Partnership will serve independent segment of the water treatment market.

 

Company will now be known as Heartland Water Technology, Inc.

 

Firm extends focus on growing needs of municipal, industrial clients in Southeast.

 

Multi-ion feeds firmly under control.

 

An implantable wireless sensor which needs neither batteries nor a power line for the monitoring and treatment of cardiac failure patients is being developed by university spin-out company Cardian. The pulmonary arterial pressure (PAP) sensor is read by an external body-worn portable reader the size of a smartphone, and allows the continuous monitoring of the pulmonary arterial …

Read full article: Imperial spin-out develops wireless, battery-less heart monitor

US aviation regulator FCC looks close to scrapping plans that would have allowed people to make calls from their personal phones while on airliners. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai issued the following statement regarding his proposal that the FCC terminate its 2013 proceeding that sought to relax rules governing mobile communications on planes: “I …

Read full article: No phones on flights

The semiconductor photomask market was worth $3.32 billion in 2016, says SEMI, and is forecast to reach $3.57 billion in 2018. After increasing 1% in 2015, the photomask market increased 2% in 2016. The mask market is expected to grow 4 and 3% in 2017 and 2018, respectively Key drivers in this market continue to …

Read full article: Growing photomask market

Williams Advanced Engineering, the technology development arm of the Williams F1 team, has had funding from the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) to develop batteries for electric cars. The funding is part of a £100 million investment in the electric car industry planned by the department for business. The APC says the funding is to overcome …

Read full article: Williams gets government grant for electric car battery development

The main takeaway for April is Nougat (Android version 7.x) doubling its share. Note, however, it’s an increase from a very small base.

Read full article: Android platform stats: Nougat inches forwards

Imec has improved its 4x4cm² perovskite module achieving a certified conversion efficiency of 12.4%. This is amongst the highest for this size of perovskite module. The perovskite modules were made using an advanced recipe for the active layer and a process that achieves a high aperture area efficiency in combination with a high operational device stability. …

Read full article: Imec delivers perovskite solar modules with 12.4% conversion efficiency