A smartphone that measures gravity and a noise monitor for oceans are among the top university projects which Electronics Weekly has reported on in 2016.

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Element 14 adds MATLAB and Simulink Student Suite to its range of software tools available by instant e-delivery.

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The value of European technology M&A deals more than doubled in 2016 to $127.2 billion, says M&A specialist Magister Advisors.

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RS Components has signed a direct distribution agreement with switch manufacturer C&K. As part of the deal, the online distributor says it will double its C&K switch offering so that customers will have access to technical data on over 23,400 C&K switches through the RS Product Data Library. C&K manufactures tactile switches, pushbutton switches, toggle switches, rotary …

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Ericsson has designed a 450W DC-DC converter module that is capable of delivering a regulated 12V output voltage at up to 37.5A. Offered in a 5-pin 1/8-brick footprint, compatible with the DOSA (Distributed-power Open Standards Alliance) standard, the PKB4413D bus converter has an input range from 36V to 60V. Specified power conversion efficiency is 96%, …

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Regius Professor Christofer Toumazou has been recognised for his work saving and improving lives through leading edge medical research with the Elektra Lifetime Achievement Award. Professor Toumazou’s list of achievements includes cochlear implants for born-deaf children, an artificial pancreas for type 1 diabetics and a wireless heart monitor for personalised post-operative healthcare. He invented and commercialised …

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It was great to make a trip to Makerversity, the startup incubator based in historic Somerset House, in the heart of London by the River Thames.

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We all knew it but now it’s official – the UK has one of the shittiest mobile networks on the planet. The Government body the National Infrastructure Commission reports that the UK rates No. 54 in the worldwide ranking for mobile coverage behind Rumania, Albania, Panama and Peru. The joke is that the NIC was …

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Silicon Labs is going big on IoT in the home with a couple of ZigBee wireless sensor node reference designs for home security and heating control systems. UL-pre-certified, the reference designs are based on the firm’s ZigBee home automation (HA 1.2) software stack and wireless Gecko system-on-chip devices. The firm is supplying all of the hardware, firmware and software tools. …

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The US Department of Transportation’s (DOT) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today released an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) and a supporting comprehensive research report on vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications technology. The report will include analysis of the Department’s research findings in several key areas including technical feasibility, privacy and security, and preliminary estimates …

Read full article: US Moves Closer To Mandatory V2V Comms