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Wind River have today announced that its Wind River VxWorks 653 Platform has now achieved a design win milestone of 300 programs. Used by more than 165 customers on over 60 aircraft, VxWorks 653 is a commercial off-the-shelf platform for delivering safety-critical, integrated modular avionics applications.

An alternative to the D-subminiature connector, the new microComp Quicklatch is a 100% composite miniature quick connector designed particularly for use on in-flight entertainment screens aboard commercial aircraft. It is 32% smaller and 45% lighter than a D-sub and can save as much as the equivalent of the weight of one passenger on modern civil aircraft. Released just six months ago, the microComp Quicklatch is already being used on Airbus A350...

The race for radical efficiency improvements in aircraft design is driving innovation in connector design. Stephen Webster, European Industry Manager for Military/Aerospace with Molex, explores further in this article from ES Design magazine.

Every day millions of components are produced around the world to help build everything from a simple toy to fighter jets. For every manufacturer involved in the process, a decision must be made on how to test the component to ensure it meets the design criteria. For the vast majority, batch inspection and testing is sufficient, however, where high precision engineering is involved the testing must be exhaustive and comprehensive.

Robert Dewar, President of AdaCore, explains why, in his opinion, the rising level of — and dependence on — software in cars is becoming something we should all be worrying about.

The day is coming when electric vehicles (EVs) land, water and airborne are as much as 80% electronics and electrics if we include the power components. It is even true of hybrids as they shed piston engines and employ ever smaller range extenders, the fuel cell option being fully electric.

We increasingly rely on systems where an error could cause financial disaster, organisational chaos, or in the worst case, death. Could the mandatory use of open source software improve safety and security in High Reliability applications? Robert Dewar, Co-founder and President of AdaCore, explores this question in detail in this insightful article from ES Design magazine.

Next week, Printed Electronics Europe will open in Berlin, Germany on April 17-18. About 1,400 people are pre-registered - with final numbers expected to be considerably more. The conference and tradeshow covers the broad range of emerging materials and devices, including OLEDs, touch surfaces, TFTs, stretchable and textile electronics, the Internet of Things, energy generation and much more - with presentations, exhibitors and attendees covering...

Altair today announced the release of HyperWorks 12.0, the most comprehensive computer-aided engineering platform in the PLM market. HyperWorks 12.0 offers new functionalities and end-user productivity advancements in product optimization, finite element modeling, multiphysics analysis, powertrain durability analysis, lightweight design and many others.

Supercapacitors have drawn much attention in recent years due to their high power density, reversibility, and long cycle life. They are being used in automotive applications as stop-start idle elimination system in cars. This can reduce up to 15% of fuel costs in urban driving and reduce related CO2 emissions. For example, Lamborghini just announced that they will use Maxwell Technologies supercapacitors for this purpose in all Lamborghini Aventa...