Heritage Environmental Services LLC has agreed to install new drinking water fountains with lead-filtering systems at a total cost of more than $290,000.

A transcript of the WaterWorld Weekly Newscast for October 9, 2017.

Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) has given Fujitsu an order to build a 37 petaflops supercomputer costing $44.3 million, reports the Nikkei It will be Japan’s fastest supercomputer 3x faster than the K computer at Riken which is Japan’s current fastest machine. The 37 petaflops computer will be installed at the …

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Google’s Loon project is granted a temporary licence by the US FCC to set up ballon-based communications in Puerto Rico

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Kionix, part of the Rohm group, has introduced a family of medium-g, tri-axis analogue accelerometers. Two versions are available, the KX220-1071/2 accelerometers which provide +/-20g and +/-40g ranges respectively. Maximum supported bandwidths range from 4.5kHz to 8kHz. Both sensors have built-in self-test functions, consume only 0.25mA at 3.3V and are delivered in 10-pin 3mm x …

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Custom MMIC introduces GaAs MMIC mixers for C-band, X-band, K-band, and Ka-band aerospace applications.

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Vishay has announced buck converters running from 4.5-60V and supplying, depending on version, between 2 and 10A. Inside the family are a pair of n-channel trench mosfets and a controller, all in a 5x5mm MLP55-27L package. The devices are: SiC464 (2A), SiC463 (4A), SiC462 (6A), and SiC461 (10A). Adjustable output voltage is 0.95xVin down to …

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Alstroemeria grower Together2Grow has trialed an SSL system as a supplement to high-pressure sodium lighting in greenhouses and realized a 20% yield increase.

Arduino, the developers behind the embedded computing module, have announced a partnership with ARM. In July, the original Arduino founders regained full control of Arduino as a company. Then the search was on for the right technology partner. Massimo Banzi, Arduino co-inventor, writes: “ARM recognized independence as a core value of Arduino. This was very …

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Made By Google hardware was the theme of a major launch event this week, which saw a range of Mountain View designed products get their official launch…

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