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James Nadir contacted DesignSpark for help regarding a PCB he was designing, which is destined for the International Space Station. Here, Nadir explains a little more about the various projects and designs, he, his students and associates are involved with whilst working as a mentor at the Valley Christian High School.

The EX1401 is a precision, 16-channel, isolated thermocouple and voltage measurement instrument announced by AMETEK VTI Instruments. The EX1401 delivers accuracies of ±0.20°C with 1000V channel-channel isolation, built-in self-test capabilities, and independent 24-bit ADC’s per channel. Independent Cold Junction Compensation (CJC) -- implemented on a per channel basis -- and Open Thermocouple Detection (OTD) further enhance the i...

Eight years ago, Ted Adelson’s research group at MIT’s CSAIL unveiled a new sensor technology, called GelSight, that uses physical contact with an object to provide a remarkably detailed 3Dmap of its surface.Now, by mounting GelSight sensors on the grippers of robotic arms, two MIT teams have given robots greater sensitivity and dexterity. The researchers presented their work in two papers at the International Conference on Robotics a...

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.

Stäubli Electrical Connectors (formerly Multi-Contact) and Power-Blox have signed a strategic partnership to jointly offer efficient solutions in the field of energy storage and off-the-grid systems.With over 20 years of experience in the photovoltaic industry and more than one billion installed PV connector components, Stäubli Electrical Connectors provides more than 150GW or 50% of the worldwide PV capacity.

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.

Designed to accelerate the development of safer and more automated vehicles, u-blox has announced the VERA P1 series, the latest in its range of V2X modules. The goal of developing safe and reliable self driving cars can only be realised through technology. The automotive industry, governments and standards bodies all agree it will require vehicles to be in constant contact with other vehicles and their surroundings, known respectively as Vehicle...

Specialist in solutions for connected vehicles, Laird, has joined an association of blue chip companies and suppliers to help develop mobile communications standards for connected vehicles.Laird is the newest global company to join Munich-based 5G Automotive Association (5GAA), which includes leading telecommunications firms, automotive companies, and components suppliers. Besides Laird, its members include AUDI AG, BMW Group, Daimler AG, Ericsso...

On 13th and 14th June, internationally renowned specialists will gather at the Unmanned Cargo Aircraft conference (UCA, including aircraft, ships and ground vehicles as well their logistics) and discuss the latest developments, challenges and prospects of the unmanned world. UCA are about to bring massive disruptions to the transport sector.

Altairhas acquired MODELiiS, a supplier of electronic design automation software for circuit modelling, system design and simulation tools based in Grenoble, France. Capitalising on strong expertise in digital and analogue domains, their solutions are geared towards the Internet of Things (IoT), autonomous vehicles, and complex hybrid systems.