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Microchip identifies circulating tumour chips
The higher the concentration of tumor cells in the bloodstream, the greater the risk of metastasis. The number of circulating tumour cells indicates how well a patient is responding to therapy. Fraunhofer researchers have developed a new microhole chip that enables cells to be identified and characterised reliably within minutes.The conventional method of FACS analysis (fluorescence-activated cell sorting) provides only a rough estimate of the nu...
Renault and Powervault give EV batteries a 'second life' in Smart Homes
Renault and Powervault have announced a partnership to re-use Electric Vehicle (EV) batteries in home energy storage units. This partnership will reduce the cost of a Powervault smart battery unit by 30%, helping Powervault to bring home energy storage to the tipping point of mass market roll-out in the UK.
1,200V SiC Schottky diodes introduced at PCIM 2017
Littelfuse has concluded their programme for the PCIM (Power Conversion and Intelligent Motion) Europe 2017 Exhibition. The highlight of this year’s exhibition was the introduction of the GEN2 Series of 1200V SiC Schottky Diodes featuring near-zero recovery time and low forward voltage for higher system efficiency. Samples are now available upon request via links on the SiC Schottky Diodes new products page.
The application of the MBBR and IFAS technology in biological water treatment
The detailed design and engineering of wastewater treatment plants is full of obstacles. Any mistakes madeduring the implementation can hardly be remedied.
Sensor technology set to make waves
At a recent event in London, Texas Instruments (TI) unveiled a new sensor portfolio aimed at automotive radar, industrial and infrastructure applications, bringing what the company claims is a new level of precision sensing to the industry. Electronic Specifier attended the launch event where Greg Delagi, Senior Vice President, Embedded Processing and Sameer Wasson, General Manager, Processors, at Texas Instruments discussed the new offering.
Young women called upon to explore career in engineering
Hartlepool College of Further Education, Caterpillar, Babcock International and Gestamp Tallent have called upon young women in the North East to explore a career in engineering.
World's brightest laser reveals different behaviour in light
Physicists from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln are observing an everyday phenomenon in a new light.By focusing laser light to a brightness one billion times greater than the surface of the sun - the brightest light ever produced on Earth - the physicists have observed changes in a vision-enabling interaction between light and matter.Those changes yielded unique X-ray pulses with the potential to generate extremely high-resolution imagery usef...
Breaking Newton's Law: oscillation instead of free fall
In the quantum world, our intuition for moving objects is strongly challenged and may sometimes even completely fail. An international team of physicists of the Universities of Innsbruck, Paris-Sud and Harvard as well as the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has found a quantum particle which shows an intriguing oscillatory back-and-forth motion in a one-dimensional atomic gas instead of moving uniformly.
NASA launches first-ever neutron-star mission
Nearly 50 years after British astrophysicist Jocelyn Bell discovered the existence of rapidly spinning neutron stars, NASA will launch the world’s first mission devoted to studying these unusual objects. The agency also will use the same platform to carry out the world’s first demonstration of X-ray navigation in space.
Why COTS certification evidence matters
Placing an increased pressure on supplier to deliver an aircraft with far greater capabilities while complying with a growing demand for safety certification, is the growing demand for highly complex aircraft systems, as most advanced cockpits require software that is considered safety-critical. Guest blog by Stephen Olsen.