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Newbury Electronics' connection with the National Oceanographic Centre (NOC) in Southampton started in the early 1990s. Since then both the research science and PCB manufacturing processes have made considerable advancements but Newbury Electronics has kept pace with the scientific demands and continues to supply an extensive range of bespoke boards to the NOC, an internationally renowned research organisation.

A self-driving truck under development by Scania and KTH researchers has tested successfully at speeds of up to 90 km/h.According to the research lead at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, the successful tests are aimed at implementing self-driving Scania trucks in mining operations within a year or two."We have come a long way with the work and have already proven with a real truck that the task is possible," says Bo Wahlberg, professor of contr...

A robot assistant lifeguard called EMILY is making waves by helping migrants cross the Mediterranean Sea safely. In the wake of unrest, over 500 refugees have drowned attempting to cross the Mediterranean from Turkey to Greece. Members from the Texas A&M TEES Center for Robot-Assisted Search and Rescue (CRASAR) and Roboticists Without Borders gathered at the Greek island of Lesvos to assist the local Coast Guard and lifeguard organisations to...

TDK Corporation has expanded its portfolio of compact thin-film metal power inductors with a type designed for demanding automotive applications. Measuring in at a mere 2.0x1.6x1.0mm, the TDK TFM201610ALMA thin-film metal power inductor features the world's highest rated current of 1.9A for a power inductor of its size. Its rated inductance is 2.2 µH.

At a recent event in Beijing, it has been announced that car manufacturer Volvo will conduct a driverless car trial on public roads in an as yet unannounced city in the country.A spokesperson for Volvo, which is Chinese-owned, highlighted that autonomous cars are developing rapidly in China and actually has undertaken a far higher number of driverless cars tests than the more widely publicised Google trials in the US.

The 5th April saw young UK scientists compete at the Imperial College, London, in the UK Qualification round of The NXP Cup Challenge 2016. The Winning team and its two best contenders will compete at the European NXP Cup final in Munich, 9th-10th May.

The 'world's first' certified Multicopter, e-volo’s Volocopter VC200, marks a step forward in urban mobility. The Volocopter is a personal aerial vehicle designed to be so easy and safe to fly that anyone can drive it. Due to its electric propulsion, it has no tailpipe emissions and is impressively quiet.

As the industry that introduced the traditional six-axis robotic arm to its production lines in the early 1960s, the automotive sector has, in some cases, stayed surprisingly stagnant when it comes to innovation. However, in the past few years the race to design and build self-driving cars, augmented reality windscreens and additive manufactured parts has started to gain speed.

Steve Rogerson looks at how the IoT is affecting the medical industry and asks whether the days of the human doctor may be numbered.One of the most prominent areas being impacted by the Internet of Things (IoT) is medical technology, with the promise of remote patient care and people being treated at home whilst being linked to medical staff over various communications links.

In computer aided vehicle engineering, you need accurate data on various environmental influences. This is the only way developers can conduct tests that simulate the experience of a real car. At the Hannover Messe, researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute are presenting a quick and inexpensive system that collects real data at normal driving speeds and processes this data in real time as fine-grained and coarse-grained data for 3D driving simulat...