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Studying hypervelocity impact phenomena
Using a Specialised Imaging SIM8 ultra fast framing camera researchers at the Thiot Ingenierie Shock Physics Laboratory have been able study high velocity impacts of aluminium spheres against an aluminum target at velocities in excess of 4000m/s. Interest in hypervelocity has traditionally been driven by the military community but is increasingly of interest to the space / aerospace industry for areas of research such as enhancing the survivabili...
Accelerometers allow choice of three axes
A new family ofrobust triaxial accelerometers for vibration measurements in harsh industrial environments – the Type 4529 – has been developed by Bruel & Kjaer. Designed as a replacement for the company’s Type 4506 model,the Type 4529 family has a tougher design and wider frequency range.
Energy harvesting: from early stage technologies to mature market products
Scouting the market for energy harvesting for almost 7 years now has allowed IDTechEx significant insight into the markets for the technologies, the potential applications and their prospects for growth. The following list of applications comes from recent IDTechEx research that has looked into the level of maturity of a wide range of end user applications, and the technology of choice in most of them. Dr Harry Zervos, Principal Analyst & Bu...
Swimsuit cleans water
A swimsuit has been designed, by the University of California, Riverside, which has the ability to clean water as the user swims. The swimsuit uses a material called Sponge, which is a reuseable material and is derived from heater sucrose, a form of sugar. The swimsuit repels water and absorbs harmful contaminats as it has a highly porous structure that is super hydrophobic.
Facebook to get more Africans online with satellite technologies
Eutelsat Communications and Facebook have announced they are partnering on a recent initiative that will leverage satellite technologies to get more Africans online. Under a multi-year agreement with Spacecom, the two companies will utilise the entire broadband payload on the future AMOS-6 satellite and will build a dedicated system comprising satellite capacity, gateways and terminals.
Proven performance for aerospace applications including satellites
Harwin is showcasing two new interconnect products for the first time at the world’s largest defence exhibition, DSEI. Visitors to the Harwin stand S4-166 can see Harwin’s Datamate coaxial connector and also have a preview of the forthcoming M300 10-position high density power connector series to be launched at the beginning of October.
CST acquires CoupleFil software
Computer Simulation Technology (CST) announces that it has acquired all intellectual property of the CoupleFil software developed by InnoDev. CoupleFil is a synthesis tool for designing cross-coupled bandpass filters and will complement and extend CST’s workflows for simulating and optimising filters.
How LTE is changing the world of automotive entertainment
In implementing Long Term Evolution, or 4G LTE networks, communications operators have achieved the fastest ever rollout of a network standard. Its popularity is partially explained by our hunger for bandwidth, particularly in a world where the growth in data traffic is accelerating, driven by our thirst for streaming video from YouTube, IPTV, Netflix and others. In fact, video is now the largest consumer of video bandwidth. It's also interesting...
A reliable coax connection even in challenging environments
Harwinannounces a range of standard layout, multiport coaxial Datamate connectors with 6GHz, 50Ω contacts, suitable for RG178 cables in high reliability applications. The ganged connectors are available from stock with two, four, six or eight contacts.
Bi-directional RF amplifiers operate in L- & S-bands
Designed for sending and receiving radio signals, Pasternack has introduced a line of bi-directional amplifiers. They are designed for use in applications such as UAVs, unmanned ground vehicles, L and S band radar, military radio, commercial air traffic control, weather and earth observation, satellites and high gain driver power amplifiers.