ACWA Power has signed Abengoa in consortium with Fisia Italimpianti to develop a large scale reverse osmosis (RO) desalination plant at Shoaiba III power and desalination complex on Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coast.
Following rainfall damage to major U.S. sewer main, Xylem delivers emergency bypass in record time
Turnkey solution minimizes environmental impact and maintains service while ensuring regulatory compliance.
Flooding leads to sewage spill in Grand Rapids, Mich.
38.7M gallons of sewage spilled into the Grand River from city retention basin.
Zwitterionic polymer hydrogel repels viruses in reuse research
Researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU), and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), have developed a new ultrafiltration membrane that improves virus removal for treated municipal wastewater.
City of Omaha’s WWTP upgrade aided by Huffman Engineering
Water/wastewater control systems integrator successfully completes state-of-the-art control system design and installation.
Evoqua upgrades production of ballast water systems
Evoqua Water Technologies is upgrading its UK production facility for SeaCURE ballast water treatment systems ahead of new regulations for shipowners coming in September 2017.
LTC launches SAR ADC with integrated picoamp input buffers
Linear Technology, now part of Analog Devices, has launched the LTC2358-18, an 18-bit, 8-channel simultaneous sampling SAR ADC featuring integrated picoamp input buffers. The LTC2358-18 from Linear Technology, now part of Analog Devices, saves board space by eliminating front end signal conditioning circuitry normally required to drive unbuffered switched-capacitor ADC inputs. The combined component savings of three amplifiers, …
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INCJ may join Toshiba bidding as Apple mooted to back Hon Hai bid
Earlier today, the chairman of the Japanese government-owned Innovation Network Corp of Japan (INCJ) Toshiyuki Shiga, said that the INCJ is looking at participating in the second round of bidding for Toshiba’s chip unit. The Japanese government is concerned about Toshiba’s technology leaking to China and the biggest bid in round one is reported to …
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12.3% semi growth, forecasts Gartner
The chip market will grow 12.3% this year, says Gartner, reaching $386 billion. PC DRAM pricing has doubled since the middle of 2016, said Gartner. A 4GB module that cost $12.50 has jumped to just under $25. NAND flash ASPs increased sequentially in the second half of 2016 and the first quarter of 2017. Pricing …
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Apple receives permit to test autonomous vehicles in California
Apple has received an official permit to test autonomous cars on Californian roads in the first official confirmation that it is planning to enter the self-driving car market.
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