Cambridge-based Cyan Technology has acquired Connode of Stockholm for £6.8m. Cronine Cyan Cyan focusses on smart metering and lighting in emerging markets, such as India, and Connode supplies wireless communications to the UK Smart Metering Implementation Programme (SMIP). “The acquisition of Connode is transformational for Cyan, allowing us to accelerate our product roadmap over various …
Three women who are inspired by microelectronics
Microelectronics has always been a male dominated industry. Whichever statistics you choose to look at, the numbers for women are not good, writes Richard Wilson Why is this still the case? How does the industry motivate women to become engineers? And do women have something unique to offer in the microelectronics industry? To find the …
Android Nougat revealed. Version 7.0, to you
Just to quickly cover – “Nougat” is the official codename for the next major version of Android.
Imagine Blue Awards challenge you to build IoT app
The Imagine Blue Awards are designed to “highlight the work and imaginations of creators, developers, designers, and students using Bluetooth technology to push the boundaries of wireless connectivity and solve the world’s biggest challenges”.
Energy Recovery Awarded $2.4 million for Desalination Projects in North Africa
SAN LEANDRO, Calif.–June 15, 2016 –Energy Recovery, Inc. (NASDAQ:ERII), the leader in pressure energy technology for industrial fluid flows, today announced total awards of $2.4 million to supply its PX(TM) Pressure Exchanger(TM) technology for three desalination projects in North Africa. Two of the orders will ship in the second quarter of 2016 and the third is expected to ship in the fourth quarter of 2016.
LuminUltra CEO recognized as a Canadian water industry innovator
Pat Whalen was awarded a 2016 Water’s Next Award for his business achievements.
Water Research Foundation and National Science Foundation partner to fund Lead Corrosion Study
The overarching objective of the research is to provide new scientific insights into lead phosphate nucleation, aggregation, and deposition that will enable efficient application of phosphate to control both dissolved and total lead concentrations in water.
The Cult
It always seemed that working for one of Silicon Valley’s new, global, multi-billion dollar algorithm companies would be good fun – bring your pet to work, free connoisseur meals, lots of sexy chicks, recreational facilities in the office etc. But apparently it’s not quite like that. A sacked Facebook advertising manager called Antonio Garcia Martinez …
Top 10 most popular articles on ElectronicsWeekly.com
Here are the top ten most popular articles on ElectronicsWeekly.com in the last week, with LoRa IoT networks, 5G, Brexit, Intel, and Project Bloks all figuring prominently… Taking it in reverse order as always: 10. Europe goes for LoRa IoT network technology without UK 9. China to build $600m IC Science Park 8. Qualcomm offers 6GHz radio chips …
First Driverless Car Fatality
How awful is this? https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jun/30/tesla-autopilot-death-self-driving-car-elon-musk?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other