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In a world-first, an ESA-led team has built and fired an electric thruster to ingest scarce air molecules from the top of the atmosphere for propellant, opening the way to satellites flying in very low orbits for years on end.ESA’s GOCE gravity-mapper flew as low as 250 km for more than five years thanks to an electric thruster that continuously compensated for air drag. However, its working life was limited by the 40 kg of xenon it carried...

Awarded a patent for its CLAWS, Macron Dynamics is a company that manufactures linear and mechanical motion components and systems and provides automation solutions to companies around the world. Its CLAWS are a proprietary cam lock arresting wedge system that will slow and stop a free-falling cart and load.

Managing a fleet of vehicles, or even a complex supply chain, if you know where your cars, goods, or other assets are it won’t only give you tremendous peace of mind, it can also improve your bottom line.For one, you’re much less likely to lose tracked assets. But beyond that, understanding exactly how they are used, how long they stand idle, and when precisely they move from one place to another can help you streamline your operation...

This Spring we will see more than just some warmer weather, new drone standards are set to be unveiled, and are expectedto lead to strengthened public confidence in safety, security and compliance within an industry which is set to be one of the fastest growth sectors in the world.These standards are set to release the true potential of this industry, which will revolutionise the way we live, and transform business sectors from transport to infra...

Although the drone revolution in well underway globally in today’s industry, the association between drones and space is largely unreported.Drones may seem like a relatively new phenomenon, but in fact they have been roaming space for the last 60 years in the form of satellites.

UK chemical company and designer and developer of semiconductors for electronic displays, SmartKem, has signed a landmark deal which will lead to full commercialisation of its organic thin film transistor (OTFT) technology.

Dali Wireless has announced the launch of its second-generation Dali Matrix Virtual Fronthaul Interface (vFI).The move follows heightened demand for open RAN to become a critical component of 5G networks, solving vendor lock-in issues and lowering network roll-out costs. Dali's vFI makes this a reality and will be trialled by major operators in the US and EMEA later this year.

As a plethora of 5G network trials are being announced across Europe, the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance (DSA) has released the preliminary agenda and speakers list for its Sixth Annual Global Summit (1st to 3rd of May, 2018). Held in Europe for the first time since its inception, the Summit will explore a range of topics from universal affordable connectivity to 6GHzfor broadband services, and millimetre wave bands.

Enabling simple electronic marshalling of pneumatic systems is the ASCO Numatics 580 CHARMs node. Pneumatic systems are an essential part of many process plants, in industries such as chemical, life science and food and beverage, particularly those where ancillary machines are used.

Premier Farnell is investing £60m in a new 360,000 sq. foot warehouse close to its central Leeds base. The move follows the distributor adding £60m of additional inventory in the past 12 months which instigated a Europe-wide search for a new warehouse facility to support demand.