170 years ago a lady was born who the first woman to receive the Hughes Medal for her own work, the first woman to be elected to the IEE (now …
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Continentals Being Bossy
The Continentals are engaged in one of their perennial indulgences – being bossy and dirigiste. From July 7th all new cars sold in the EU have to have Intelligent Speed …
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Glasgow readying to launch Space-Comm Expo Scotland 2024
In September, Glasgow will be hosting Space-Comm Expo Scotland 2024, and the organisers have announced its lineup of keynote speakers from across government, aerospace, defence and academia. For example, the …
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PCs have second quarter of growth
Q2 PC shipments grew 3% to 64.9 million units and represented the market’s second quarter of growth following seven consecutive quarters of decline, says IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker. …
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APEC asks for suggestions on topics and speakers
The organising committee of APEC 2025, to be held in Atlanta, Georgia, from March 16- 20, 2025, is welcoming suggestions for plenary session topics and speakers. The Plenary Session, held …
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Softbank buys Graphcore
SoftBank has bought eight year-old Graphcore for an undisclosed sum thought to be around $500 million. “Graphcore will join SoftBank Group to build the next generation of AI compute,” says …
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Back-to-back record years for chip manufacturing equipment sales
Sales of chip manufacturing equipment are expected to grow 3.4% y-o-y to reach a record $109 million this year, says SEMI. Next year sales are forecast to hit $128 billion. …
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Scalable no-laser qubit integrated circuit for quantum computing has low noise
Researchers in Oxford have demonstrated a chip-scale trapped-ion quantum logic IC that works with all-electrical drive and a magnetic field. Because it avoids the need for per-qubit lasers, it is …
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MicroSD card slot is robust and easily inspected
Rutronik has picked the ST12 from JAE for customers seeking a ‘push-push’ microSD card connector that is robust – up to 10,000 mating cycles – and whose solder joints can …
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DIN rail four output e-circuit breakers are only 22.5mm wide
Puls has introduced a range of DIN rail electronic circuit breakers for 24V loads from 90 to 480W. “With a width of only 22.5mm, PISA-M is the smallest four-channel electronic …
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