Just found an interesting article comparing fly-back and SEPIC power supply topologies getting a particular job done – a dc-dc converter for cars. It is excellent, because both the supplies were built and tested. Even more excellent, if is from an Electronics Weekly article, written by a couple of TI guys, whe really know what …
GE's Current forges alliance with IoT software specialist Tridium (UPDATED)
The pact with the Honeywell company marks Current’s second strategic move in a month, and will help GE collect and analyze data from building automation and lighting systems, leveraging IoT technology.
Carlsbad: The Desalination Game Changer in the U.S.
The Carlsbad Desalination Plant is the largest desalination plant in the Western Hemisphere. Located in California with a relatively small footprint of approximately 5.5 acres, the plant provides 54 million gallons of clean water to 300,000 people – a complete game changer for desalination in the United States.
Water Research Foundation study addresses methods for removing PFOS/PFOA from water, wastewater
The research report contains results of an in-depth treatment study conducted on waters from 13 water and wastewater treatment plants in the United States.
STUDY: Robust water infrastructure is key to customer satisfaction
Study reveals California Water Service, Illinois American Water, Miami-Dade County and Monroe County Water Authority rank highest in water utility customer satisfaction in their respective regions.
Mueller Water Products names new president of Anvil
Patrick M. Donovan has been named president of Anvil International.
Roll Up, Roll Up To Bid For Intel’s Investments
First bids for Intel Capital’s VC assets are expected next month, reports Bloomberg. It is expected that one buyer will bag up the lot. They are valued at $1 billion. The reason for the sale, it it is being said, is to reduce Intel’s debt of $25 billion which is off-set by cash of $15 …
Brexit: Will industry vote for stability?
Always wanting to be even-handed, we have been searching the electronics industry for someone who has presented an argument for Brexit. Last week, we published the pro-EU arguments from the president of the IET, but I have yet to find someone within the industry presenting the case for a vote for Brexit in June. Surely, …
Students in Poland teach kids with learning robot
A group of enterprising engineering students in Poland have developed an educational robot for children which develops along with his owner. It is the idea of Marcin Joka, Michał Grześ, Krzysztof Dziemiańczuk, Michał Bogucki and Maciej Kopczyński; four students and one academic lecturer from the Bialystok University of Technology, Poland. The robot called Photon won …
Fable: The Bold Engineer
There was once an Intel engineer who quit the company to form a start-up based on a new kind of memory chip. Intel’s writ was delivered to his home in the middle of the night. Undaunted, the KP-backed company raised $50 million (plus another $18 million in an IPO). The engineer built a fab with …