrates Star-Trek inspired diagnostic device

  24-09-2018 11:27
  
  Glasgow University researchers have announced the development of a Star-Trek inspired hand-held electronic device that could be used for rapid diagnosis of conditions including heart attacks, strokes and cancer.
  A prototype consisting of a post-processed CMOS-chip with electronic readout attached to an Android-based tablet for data acquisitionInspired by Star Trek’s famed Tricorder, the Glasgow group’s multicorder device – described in in a paper published in the journal B
  
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• Project will use satellite imagery to help tackle fuel poverty and carbon emissions in UK

  24-09-2018 10:48
  
  Satellite data will be used in a UK project to pinpoint areas where energy efficiency measures are most needed in order to combat fuel poverty and carbon emissions.
  Astrosat, E.ON & ESA to tackle fuel poverty with satellite dataThe project, which involves E.ON, the European Space Agency (ESA) and Earth observation specialist Astrosat, will use near real-time and archived data gathered from orbiting satellites – including optical sources, thermal-infrared for heat mapping and air qualit
  
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• New US tariffs hit switches, routers and modems but not smartwatches, fitness trackers and speakers

  24-09-2018 09:28 via electronicsweekly.com
  Today another tranche of US tariffs on China imports into the USA takes effect. The 10% tariff is expected to apply to $200 billion worth of Chinese manufactured goods. The scope of the tariffs on electronics goods is confused. The government order imposing tariffs cites:  “Machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of ...
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• White House talks today on quantum computing

  24-09-2018 08:51 via electronicsweekly.com
  Later today a group of tech and financial companies will meet US government representatives at the White House to discuss ways to drive the US effort in quantum computing. Quantum computing “will enable us to predict and improve chemical reactions, new materials and their properties, as well as provide new understandings of spacetime and the ...
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• Alibaba starts Pingtogue Semiconductor

  24-09-2018 07:51 via electronicsweekly.com
  Alibaba is to set up a semiconductor company, reports Digitimes. The company, to be called Pingtogue Semiconductor, is to target AI SoCs and embedded processors. The idea is to use Pingtogue proprietary  ICs in Alibaba’s cloud and IoT activities. Pingtogue will start off as an amalgamation of C-Sky Microsystems, the China design house acquired by ...
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• Fujitsu develops 1000:1 image compression

  24-09-2018 07:17 via electronicsweekly.com
  Fujitsu is reported by the Nikkei to have developed 1000:1  image-compression technology. Fujitsu reckons it will be useful in autonomous driving and ADAS applications.  A commercially available implementation of the technology is planned for 2021. The technology is said to have been a spin-off from its 4k and 8k video development. As well as having ...
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