Padre Dam Municipal Water District was nationally honored by Public Relations Society of America, the California Association of Public Information Officials and the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals for its video, Water, Too Good to Waste.
House Committee releases draft of Water Resources Development Act
WRDA authorizes U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) projects at U.S. harbors, locks, dams, and reservoirs.
Arrow and Indiegogo harness ideas and execution
Indiegogo and Arrow have created a crowdfund-to-production platform aimed at supporting technology entrepreneurs. Through this partnership, crowdfunded companies will be able to scale faster than ever before to bring their products to market. Arrow is already supporting some of the Indiegogo campaigns, such as : · Solar Roadways, the project to turn roads into renewable …
Indiegogo gets serious business model from Arrow
Arrow is already supporting projects on the Indiegogo, as the crowd-funding website moves into the area of commercial product launches. Examples of the types of campaigns being supported include: · Solar Roadways, the project to turn roads into renewable energy sources, launched on Indiegogo and raised more than $2.2m in funding. With Arrow’s product support, …
Intel Lay-Off Letters Spark Rio Rancho Closure Rumour
According to the Albuquerque TV station KOAT there are rumours going around that Intel will close its Rio Rancho fab site in New Mexico. The rumours have arisen because, in the letters sent to some employees notifying them of their ‘involuntary separation’, it states that the reason being given is ‘site closure or consolidation’. When …
Marriages Made In Heaven
The partnership between Arrow and Indiegogo seems an inspired idea. What is the good of an idea if the originator doesn’t have the means to implement it? Arrow has both the design capabilities and the supply chain mastery to turn any idea into a product. And Indiegogo is a master generator of product ideas. So …
Capex to rise 3%
Semiconductor capex will rise 3% in 2016, says IC Insights, going from $64.8 billion in 2015 to $66.8 billion this year. “Intense rivalry in the foundry business will push capital spending in this semiconductor manufacturing segment to nearly $23 billion, which will break the previous record high level of $22.1 billion set in 2014,” says …
ST and Arduino tie-up for makers
ST and Arduino have agreed to bring STM32 microcontrollers and ST’s full portfolio of sensing, power, and connectivity technology, closer to the Arduino maker community. The first product of the STAR (ST and Arduino) programme is the STM32F469-based STAR Otto baseboard. Now, IoT developers and other makers can build high-performance graphics into their smart devices …
Moth-like robot can perch on the ceiling
MIT and Harvard scientists have found a way for a tiny moth-like robot to cling to ceilings.
Electric vehicles use electronics for more that motor control
Electric vehicles will have electric suspension and other once mechanical systems which means a bigger market for power electronic devices, says market analyst IDTechEx. Electric vehicles are being designed with two motors per car not one now and that means many more motor controllers. Each vehicle has a charger and a battery management system on …
Electric vehicles use electronics for more that motor control