The whys and wherefores of AC-direct driving of LED lighting systems explained by Francois Mirand True to the history of other types of semiconductor products, LEDs offer better performance at a lower cost with every passing year. So much so, in fact, that the other elements of a conventional LED lighting fixture – the housing, …
Russian scientists claim breakthrough in ferroelectric ‘universal’ memory
Scientists from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) have succeeded in growing ultra-thin (2.5-nanometre) ferroelectric films based on hafnium oxide that could potentially be used to develop non-volatile memory elements called ferroelectric tunnel junctions. As demand for data storage increases researchers are trying to develop faster and more compact storage devices. The ideal …
Russian scientists claim breakthrough in ferroelectric ‘universal’ memory
UK robotics to get summer showcase
UK tech industry will highlight the importance of robotics this summer with a nationwide programme of events for the first ever UK Robotics Week (25 June – 1 July 2016). Events will include open labs, schools and academic competitions and hackathons, and the build-up to UK Robotics Week will begin at the Imperial Festival 2016 …
Circadian lighting is developed to help dementia patients at UK hospital
PhotonStar LED system alters “melanopic” light levels by day and night, improving sleep, biorhythms, and health.
AWS CodePipeline Adds Integration with AWS CodeCommit
You can now choose AWS CodeCommit as a source provider in your software release pipelines modeled in AWS CodePipeline. This lets you select CodeCommit repositories and branches in the source stage of your pipelines.
AWS CloudFormation Adds Support for Amazon API Gateway and Updated Resource Support
You can now provision Amazon API Gateway using AWS CloudFormation. API Gateway is a fully managed service that makes it easy for developers to create, publish, maintain, monitor, and secure APIs at any scale. Learn more here .
Forterra Building Products Acquires U.S. Pipe
Aquisition expands Forterra’s portfolio of site infrastructure and water management products and solutions.
WaterWorld Weekly Newscast, April 18, 2016
A transcript of the WaterWorld weekly newscast for April 18, 2016.
Evoqua completes Neptune Benson acquisition
Neptune Benson’s 110 employees are now an important part of Evoqua.
EQT Corp.’s water operations certified by Center for Sustainable Shale Development
Center for Sustainable Shale Development certifies EQT Corporation’s Appalachian Operations for completion of air & water evaluation and verification process.