Murata Electronics Europe plans to acquire French 3D silicon capacitor maker IPDiA.

Read full article: Murata buys French capacitor tech firm

Wireless light switch firm EnOcean has introduced a Bluetooth LE version of its battery-free wireless light switch technology.

Read full article: EnOcean adds Bluetooth LE wireless light switches

Vishay expands its Powertron S-Line of precision current sense resistors, aiming at industrial and energy applications.

Read full article: Electronica: Sense resistors look to industrial and energy applications

Germany is about to implement a new EMC Directive. This will incorporate Directive 2014/30/EU regarding the electromagnetic compatibility of equipment into German law.

Read full article: Germany gets new EMC rules

Potentially life-saving sensor technology for the army has been developed in the UK. Design firm Plextek has developed a sensor technology which can identify damage to a soldier’s body armour on the battlefield, saving both lives and money for the UK military. Even hairline fractures to a soldier’s ceramic armour plate will mean they’re not …

Read full article: Car sensor technology can save lives of solders

Osram Opto Semi will show products at Electronica in Munich including a new surface mountable Oslon Black Flat S multi-chip led for pixelated headlights, and a laser diode specifically for lidar. Also, “results from current research projects will provide insights into the future of light,” said the firm. See it at booth 107 hall A3 …

Read full article: Electronica: Osram will release matrix headlamp led

Knowles is to promote capacitors for electric vehicles at Electronics in Munich, as well as some for 5G telecoms.

Read full article: Electronica: Safety-certified capacitors from Knowles

46 years ago an entrepreneur told his engineers he wanted them to produce a product which you could “put in your pocket and attend a meeting without having to haul out some damn thing that isn’t convenient.” The engineers turned out a design about the size of a cigarette pack which fitted into the entrepreneur’s …

Read full article: Fable: The Boss With Balls

The White House has produced a weighty tome on AI, which makes you think: Has a machine ever had an original thought? Some people say there’s no such thing as an original thought, only derivations from previous thoughts but, when we see originality, we recognise and appreciate it. And I don’t see much any evidence …

Read full article: Neither Artificial Nor Intelligent

Households in Washington DC, US, are the biggest consumers of water compared to 169 other world cities, while households in Jinja, Uganda, use the least amount of water, a new report shows.