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President Joe Biden released the first full-colour image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Monday, during a public event at the White House in Washington.

Availability of the WEICON TOOLS Green Line, said to be the world’s first range of sustainably manufactured cable stripping tools, is announced by Industry Superstores (ISS), a subsidiary of PVL.

Power Integrations has unveiled new control software for three-phase BLDC (brushless direct current motor) motor drives. Combined with Power Integrations’ BridgeSwitch integrated half-bridge motor driver and easy-to-use Motor-Expert configuration and diagnostics tool, this complete hardware-software solution enables 98.2 percent efficiency, reduces board space by more than 70 percent, and requires just three components for current...

At EW (embedded world) 2022 IBASE is showcasing its newest board, digital signage player and uCPE/SD-WAN appliance – based on the latest AMD Ryzen at Embedded R2000 processors.

Codasip has announced that quantum-resistant secure tools from Veridify Security Inc. are now available to support Codasip’s RISC-V processors with a secure-boot function. Veridify’s secure algorithm validates firmware as it loads onto the Codasip processor to reassure RISC-V developers that embedded systems are secure.

STMicroelectronics has expanded its NanoEdge AI Studio machine-learning design software with support for smart sensors that contain ST’s embedded Intelligent Sensor Processing Unit (ISPU).

Universal Robots has announced Third Dimension Software as an official partner in the UR+ application scheme. The partnership ensures SMEs can quickly and easily adopt flexible solutions for automated quality and process inspection, with little or no robotic programming expertise required.

Figures released by commercial insurance specialist NFU Mutual reveal that cyber-attacks are a top concern for over a third of the UK’s small businesses (36%). Only IT system failures (55%) and Coronavirus breakouts (51%) were ranked as higher concerns.

igubal bearings are a maintenance-free, economical alternative to classic cast housing bearings.

Makita UK has expanded its powerful XGT 40VMax range of machines with the launch of the HS009G 235mm Circular Saw and ML006G Flashlight. It has also released the DX15 ‘on-tool’ Dust Collection System (191X40-4) that is compatible with its HR007GZ XGT Rotary Hammer.