Thanks to Gartner for this one – the top 10 semiconductor companies last year:
C&K three-position switch shrinks to 3.7 x 3.0mm
C&K has introduced a three position push-button with a footprint of only 3.0 x 3.7mm (4.4 x 3.1mm including G-type terminations). Called KXT2, it is rated for 100,000 cycles. The manufacturer describes it as ‘double-action’ (see diagram): With no force, two of its four pins are shorted. Once 100g of force has been applied, three of its …
Visitors experience Grottoes in new light with Soraa LED lamps
The Saalfeld Fairy Grottoes in Thüringen, Germany have been lit with LED-based lamps from Soraa that now fully reveal the natural colors of the mineral formations in the caverns.
Dutch smart lighting startup steps into smart window blinds (UPDATED)
In another sign that the lighting industry is expanding its automation remit, Chess Wise teams with global blinds and fabric maker Verosol.
Amazon EC2 Container Service Supports Docker 1.11
You can now use Docker 1.11 on your Amazon ECS container instances. Read our documentation to learn how to use the latest Amazon ECS-optimized AMI.
Cost to replace Flint’s lead pipes doubles
A new report averages the cost for replacing service water lines at $7,500; almost double the $4,000 estimated by the state last fall.
New pumps can detect a clog forming and automatically trigger clean up
Water technologists at Xylem have developed what they are calling “the world’s first pumping system with integrated intelligence.”
T Park sets the bar high with advanced desalination plant
Veolia chief executive Antoine Frerot hailed “the sewage stations of the future” on opening T Park in Hong Kong, the world’s largest sewage treatment plant, on 26 May.
Electronics Fights Heart Disease
A METHOD for determining the cause of acute cardiac disorders by exploring the circulatory system was one of the examples of medical electronics given by Prof.’ R. F. Woolmer of the Royal College of Surgeons during his Kelvin Lecture to the IEE in London last week. Sop, 55 years ago, started a story in Electronics …
Intel’s Disappearing Assets Sale
It appears that Intel has been unable to flog off its VC investments. It was reported to have hired bankers UBS to handle the sale, it was said to have lined up buyers Coller Capital, HarbourVest Partners and Lexington Partners to take over the investments and it was reported to have set a $1 billion …