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International Medical Devices and Supplies Fair opens in Hong Kong
The eighth HKTDC Hong Kong International Medical Devices and Supplies Fair has opened at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). Organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and co-organised by the Hong Kong Medical and Healthcare Device Industries Association (HKMHDIA), the three-day fair (16-18 May) showcases the latest medical equipment, technology and related services, providing a one-stop business platform for...
General Sir Nick Carter confirmed to speak at DSEI 2017
General Sir Nick Carter KCB CBE DSO ADC Gen, Chief of the General Staff, will be delivering a keynote address at Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) exhibition on 13th September. The event is expected to be the sector’s most comprehensive presentation of defence, military aerospace and security capabilities, when it takes place at ExCeL London later this year.
Touch sensors withstand Moscow's tough winter
Zytronic has announced that it has supplied nearly 700 touch sensors for self-service ticket machines installed on the Moscow Metro and at Moscow bus stops. The 17 and 19" sensors were supplied by Elatec, Zytronic’s partner in Eastern Europe, to Russian systems integrator Progressive Self-Service Systems, JSC (PSS), and are part of a phased roll-out which will eventually extend to over 1,600 machines.PSS designed and built the new touch scr...
Challenge encourages new ways to resupply front line troops
In the next stage of the Innovation Autonomy Challenge, £3m has been invested through the Defence and Security Accelerator as part of the MOD’s Innovation Initiative. Focusing on the challenging 'last mile' of support, this Challenge aims to find innovative new ways of resupplying troops on the front line, and will be led by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl).
Cable designed for long-travel crane installations
Developing the new chainflex medium voltage cable, the CFCRANE.PUR, igus has designed the cable to be suitable for very long travels of up to 1,000m such as those found in crane installations.Motor cables of this series are highly flexible, flame retardant, and oil and UV resistant. As a retrofit solution or for special projects, they are now available to order from stock.
Instant prototyping service for packaging finishing
Leonhard Kurz is to present Kurz Instant Prototyping at Interpack in Düsseldorf from May 4th. Via Kurz’s expertise in stamping foil finishing, the instant prototyping service will be able to provide customers with custom decorated packaging or label samples – if necessary, within a single day.
Placebo effect can soothe heartache
Feeling heartbroken from a recent breakup? Just believing you're doing something to help yourself get over your ex can influence brain regions associated with emotional regulation and lessen the perception of pain.That's the takeaway from a University of Colorado Boulder study that measured the neurological and behavioral impacts the placebo effect had on a group of recently broken-hearted volunteers.
3D stacked memory can help render video game graphics
When Shuaiwen Leon Song boots up Doom 3 and Half-life 2, he does so in the name of science. Song studies high performance computing at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, with the goal of making computers smaller, faster and more energy efficient. A more powerful computer, simply put, can solve greater scientific challenges. Like modeling complex chemical reactions or monitoring the electric power grid.
Autonomous aerial vehicles test dogfighting skills
Aerial dogfighting began more than a century ago in the skies over Europe with propeller-driven fighter aircraft carried aloft on wings of fabric and wood. An event held recently in southern California could mark the beginning of a new chapter in this form of aerial combat.
Readable displays with low-power consumption
Distec has announced and added the high-quality ORTUSTECH TFT displays to its product range. Ortus Technology was founded in 2010 by merging the display units of CASIO and TOPPAN and offers a variety of different TFT displays in sizes from 2.2-9.6" (5.588-24.384cm).