Component Management

Stanford University engineers have developed dynamic windows that can switch from transparent to opaque or back again in under a minute, a significant improvement over dimming windows currently being installed to reduce cooling costs in some buildings. Stanford engineers have built a smart window that quickly changes from clear to dark and back again depending on the light.

Robnor ResinLab has just announced two safety-focused resins. The GR100 and GR200 are both non-hazardous and have hazard free labelling and, according to the company, they are the safest resins ever manufactured by the formulator. Free from Isocyanate or Plasticiser, Robnor ResinLab materials GR100 and GR200 have been designed as an alternative option to polyurethanes for applications such as potting, encapsulation and cable jointing.

Altium just announced its first annual PCB design conference created to help engineers grow their design expertise and contribute to the advancement of the electronics design community. According to the company, “AltiumLive 2017: Annual PCB Design Summit” will grant attendees the opportunity to learn new skills, interact with like-minded engineers, and get inspired to design next-generation electronics from industry icons and design m...

Indium Corp has just released Indium11.8HF-SPR (T5-MC) Solder Paste. According to the company it is a new air and nitrogen reflow, no-clean, Pb-free solder paste designed to meet the fine feature printing requirements of mobile manufacturers.

Cortec’s VpCI packaging solutions use vapor phase corrosion inhibiting technology to safeguard metal components during shipping when extreme humidity changes can put metals at risk for corrosion. During the export journey, metal parts need corrosion protection from extreme environmental conditions and humidity swings. Electronics and items like expensive high tech medical diagnostic equipment such as MRIs or ultrasounds are  devic...

Researchers are looking to insects - specifically cicadas - for insight into the design of artificial surfaces with de-icing, self-cleaning and anti-fogging abilities. Their wings allow cicadas to fly, of course, but they also are good at repelling water - a condition that humans can appreciate, too. "Our work with cicadas is letting us explore a field called bioinspiration," said Nenad Miljkovic, a University of Illinois...

Some of the world’s tiniest crystals are known as “artificial atoms” because they can organise themselves into structures that look like molecules, including “superlattices” that are potential building blocks for novel materials. Now scientists from the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University have made the first observation of these nanocrystals rapidly forming s...

Global Heat Transfer, has released four new Globalthermproducts designed for use in high temperature applications in pharmaceutical and plastic processing sectors. Globaltherm L, N, S and C operate at the temperature ranges typically found in pharmaceutical and plastic processing applications. The non-corrosive fluids are custom-made for use in processes that require stable media that works at higher temperatures for prolonged periods without pre...

Dymax 9452-FC from Intertronics is an electronics conformal coating formulated with a new technology as an alternative to thin, solvent-based conformal coatings. Whilst it has a very low viscosity – 20 cP – it still provides good electrical insulation and protection against humidity, plus what the company describes as very good thermal shock and corrosion resistance.

  Provider of embedded computing and enclosure solutions, Pixus Technologies, now offers protective solder-side covers for 3U and 6U Eurocard PCBs. The covers come in version that mount to OpenVPX, CompactPCI, and VME/64x boards.