EPA provides finding to systems throughout the state.
Drexel University: Cloudy water linked to gastrointestinal illnesses
Suspended particles give germs a place to hide.
Minneapolis will use drones to survey sewer problems
The city is experimenting with the technology as part of its annual smoke testing of the sewers.
Idaho will clean up underground petroleum storage tanks with grant from EPA
EPA awards $1.1 million to protect drinking water sources across the state.
Qualcomm boosts machine learning capability by buying Scyfer
Qualcomm has bought Amsterdam University affiliate Scyfer, a machine learning specialist. Scyfer is into computer vision, computer-aided healthcare, computer-human interaction and AI-based financial features all areas which Apple is trying to incorporate in the IPhone. Qualcomm’s strategy is to deliver equivalent features to the Android community via its SnapDragon APs. “Our current products now support …
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The 60Gbps kiss
Samsung and Hon Hai/Foxconn are backing Keyssa, the 60GHZ wireless start-up promoting ‘Kiss Connectivity’. Kiss Connectivity delivers 6Gbps wireless data transfer when two devices are near to eachother. Samsung and Hon Hai are interested in the technology for smartphones. Intel has already worked with Keyssa on using the technology for laptops. Keyssa has said very …
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EW BrightSparks 2017 profile: Andrew Cowan, Cobham Antenna Systems
In the latest in our series on the EW BrightSparks of 2017, we highlight Andrew Cowan, who works as a signal processing engineer at Cobham Antenna Systems.
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Ginni’s Goodbye
A memo to IBM staff explains IBM CEO Ginni Rometty’s resignation from the President’s Forum following the Charlottesville disaster
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LDOs drop
Toshiba has announced a family of CMOS low drop-out (LDO) regulators. Called TCR4DG, they have an on-off control input and come in in fixed output voltages between 1.0 and 4.5V, at up to 420mA. Typical drop-out is 193mV (420mA, 3.3Vout). Low output noise voltage is claimed, and as befitting a Japanese company, the claim is …
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VR eye-tracking design-in for IR leds
Osram has won an infra-red led design-in with Japanese virtual reality headset maker Fove. “Through collaboration with FOVE, we are the first supplier to provide an eye tracking solution for a VR headset,” said Osram marketing manager Hiroshi Okuma. The packaged leds are tiny – only 0.5 x 1.0 x 0.45 mm SFH 4053 ChipLEDs, …
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