Projects recognized for outstanding design in precast/prestressed concrete construction honored with PCI Design Awards of Excellence.
JWC Environmental to expand solutions for industrial wastewater with acquisition of FRC Systems International
Since 1979, FRC Systems has been an industry leader in dissolved air flotation (DAF) systems.
US Water Alliance announces additions to Board of Directors
DC Water CEO and General Manager George Hawkins and American Water President and CEO Susan Story join the national organization.
Water Authority, City of San Diego measuring interest in potential renewable energy-supporting pumped storage project
Potential 500-megawatt San Vicente Energy Storage Project could help ease pressure on electric grids increasingly dependent on renewable energy.
ACWA scholarship deadline approaches
February 1 is the deadline for future water leaders to submit materials to ACWA
Auto-driving ECU from Renesas and TTTech
Renesas and TTTech Computertechnik have developed a prototype electronic control unit (ECU) for self-driving vehicles. Aimed at mass production vehicles, the platform includes TTIntegration software and tools. It is the first outcome of the collaboration between TTTech and Renesas announced in January 2016, and is an extended version of kit released in October 2016. The …
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Rohm uses Arduino to demo sensors
Rohm has turned to Arduino to demonstrate part of its sensor portfolio. The evaluation kit, called SensorShield-EVK-001 is an Arduino ‘shield’ which has no sensors but allows separate sensing daughter boards to be interfaced with Arduino Uno, for example. Multiple daughter boards (see below) cover acceleration, barometric pressure and magnetic field sensing, for example. “Simply …
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UK has first road-test of driverless car
Carried out on behalf of the UK government’s Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, the Lutz Pathfinder project was started 18 months ago to build and trial three automated pods within Milton Keynes, and assess their feasibility from both a technological and societal point of view. Designed and manufactured by Coventry-based firm RDM, the electric-powered two-seater pods …
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CES: Panasonic adopts Android for automotive-grade user interface
Panasonic has adopted Android 7.0 for the user interface of a in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) system it is developing with Qualcomm – a co-operation that was announced at CES in Las Vegas. “State-of-the art Android 7.0 features give drivers a unified experience across an automaker’s entire vehicle line-up, adjusting for different applications, screen sizes, and resolutions,” …
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Socionext sampling Milbeaut 4K image processor
Socionext, the Fujitsu-Panasonic SoC design jv, has started sampling a new Milbeaut 4K image processor. The SC2000, designed for drones and action cameras, is a new product from the “M10V” series, an eighth-generation version of Socionext’s Milbeaut Image Processors. It features the latest improvement in Socionext’s Milbeaut image processing algorithm and achieves the optimum combination …
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