Check out this freshly produced video from the night, at the Grosvenor Hotel in London, to give a good flavour of the Elektra Awards 2016.

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Check out our gallery of Elektra Awards guests – can you spot yourself or your colleagues among this year’s party people? More to follow shortly. The Elektra European Electronics Industry Awards 2016 were presented at a Gala Dinner at the Grosvenor House Hotel, and here is picture gallery from the reception before the dinner and …

Read full article: Picture Gallery: Elektra Awards 2016 Attendees – The reception (I)

November is over and the year is almost finished, but before the headlong rush to Christmas let’s see what clicked on Gadget Master in the month just passed.

Read full article: Most read Gadget Master posts in November

Semtech has a reference design for an indoor multi-band picocell basestation incorporating the LoRa long range IoT wireless standard.

Read full article: Semtech aims LoRa gateway at home IoT nets

Intel has never been much of a one for the military market and that may very much be the result of the attitude of its founding CEO, Bob Noyce. “With very few exceptions, the major motivation behind technology development cannot come from the Military,” said Noyce, “the major motivation, I feel, is the commercial one. …

Read full article: Why Intel Avoided Military R&D.

Aixtron develops deposition gear in California. Its acquisition by Fujian Grand Chip is in doubt out of national security concerns.

California American Water will begin ownership and operation in 2017.

This investment in water research and innovation is a result of a six-year $25 million grant from Alberta Economic Development and Trade to Alberta Innovates.

The roughly 5,600 feet of new pipe replaces water main that was installed as far back as the 1920s.

Voters want lame-duck Congress to pass Water Resources Development Act and pipeline rehabilitation aid in year-end push.