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Digi International Reports Fourth Fiscal Quarter and Full Year 2009 Results
November 30, 2009 11:50 am | by Digi International | Comments(Minneapolis, MN, October 29, 2009) - Digi International® Inc. (NASDAQ: DGII, www.digi.com) Financial highlights for the quarter and fiscal year ended September 30, 2009 include: Digi reported revenue of $40.0 million for the fourth quar
With Three Industry Firsts, New Digi Core Module Speeds Development of Low Power Wireless Multimedia Devices
November 30, 2009 11:50 am | by Digi International | CommentsDigi launches first wireless enabled core module based on Freescale?s new i.MX51 processor, first with 802.11 a/b/g/n and first to support Microsoft Windows CE 6.0 R3
Digi Console Server Earns Security Certification for Government and Other Regulated Industry Applications
November 30, 2009 11:50 am | by Digi International | CommentsDigi Passport receives NIST FIPS 140-2 certification
Is Becoming and Engineer Really Worth It?
November 30, 2009 11:00 am | by An Engineering Mind | CommentsI'm so tempted to track down your home address via your IP address and come over there and punch you. Of course it's worth it. What else are you going to do?
NREL Uncovers Clean Energy Leaders State by State
November 30, 2009 10:57 am | by National Renewable Energy Laboratory | CommentsThat California and Texas still lead the United States in generating renewable energy probably is no surprise. But, NREL's 2009 State of the States report shows that several smaller states from Maine to Louisiana to Utah are closing the clean energy gap, confirming that every state has...
DEMAND FOR GE’S SMART APPLIANCES INCREASES IN SMART GRID PILOT PROGRAMS
November 30, 2009 10:50 am | by General Electric | CommentsReliant Energy and The Vineyard Energy Project join Masdar City and Louisville Gas & Electric as the latest to launch pilot projects using GE’s smart grid enabled appliances
Geneva Big Bang Machine Beats Chicago Lab Record
November 30, 2009 10:41 am | CommentsThe world's largest atom smasher on Monday broke the record for proton acceleration previously held by a U.S. lab, sending beams of the particles at 1.18 trillion electron volts around the massive machine. The Large Hadron Collider eclipsed the previous high of 0.98 1 TeV held by Fermilab, outside Chicago, since 2001.
Microscopy reveals structure of calcite shells
November 30, 2009 8:53 am | by Cornell University | CommentsLara Estroff and colleagues have taken a deep, detailed look at the way lab-created calcite crystals, similar to those found in nature, grow in tandem with proteins and other large molecules.
British to Poll Tech Companies on Economic Growth
November 30, 2009 7:59 am | CommentsPremier Farnell in co-ordination with the Electronics Leadership Council (ELC) and the UK Electronics Alliance (UKEA), encourage all UK-based small and medium enterprise (SME) technology companies to take part in a survey developed to garner appropriate support from the UK Government and trade associations to ensure the necessary future economic growth for these SMEs.
Ants Counting Their Step
November 30, 2009 6:52 am | by Curious Cat Science and Engineering Blog | CommentsAnts That Count! Most ants get around by leaving smell trails on the forest floor that show other ants how to get home or to food. They squeeze the glands that cover their bodies; those glands release a scent, and the scents in combination create trails the other ants can follow. That...
Altera signs with Newark
November 30, 2009 6:21 am | CommentsCommitted to offering design engineers the newest technologies first, multi-channel electronics distributor Newark, part of the global Premier Farnell Group, has signed a franchise agreement with Altera Corporation, to supply their FPGA and CPLD devices, the latest development kits, and the Quartus II design software in North America.
Rochester Electronics Expands Space-Level Manufacturing
November 30, 2009 6:13 am | CommentsRochester Electronics, a comprehensive and authorized source for discontinued semiconductors, is actively expanding its mission critical product manufacturing capabilities to ensure a continuous supply of certified radiation hardened space-level semiconductors.
Laird Technologies Expands Distribution Product Portfolio
November 30, 2009 5:59 am | CommentsLaird Technologies, a leader in the design and manufacture of customized, performance-critical components for wireless systems and other advanced electronics applications, today announced it has expanded its global distribution product portfolio with Mouser Electronics to include its thermal management product line.
Brookhaven Women in Science Holds High School Career Day at Brookhaven Lab
November 30, 2009 5:53 am | by Brookhaven National Laboratory | CommentsAbout 50 female students from three local high schools – Bellport, Rocky Point, and Shoreham-Wading River – recently learned about careers in science and toured world-class facilities at Brookhaven Lab.
Norway opens world's first osmotic power plant
November 30, 2009 5:33 am | by Wojciech Moskwa | CommentsNorway opened on Tuesday the world's first osmotic power plant, which produces emissions-free electricity by mixing fresh water and sea water through a special membrane. State-owned utility Statkraft's prototype plant, which for now will produce a tiny 2-4 kilowatts of power or enough to run a coffee machine, will enable Statkraft to test and develop the technology needed to drive down production costs.
