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A pair of super-lightweight miniature spectrometers from Ocean Optics is helping researchers investigate plant parameters in a verdant patch of New Zealand grassland. The compact STS model spectrometers, one deployed as a ground unit and the other aboard an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), are making synchronized hyperspectral measurements of barley and sugar beet crops to assess plant characteristics for more effective crop management.

Scientists are in the process of confirming that there was once life on Mars - with the help of an Oxford Instruments X-Ray Technology product. Using a drill on its robotic arm, NASA’s Curiosity rover recently collected a second rock sample for analysis by its onboard Chemistry and Mineralogy instrument (CheMin). Researchers expect to confirm preliminary findings from the first drilling in February, which indicate that the red planet was once f...

Freescale Semiconductor is now shipping Vybrid controller solutions with the ARM Development Studio 5 development environment, simplifying development of traditionally complex applications that need rich human-machine interfaces and connectivity, as well as deterministic real-time control and response capabilities. Freescale Vybrid controller solutions are built on an asymmetrical-multiprocessing architecture platform that leverages Freescale's h...

Kontron today announced the launch of the COM Express basic Computer-on-Module COMe-bHL6 that accelerates and eases the implementation of 4th generation Intel Core i7/i5/i3 and Celeron processors into individual application platforms. The new application-ready modules offer increased performance density and up to twice the graphics performance compared to its predecessors.

Piezo motion specialist Physik Instrumente has added a new member to its PiezoMove family of motion-amplified, flexure-guided piezo linear actuators. The new P-604 model was designed with emphasis on cost, size and travel range.

IAR Systems lance une nouvelle version de son environnement de développement IAR Embedded Workbench pour Renesas RL78. Cette version 1.30 se caractérise par de nombreuses fonctionnalités supplémentaires pour l’éditeur de code et le débogage.

We increasingly rely on systems where an error could cause financial disaster, organisational chaos, or in the worst case, death. Could the mandatory use of open source software improve safety and security in High Reliability applications? Robert Dewar, Co-founder and President of AdaCore, explores this question in detail in this insightful article from ES Design magazine.

In the next decade it is predicted that ten times more ‘things’ than people will join the internet as everyday objects gain an online digital presence through the Internet of Things. But with current mobile networks developed to meet the needs of tablets and smartphones and still lacking ubiquitous coverage; devices too expensive and service tariffs too high to support a world of 50 billion connected devices; the IoT poses some major challeng...

Emerson Network Power introduces its new 400 Series surge protective devices designed for installation at any point in your electrical distribution system. The 400 Series is ideally suited for installation in locations where space is limited or directly within outdoor equipment.

Distec GmbH presents Prisma-IIIA, the latest member of the proven cost-efficient and powerful Prisma converter card series. The new TFT controller Prisma-IIIA decouples the control of TFT displays from display specific parameters. The key advantage of the Prisma-IIIA is that now users can freely choose and program all display specific parameters, explained Dieter Kiermaier, Head of Sales and Marketing Components with Distec. Through the use of TF...