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Rising confidence and major projects see Scottish electrical apprenticeships on the increase again
An air of post-recession confidence in Scotland's electrical sector has led to another rise in the number of apprentices attracted to the industry, according to SELECT, the industry's campaigning trade body. An air of post-recession confidence in Scotland's electrical sector has led to another rise in the number of apprentices attracted to the industry, according to SELECT, the industry's campaigning trade body.
V2X chipset meets upcoming US road safety requirements
STMicroelectronics and Autotalksare preparing to release their 2ndgen V2X chipset and will begin design-ins with leading vendors of Smart-Driving systems in 2016.V2X technology connects vehicles to other vehicles (V2V) and infrastructure (V2I) within wireless range for safety and mobility applications, such as sharing advanced warnings of unseen hazards or coordinating with traffic signals to minimise queuing.
Making the skies a safer place to fly
Improving air traffic safety now demands the automatic detection of simultaneous transmissions. By Mathias Erhard, Head of Development, Rohde & Schwarz
Miniature connectors supply D38999 performance
Now in stock at Aerco is the AB Connector range of MABAC miniature D38999 connectors that provide D38999 Series III performance in a smaller, lighter package making them ideal for aviation and medical equipment, industrial applications and wearable equipment for military personnel.
Partners for drone show are announced
After being inundated with corporate sponsorship offers, the UK Drone Show has announced its main partners as The Resource Group and Panasonic. The unmanned aviation exhibition is the first industry event of its kind in the UK and is set to run at The NEC in Birmingham from 5th to 6th December 2015.
RT data acquisition will enable smart mobility
Information is the basis of smart mobility. IT can support the car driver in safe, inexpensive, and sustainable driving or organise reliable exchange of information among electric mobility users, cars, charging poles, fleet operators, workshops, and service providers. KIT’s BMBF-funded ELISE project presents an electronic system that acquires data in real time and exchanges them across system borders in a standardised manner.
Ethical & designed to last: Change the game with the Fairphone 2
The Fairphone 2, a modular, ethical smartphone that aims to change the world for the better, has been unveiled at the London Design Festival. Developed and engineered ‘from the ground up’, the Fairphone 2 uses innovative design to change the way phones are manufactured and how people interact with their products.
Experience composites
In the coming year a new event called Experience Composites - powered by the JEC Group will be staged in Augsburg from 21stto 23rdSeptember 2016 in a Multi-Location-Format. It is being set up by Messe Augsburg in collaboration with the JEC Group and Carbon Composites. The internationally organised event will be designed to be a showcase for the entire industry, focussing on machinery and plant construction, aviation and space travel, construction...
Using FPGAs to minimise data centre power consumption
“In 2013, U.S. data centres consumed an estimated 91bn kilowatt-hours of electricity - enough electricity to power all the households in New York City twice over - and are on-track to reach 140bn kilowatt-hours by 2020.” – National Resources Defense Council Report.
Biodiesel made easy with waste-recycling catalyst
Researchers from the Cardiff Catalysis Institute have devised a way of increasing the yield of biodiesel by using the waste left over from its production process.