Archive : May 2015 год

Minister for Trade and Investment Francis Maude has announced the First Time Exporters initiative, a new package of support which includes training and advice for those companies looking to sell overseas for the first timeMinister for Trade and Investment Francis Maude has announced the First Time Exporters initiative, a new package of support...

Researchers from the University of Manchester, together with graphene manufacturer BGT Materials, have used compressed graphene ink to print an RF antenna measuring 14cm x 3.5mm onto a piece of paper. According to the team, the antenna performed well enough to make it practical for use in RFID tags and wireless sensors.Graphene ink is usually m...

British battery developer Faradion says it has made the first demonstration of a vehicle powered by a sodium-ion battery. In the trial, which took place at Williams Advanced Engineering, an e-bike was propelled by 418Whr battery.The e-bike battery pack, which has been designed and manufactured by Williams Advanced Engineering, is made up of fou...

A pan European collaboration, involving researchers from Romania, Greece, Italy, and Ireland, has demonstrated a graphene antenna that operates in the spectrum and which can be tuned using an external voltage. The antenna, developed using graphene from Graphenea, is less than 1mm thick and has a planar diameter of 100mm, which the team say...

Element Materials Technology has completed the purchase of TRaC Global in a deal that represents Element's largest single acquisition to date.This purchase expands Element aerospace footprint in Europe with the addition of six UK laboratories and capabilities in electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), vibration and environmental simulation, sa...

Integrated Device Technology (IDT) has announced its collaboration with Blu Wireless Technology to demonstrate wireless charging integrated with 60GHz WiGig data transmission."Between Blu Wireless' expertise in WiGig and IDT's in wireless power, we are developing a solution that keeps pace with demands in an age of massive multimed...

Said to be the industry's most energy friendly USB enabled MCUs, the Happy Gecko range from Silicon Labs is designed to deliver longer battery life and support energy harvesting.Said to be the industry's most energy friendly USB enabled MCUs, the Happy Gecko range from Silicon Labs is designed to deliver longer battery life and support...

MACOM Technology Solutions has launched the fourth generation of its gallium nitride on silicon (GaN on Si) technology and claims the development will deliver performance that rivals that of GaN on Silicon Carbide, but with a volume production cost less than that of LDMOS."Gen4 will unlock the full promise of GaN for mainstream commercial...

Microchip has unveiled the dsPIC33EP GS family of Digital Signal Controllers, which the company says will be able to support more sophisticated non-linear, predictive and adaptive control algorithms at higher switching frequencies."These higher frequencies will enable the development of much smaller power supplies," according to Mike...

Intel is to work with eASIC on the development of integrated products that combine processing performance and customisable hardware. According to the partners, the move will meet increasing demand for custom compute solutions for data centres and the cloud."Having the ability to customise our solutions for a given workload will not only ma...