We are all aware of the importance of the double helix atomic structure in nature; it is the basis of DNA, the genetic make-up which determines all life. German researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) believe they have discovered a double helix structure in a semiconductor. The potential implications of this for electronics …

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Whiles I still think you have to carry a wand and wear a pointy hat with stars on to enter an EMC chamber, Steve Kurt is a man at home in such environments. He has proffered a list of EMC reading resources for anyone wishing make their home in a Faraday cage. “One of my favourite …

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We are in the middle of National Coding Week, and it is not too late to get involved.

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UK lighting LED maker Plessey introduces its first lighting module, which includes ‘Stellar’ beam-forming technology to reduce height, to 5.6mm.

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110 years ago an inventor demo-ed a 200 ton electrically powered machine which could simulate the sounds of woodwind orchestral instruments such as the flute, clarinet and bassoon. It could also reproduce the sound of the cello. It contained 145 ac generators, one for each tone. The machine used tonewheels to generate musical sounds by …

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The Bluetooth SIG has updated its range of developer toolkits, for those looking to build mobile apps, control IoT sensors, or even create low-cost beacons…

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Jeff Bisberg gives up IoT duties at Current, powered by GE. He takes over as CEO of horticultural LED lighting specialist Illumitex.

Enterprise Support customers now have access to a Well-Architected Review for business critical workloads. This review, delivered by an AWS Solutions Architect, provides guidance and best practices to help you design reliable, secure, efficient, and cost-effective systems in the cloud.

RS Components has signed a distribution agreement with XP Power and now stocks around 2500 product lines from the manufacturer. The XP offering available via RS consists of a broad range of AC/DC power supply products from 5W to 3000W including: ITE and medical Level VI efficiency desktop and plug-in type external power supplies; open-frame …

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Thanks to the OECD for this one – the ten European countries with the worst performance in real wage change since 2007. Greece -10.4 UK -10.4 Portugal -3.7 Italy 0.9 Czech Rep 1.1 Ireland 1.6 Spain. 2.8 Netherlands. 3.4 Denmark 4 Lithuania 4.3

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