Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) now includes integrated service discovery that makes it easy for your containerized services to discover and connect with each other.

Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) for MySQL ,MariaDB ,PostgreSQL , and Oracle now allows you to launch M4 instances in the AWS GovCloud (US) region. Amazon RDS is a managed database service that makes it easy to set up, operate, and scale a relational database in the cloud.

Amazon RDS M4 instances have a good balance of compute, memory, and network resources, and have superior performance and generally lower prices than M3 instances. To learn more about the benefits of the M4 instance type for Amazon RDS, visit the DB Instance Classes documentation .

You can create new M4 database instances with just a few clicks using the “Launch DB Instance” wizard in the AWS Management Console . To migrate an existing instance, ensure the instance is running a database engine version supported on M4, and then use the “Modify DB Instance” option.

eCall – a built-in automated emergency call for assistance in a road accident – will be mandatory for all new car and light commercial vehicle models in the EU from 31 March 2018. It will therefore be integrated in future in an estimated 20 million new vehicles annually. The aim of the eCall system is …

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Micro system-level IC (“uSLIC”) modules from Maxim claim to deliver switching regulators with the size and simplicity of a linear regulator (LDO). The MAXM17532 and MAXM15462 power modules measure 2.6mm x 3.0mm x 1.5mm. Maxim’s uSLIC power modules shrink the power supply by 2.25x with an ultra-small package size, achieved by integrating a synchronous wide-input …

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Brain scanning is not possible through a hat, according to the University of Nottingham. The technique used is magnetoencephalography (MEG), which senses the tiny magnetic fields created by electrical signals in the brain. Once, this would have required bulky super-cooled equipment because it needed ‘squids’ – superconducting quantum interference devices – as sensors. In these …

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Gresham Power Electronics has introduced a 500W dc-dc converter for military and non-tactical vehicle mounted communications and security systems. Called GPD500 is now available from the Salisbury-based power supply maker, which accepts inputs between 10 to 20Vdc and delivers regulated 24Vdc output, designed to meet the requirements of MIL-STD 1275D. “Sophisticated electronics developed for military …

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Hydrogen- powered roadsweeping has come to Aberdeen with this cleaner-sweeper truck (pictured) which has been adapted to run on both diesel and hydrogen. Emission savings of around 30% are projected from the Use of hydrogen. The sweepers are refuelled at the Aberdeen City Hydrogen Energy Storage (ACHES) hydrogen station, which makes hydrogen from renewable electricity, on …

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Diamond is the key to a room-temperature maser that can operate continuously, according to Imperial College London, which has made one. “This breakthrough paves the way for the widespread adoption of masers and opens the door for a wide array of applications that we are keen to explore,” said Imperial lead researcher Dr Jonathan Breeze. …

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Farnell element14 has teamed up with Rohde & Schwarz to launch its “University IoT Challenge”, a competition for university students in electronics. The competition challenges students to come up with creative ideas using £5,000 worth of technology components to create an IoT-based product that could be used by individuals needing assistance in their everyday lives. …

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Murata has developed a container-scale energy storage system for instantaneous voltage drop countermeasures, and will market it with Japan Facility Solutions. “A momentary drop in power system voltage such as due to lightning strikes to power transmission lines may have a large impact, such as the stoppage of production lines in factories,” said Murata. “Furthermore, …

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