More than $37M in combined funding earmarked for24 new water and wastewater projectsacrossManitoba.

 

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign researchers develop new technology.

 

3D NAND output will overtake 2D output in Q4, reports Digitimes. Samsung is expected to ramp 64-layer NAND in H2 with a new plant coming on-stream in Pyeongtaek in July. Micron is expected to be in volume production of 64-level 3D NAND in Q2. Toshiba is producing 64-layer chips and Hynix says it has a …

Read full article: 3D NAND to overtake 2D in Q4

Smart bandages that connect to 5G networks to communicate the progress of a healing wound to doctors are likely to begin trials within a year.

Read full article: Swansea to trial smart bandages within a year

AP7380 is a 1.8µA (3µAmax) quiescent current low-dropout (500mV at 50mA, 1.5Vmax at 150mA) regulator with 3.5-24V input voltage range. Output voltage is fixed, with a choice of 3.0, 3.3, 4.15, 4.4 and 5.0V, at 1% tolerance. They are all available with or without an enable pin in a SOT25 package, or without an enable pin in SOT89. …

Read full article: LDO with 1.8µA tail current and a 24V-capable input

MicroMill is a 3-axis CNC (computer numerical control) milling machine with a fraction over an A4 footprint, and 115 x 100 x 64mm working area. Intended to cut wax, foam, wood, plastics, some PCBs, brass and aluminium (not all brass and Al, see below), it is controlled via USB from a computer running open-source software. “Whether you …

Read full article: Mini-CNC mill sits on A4 sheet

TDK adds a 3,200W 48V (66.7A) model to its TPS3000 series of industrial power supplies.

Read full article: Three-phase input power supply delivers 48V at 66A

Avnet has hired its former head of components in the Americas, Phillip Gallagher, to head up its global distribution business.

Read full article: Avnet names Gallagher as new head of global distribution

An interesting development for Android Pay – it is now supported by PayPal, tying it in with the popular online payment platform.

Read full article: Android Pay ties in with PayPal payment platform

The Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2017 run by the Department of Culture Media and Sport reveals that nearly seven in ten large businesses identified a breach or attack

Read full article: 70% of large UK firms have suffered cyber attack, says DCMS