The King Abdulaziz City of Science and Technology (KACST) has opened what it is calling the world’s first “adsorption water desalination and cooling plant”, known as ADC…

A Google survey conducted by Plumbing Manufacturers International (PMI) asked 1,000 respondents about their concerns relating to water infrastructure.

Steve Fletcher of Illinois was elected as the President of the National Rural Water Association during meetings held at the WaterPro Conference in Orlando, Fla.

I was interested in the capacitance multiplier included to reduce hum in Allo’s Vana hi-fi amplifier for Raspberry Pi and the firm’s own Sparky computer. So I googled a bit and came across this detailed article on the subject on a website called StarFetch. The website describes the simple version in the image, which comes from …

Read full article: Capacitance multipliers explained

The thing about these reports of Apple’s approach to McLaren is: Were these approaches before or after Apple’s cut-backs to the staff of its in-house car project? Last week reports said that Apple is laying off engineers from its in-house car project and that Apple would now try to produce not a car, but technology …

Read full article: The McCar

UK lighting LED maker Plessey introduces its first lighting module, which includes ‘Stellar’ beam-forming technology to reduce height, to 5.6mm.

Read full article: Plessey squeezes 3,000 lm and optics into 5.6mm thick module

We are in the middle of National Coding Week, and it is not too late to get involved.

Read full article: National Coding Week: get involved this weekend

Whiles I still think you have to carry a wand and wear a pointy hat with stars on to enter an EMC chamber, Steve Kurt is a man at home in such environments. He has proffered a list of EMC reading resources for anyone wishing make their home in a Faraday cage. “One of my favourite …

Read full article: Good books about EMC

We are all aware of the importance of the double helix atomic structure in nature; it is the basis of DNA, the genetic make-up which determines all life. German researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) believe they have discovered a double helix structure in a semiconductor. The potential implications of this for electronics …

Read full article: DNA’s double helix could transform printable electronics

Eaton has announced TV supercapacitors with 3-volt (V) cells claimed toincrease stored energy capacity and power by 20% compared to 2.7V cells. Working either in conjunction with or as standalone alternatives to batteries, TV supercapacitors help reduce maintenance requirements and can provide a longer life and cost-effective energy storage for applications that require extremely reliable …

Read full article: Eaton TV supercapacitor has 3V cells