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A Finnish nanosatellite has now reached space equipped with what is reported to be the world’s smallest infrared hyperspectral camera. The photos with infrared data taken from the satellite provide new solutions for monitoring and managing the effects of climate change.

Following the release of its narrow-pitch T-Contact offering last year, Harwin has now secured supply chain support from leading distributors Digi-Key, Mouser and TTI. Intended for incorporation into Harwin’s flagship Datamate series, each T-Contact makes use of an innovative 6-finger mechanical design, which has been machined out of a single piece of Beryllium Copper.

The use of space by satellites has so far focused on scientific, communicative and military aspects. This will change massively in the future. Whole swarms of small satellites are to orbit the globe and supply mankind with internet from orbit.

From hospitals, cars and offices to fitness trackers, smart homes and connected factories, there’s really no limit to the number of industries or applications that the Internet of Things can reach. Anything, anywhere, has the potential to be connected to the IoT through smart devices like wearables. Anywhere…even off the planet.

Following on the recent success of the InSight probe’s Mars landing,VxWorksis once again enabling an interplanetary first – an asteroid sample return mission. On 3rd December 2018, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft arrived at the near-Earth asteroid Bennu. Guest blog written byTim Skutt, Wind River.

An initiative to create a broad range of readily accessible space-qualified waveguide isolators, circulators, terminations, transitions, hybrids and couplers operating within assigned frequency bands from X to V-Band has commenced at Smiths Interconnect with the release of the SpaceNXT Ku Series of high power WR75 circulators and loads.

C&K has announced the launch of its space-grade D-Subminiature Surface Mount Termination (SMT) range of electrical connectors. The new SMT D-Sub connectors under CS-FR053 specification are primarily intended for aerospace engineering applications such as developing communication and network ports for satellites, spacecraft and launchers.

At this year's electronica show, Bosch will announce a new generation of high-G acceleration sensors. The SMA7xy sensor family improves safety for car drivers and passengers. When the acceleration sensors detect a collision, the passive safety systems such as airbags can now be deployed earlier, and the restraining effect can be precisely set for the given accident scenario. In this way, the consequences of accidents can be further mitigated.

The Prime Minister’s announcement of launching a satellite programme following Brexit presents a number of opportunities for British businesses. Here, Graham Mackrell, managing director of precision gear specialist, Harmonic Drive UK, explained.Around the world we have become heavily reliant on satellites in our everyday lives. Not only are functions such as global positioning systems (GPS) widely used, but so are many other forms of satell...

Rugged connectors are specially designed to support power, signal and data connections in some of the most inhospitable environments. Electronic components, including the connectors and cables that connect them to other pieces of equipment or power sources, have to be tough enough to stand up to any punishment thrown at them.