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Measuring greenhouse gases from space
Space agencies examine the extent of greenhouse gases in the air via prisms and gratings in satellites. The latest technology now makes it possible to connect both components with each other so that they are suitable for space thus achieving a new level of quality for spectral resolution. In addition to industrial CO2 emissions, agriculture also contributes significantly to climate change: above all methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O), which ar...
New Additive Manufacturing Solutions Centre in India
Renishaw is opening a new Additive Manufacturing Solutions Centre on 15th June in Pune, India. The new facility will provide a secure development environment in which customers can expand their knowledge and confidence using additive manufacturing (AM) technology. The Solutions Centre will be equipped with the latest AM systems and staffed by knowledgeable engineers to allow fast access to deploying the technology, all at fixed predictable costs.
Competition seeks the best use of Earth observation data
The Sentinel satellite constellation and the ground stations of Europe's Copernicus programme deliver huge amounts of data on our planet every single day. In addition to supporting long-term studies of climates and environments, they provide rapid access to aerial overviews in the event of sudden floods, forest fires and other natural disasters.
A world record in wireless data transmission
Transmitting the contents of a conventional DVD in under ten seconds by radio transmission is incredibly fast – and a new world record in wireless data transmission. With a data rate of 6 Gb per second over a distance of 37 km, a collaborative project with the participation of researchers from the University of Stuttgart and the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics IAF exceeded the state of the art by a factor of 10.
Lower prototyping costs for high-speed rad-tolerant FPGAs
Designed to enable prototyping of space systems, Microsemi has announced the availability of its RTG4 PROTO FPGAs. The RTG4 PROTO FPGAs enable lower cost prototyping and design validation activities for the latest radiation-tolerant high-speed FPGAs and are also claimed to be the only reprogrammable prototyping solution of their kind providing the same timing and power characteristics as space flight units.
Study improves next-gen ultra-precise sensing technology
The mining, navigation, minerals exploration and environmental hydrology sectors are set to benefit from University of Queensland research into quantum technology. UQ School of Mathematics and Physics theoretical physicist Dr Simon Haine has demonstrated a technique that can be universally applied to theoretical calculations of matter-wave dynamics and used to improve the sensitivity of measurement devices.
Hi-Rel industries shift to jackscrew fixings for connection security
Harwin has announced that several industries - satellites, robotics, motor sport – are now preferring to specify the company’s 2mm pitch Datamate family of high reliability connectors with jackscrews, rather than latches or other fixing mechanisms, to ensure secure connection. As well as guaranteeing connector retention and signal integrity, the J-Tek jackscrew fixing is also being used to connect PCBs together in innovative configura...
SSC launches ground operation services for small satellites
The Swedish Space Corporation (SSC), a company providing advanced space services, announced its newest project dedicated to lowering the operational costs of small satellites. The product, called SSC Infinity, is a set of new ground operations services that will utilise full-motion antennas in the five-meter or smaller class. The company hopes that its newest offer will reduce risks associated with satellite launch, insertion, system and constell...
UK tech-clusters strengthen links to support innovation
Two of the UK’s leading tech-cluster organisations, Innovation Martlesham (IM) and Cambridge Wireless (CW), have agreed to strengthen links and increase collaboration to help drive further innovation in the wireless and ICT industry and support new tech start-ups as well as more established mobile and ICT businesses.
DDC expands space market capabilities
Data Device Corporation (DDC) has announced that it has expanded its space market capabilities and product offering with the acquisition of the Microelectronics group from Maxwell Technologies. Maxwell is aleading developer and manufacturer of innovative, cost-effective, space-qualified microelectronics solutions for satellites and spacecrafts.