While all eyes and ears of the desalination community are focusing upon utility PUB’s decision for its high profile fourth desalination plant in Marina East, the fifth project is equally as interesting…
Repairs being made to 24-inch Navy water line in Hawaii
The work to be performed provides for replacement of approximately 3,500 linear feet of deteriorated 24-inch cast iron waterline.
Colorado town’s water contaminated with THC
Residents are being told not to drink, cook with or bathe in the local water supply.
Partnership between Chicago’s MWRD and Cook County Sheriff leads to safer streets, cleaner waters
Expansion of the drug take back program will encourage proper disposal of unused and expired medicines, keeping them out of the local water supply.
PA. Governor announces $68.1M in water infrastructure investments
Twenty drinking water,wastewater and non-point source projects across 14 counties will receive funding through the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority.
Memories Are Made Of What?
3D X-Point is being sampled, according to Intel CEO Brian Krzanich, who says that SSD modules using the chips will be shipped this year. Called Optane, the SSDs appear to be aimed at a wide field of applications from servers to games machines. 3D X-Point was announced this time last year and declared to be …
VC funding up but deals down
Q2 VC funding moved higher but the number of deals dropped, says a report from KPMG and CB Insights, at the current rate, 2016 deal activity will barely top 2013’s numbers. The reason funding moved higher while deal activity dropped is that some larger startups such as those of Snapchat, Didi Chuxing, and Uber all …
SEMI book-to-bill at parity
The SEMI book-to-bill for June was at parity – the lowest b-to-b ratio of the year. June bookings were $1.71 billion – down 2.1% on May’s 2016 $1.75 billion, but up12.9% on the June 2015 order level of $1.52 billion. June billings were $1.71 billion – up 7% on May’s $1.6 billion, and 10.2% higher …
Sensor sales soar but ASPs sink
Sensor unit sales keep hitting new records but price erosion is curbing dollar growth, says IC Insights. Despite double-digit percentage increases in annual unit shipments, semiconductor sensor sales growth has become uncharacteristically lethargic because of steep price erosion in several major product categories. Strong unit demand is being fueled by new wearable systems, greater automation …
UV led replaces mercury lamps for medical and more
Vishay has introduced a 365nm wavelength leds in a 1.6 x 1.6 mm x 1.4mm surface-mount package, intending it to compete with mercury lamps in medical, industrial, and printing applications. Output of the InGaN VLMU1610-365-135 is typically 18mW at 20mA and 50mW at 60mA within 362.5 to 370nm. Life time is “up to 25,000h”, said the firm, which …