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25 MBd digital optocoupler device achieves 3,750 VRMS signal isolation
May 14, 2013 3:06 pm | Product Releases | CommentsAvago Technologies announced a new dual-channel bi-directional 25 MBd digital optocoupler device, the ACSL-7210. The device is a dual-channel high speed digital optocoupler optimized for bi-directional industrial communication networks using high speed protocols such as PROFIBUS fieldbus and Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI).
PCAP LCDS ideal for rugged industrial-strength applications
May 14, 2013 2:55 pm | Product Releases | CommentsSharp Microelectronics of the Americas (SMA) announced the addition of multi-touch PCAP (Projective Capacitive Touch) displays to its all-LED backlit TFT LCD line up. The two new panels are 7.0-inch and 10.4-inch diagonal, with additional sizes expected in the future, including a 4.3-inch (diagonal).
Silicon diodes offer ‘soft’ switching and low reverse recovery charge
May 14, 2013 2:44 pm | Power Integrations | Product Releases | CommentsPower Integrations introduced the LQA200 series of 200V diodes. The company’s Qspeed high-performance silicon diodes are based on merged-PIN technology that offers ‘soft’ switching and low reverse recovery charge (Qrr). This unique balance of features enables high-frequency operation and permits the use of small, inexpensive magnetic components....
50 watt dimmable LED power supplies feature a universal 100- 277VAC input
May 14, 2013 2:28 pm | Calex Mfg | Product Releases | CommentsGreen Watt Power announces the introduction of the GLCD 50 Watt constant current dimmable LED power supplies. The dimming options for the GLCD 50 include 0-10V, PWM and external potentiometer. All models feature a universal 100-277VAC input with nominal output current values of 500mA, 700mA, 1.05A, 1.4A, 1.75A, 2.1A and 2.8A.
Three X-class flares in 24 hours
May 14, 2013 12:29 pm | by NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center | News | CommentsThe sun emitted a third significant solar flare in under 24 hours, peaking at 9:11 p.m. EDT on May 13, 2013. This flare is classified as an X3.2 flare. This is the strongest X-class flare of 2013 so far, surpassing in strength the two X-class flares that occurred earlier in the 24-hour period.
Solar panels as inexpensive as paint? It’s possible
May 14, 2013 12:10 pm | by University at Buffalo | News | CommentsResearchers are helping develop a new generation of photovoltaic cells that produce more power and cost less to manufacture than what’s available today. One of the more promising efforts involves the use of plasmonic-enhanced organic photovoltaic materials.
Yale psychiatrist: Get the most out of life — get out of your own way
May 14, 2013 12:00 pm | by Yale UniversityYale University | News | CommentsThose moments in life when you are most fully engaged have a common element — you let go of all concerns, resentments, and thoughts of yourself, says Yale psychiatrist Dr. Judson Brewer, who asserts that people can improve their performance and even quit smoking through a technique called neurofeedback....
Microsoft Windows 8 update will be free
May 14, 2013 11:31 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsMicrosoft says a planned update to its Windows 8 operating system will be made available for free later this year. The update is meant to address complaints and confusion that have been blamed for deepening a slump in personal computer sales. Microsoft isn't saying what kind of changes will be...
IT industry ignores silver surfers at its peril
May 14, 2013 11:02 am | by EurekAlert! | News | CommentsHardware and software vendors are foolish to ignore the needs of the growing population of older computer and information technology users, the so-called "silver surfers." US researchers offer convincing evidence in a monograph that from the business perspective, seniors represent a rapidly growing sector of the market...
New software spots, isolates cyber-attacks to protect networked control systems
May 14, 2013 10:51 am | by North Carolina State University | News | CommentsResearchers from North Carolina State University have developed a software algorithm that detects and isolates cyber-attacks on networked control systems – which are used to coordinate transportation, power and other infrastructure across the United States.
Gov't obtains wide AP phone records in probe
May 14, 2013 10:48 am | by MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press | News | CommentsThe Justice Department secretly obtained two months of telephone records of reporters and editors for The Associated Press in what the news cooperative's top executive called a "massive and unprecedented intrusion" into how news organizations gather the news.
Controller designed for aerospace, industrial, and laboratory applications
May 14, 2013 10:44 am | Highland Technology | Product Releases | CommentsHighland Technology announces the release of the V120 VME PCI Express Crate Controller for aerospace, industrial, and laboratory application. The V120 is a VME bus master crate controller, usable as a crate slot 0 arbiter or as a secondary controller. Each PCI Express cable driver board, in a PC backplane, can drive one or two V120s over standard, flexible PCI Express cable assemblies....
Kids coding in the cloud
May 14, 2013 10:32 am | by Massachusetts Institute of Technology | News | CommentsOne of the most popular online destinations on the MIT network is not a website for scientists, engineers or college students, but an online community where kids learn to code.Every day, thousands of young people, ages 8 and up, gather on MIT’s Scratch website, where they program their own interactive stories, games, animations and simulations — and share their creati...
Common-mode chokes offer highly effective noise suppression characteristics
May 14, 2013 10:31 am | Product Releases | CommentsCentral Technologies introduces its new line of compact sized SMD Wire-wound Common Mode Chokes. These products offer highly effective noise suppression characteristics with almost no effect for high-speed differential signals. Compact sized at 1.25mm Length x 1.00mm Width x 0.8mm Height for CTCM01F series....
Instrument determines night visibility and day visibility of road markings
May 14, 2013 10:19 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe ZRM 6006 is a simple-to-use, budget-priced, entry level, compact instrument for determination of night visibility (RL) and day visibility (Qd) of road markings as well as ambient temperature (°C/°F) and relative humidity (rH%) combined in one compact instrument. Apart from the power switch there is only a large measuring button.
