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In order to keep pace with ever-stricter limits for CO2emissions, the shift to the 48V electrical system is unavoidable. What does this 'transformation' of conventional power applications in the vehicle to higher voltage levels mean for electronic components? Author: Andreas Mangler, Director Strategic Marketing & Communications – Member of the Extended Executive Board, Rutronik

In today’s 2017 Budget statement, Philip Hammond unveiled a new 5G internet investment strategy for the UK. In response, Cobham Wireless and Mimosa discuss below the necessary next steps for the UK, in order to capitalise on this investment opportunity.

Canadian Solar announced that it raised US$20 million to support the development of eligible projects in Brazil, including the 191-MW Pirapora I project in the state of Minas Gerais.The unsecured funding comes from the China and Portuguese-speaking Countries Cooperation and Development Fund, which was formed in 2013 by the China Development Bank and the Macau Industrial and Commercial Development Fund.

When it comes to copper wiring installations, often engineers specify tray-rated cables in their system designs to deliver signals and power to industrial control systems, heavy machinery, and other ancillary business equipment. As outlined in the National Fire Protection Association’s NFPA 70, these cables must be third-party tested and certified to ensure it can withstand the dangers of harsh industrial environments while exposed in cable...

Swiss researchers at the University of Geneva and University of Fribourg have developed a rapid technique for evaluating the safety of nanoparticles for the human body. Currently, this process often takes months, which is much too long when new nanoparticles are being developed at a rapid rate. Moreover, it can take many months to confirm that a new nanoparticle is doing something that’s desired, but which is then discarded after a side eff...

An ultrasound device developed by a research team from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore utilises a superior 3D printed resin lens to produce sharper and higher fidelity ultrasound images.Conventional ultrasound devices create ultrasound waves by heating up a glass lens with sound waves, which creates high frequency vibrations from the resulting expansion of the lens.

The Internet of Things (IoT) is not just generating a tsunami of data for which new connectivity and data analysis approaches are developed, such as fog computing and others.The IoT is also generating a tsunami of risks and concerns in the areas of Internet of Things security, regulatory compliancy and data privacy, as the team at i-SCOOP explains here.

The Government’s commitment to invest £1bn to support the private sector roll-out of full-fibre broadband by 2020-21 and trials of 5G mobile communications has been welcomed by CW (Cambridge Wireless). These commitments were announced in yesterday’s Autumn Statement to Parliament by Chancellor Philip Hammond.

In today's Autumn Statement the Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond, is expected to unveil new infrastructure projects worth billions of pounds.A new report,Skills: Meeting Demand, says this presents the UK with the opportunity to build engineering talent base for the future via innovative and creative recruitment.It’s a sentiment likely to be echoed by many in the tech and engineering sectors.

In April 2015, the main set of regulations for managing the health, safety and welfare of construction projects was replaced. The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations (CDM) were last updated in 2007, so the most recent update has put several several notable changes into place. Here, John Ridley, programme manager at Boulting Technology, gives advice on how to comply with the CDM regulations when starting a new construction project.