For rail use, Smiths Interconnect has created Easy REP, a lower cycle-life variant of its REP connector series. “Today a number of rail and industrial applications do not require high-cycle life as a technical requirement, but still require compliance with the railway standard of 500 cycles and other important qualified features,” according to the company. …

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My suspicions are confirmed – I have been relieved of my responsibilities for Science and Technology but retain my Industry/Commerce brief while I have collected a brace of face-saving honorific titles – First Secretary of State and joint deputy Prime Minister. When all’s said and done, industry is where the money is, and with the …

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I can’t think of a country where you get a warmer greeting on first acquaintance than Russia. You aren’t long off the plane before bottles are opened, toasts drunk and merriment underway. Warmth, generosity of spirit and friendly fellowship are my memories of Russia. It’s grim to have our governments locked into a terrible rivalry …

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This has been a BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week, and sounds fascinating, but I must admit I missed it: Hybrid Humans, with the subtitle, Dispatches from the Frontiers of Man and Machine.

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Semiconductor manufacturing equipment billings rose 7% q-o-q of 2022 and 6% y-o-y to $26.43 billion, says SEMI. The data comes from members of SEMI and the Semiconductor Equipment Association of Japan (SEAJ). Following are quarterly billings data in billions of U.S. dollars with q-o-q and y-o-y changes by region: Region 2Q2022 1Q2022 2Q2021 2Q (QoQ) …

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Nasa says repair work is continuing on the Artemis 1 uncrewed test flight to the moon, with mission control teams preparing for the next launch attempt. It says it is preparing for the next launch opportunity as early as Friday, 23 September. Officials stopped the original Saturday 3 September launch countdown after discovering a hydrogen …

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Emerging memories have started a growth surge and should climb to become about a $44 billion market by 2032.  That’s the finding of a newly-released report by Objective Analysis and Coughlin Associates: Emerging Memories Enter the Next Phase. “This is the semiconductor market to watch over the next decade,” said Dr. Thomas Coughlin, President of …

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July chip sales were up 7.3%  y-o-y at $49 billion compared to the $45.7 billion of  July 2021 but were down 2.3% compared to the $50.2 billion of June 2022. “Global semiconductor sales remained strong in July, easily topping the total from last July, but market growth has slowed substantially in recent months, with year-to-year …

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Intel broke ground on its first $20 billion Ohio fab last Friday – the first project of Intel’s planned $100 billion investment in Ohio over the next ten years. “Folks, we need to make these chips right here in America to bring down everyday costs and create good jobs,” said US President Joe Biden at …

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Kingston University is testing a hydroelectric turbine prototype from a pontoon in the Thames. Developed by Hales Marine Energy near Eastbourne, the aim is to create a turbine that can be used in the sea as well as rivers, sitting on a submergible tank that normally rests on the sea bed, but can be floated …

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