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Book: Food and Addiction: A Comprehensive Handbook
August 29, 2012 2:11 pm | by Yale UniversityYale University | News | CommentsYaleNews features works recently or soon to be published by members of the University community. Descriptions are based on material provided by the publishers. Authors of new books may forward publishers’ book descriptions to us by email....
TacSat-4 participates in Navy fleet experiment Trident Warrior
August 29, 2012 2:00 pm | by EurekAlert! | News | CommentsU.S. Naval Research Laboratory's Tactical Satellite-4 successfully completes three weeks of intense testing, June 28, as part of the Navy's annual Trident Warrior Experiment 2012 (TW12). TacSat-4 is a Navy-led Joint mission that provides Ultra High Frequency (UHF) satellite communications (SATCOM). Sponsored by Navy Warfare Development Command, Trident Warrior is an annual fleet experiment...
Synchronized lasers measure how light changes matter
August 29, 2012 1:55 pm | by EurekAlert! | News | CommentsLight changes matter in ways that shape our world. Photons trigger changes in proteins in the eye to enable vision; sunlight splits water into hydrogen and oxygen and creates chemicals through photosynthesis; light causes electrons to flow in the semiconductors that make up solar cells; and new devices for consumers, industry, and medicine operate with photons instead of electrons.
Breakthrough in nanotechnology
August 29, 2012 1:53 pm | by EurekAlert! | News | CommentsA University of Central Florida assistant professor has developed a new material using nanotechnology, which could help keep pilots and sensitive equipment safe from destructive lasers. UCF Assistant Professor Jayan Thomas, in collaboration with Carnegie Mellon University Associate Professor Rongchao Jin chronicle their work in the July issue of the journal Nano Letters.
Soaking up the sun
August 29, 2012 1:51 pm | by EurekAlert! | News | CommentsSolar panels, like those commonly perched atop house roofs or in sun-drenched fields, quietly harvesting the sun's radiant energy, are one of the standard-bearers of the green energy movement. But could they be better – more efficient, durable and affordable? That's what engineers from Drexel University and The University of Pennsylvania are trying to find out...
Interconnect solutions provide automatic coplanarity compensation
August 29, 2012 1:44 pm | Product Releases | CommentsAutosplice has introduced a new series of specialized Solderball Pin Array (SPA) interconnect capabilities that leverage the company’s industry-leading Solderball Pin Technology by creating pre-defined arrays and header configurations that are targeted to meet application-specific requirements.
Samsung reveals new Galaxy Note II
August 29, 2012 1:40 pm | by PETER SVENSSON - AP Technology Writer - Associated Press | News | CommentsFresh off a legal battle with Apple, Samsung is announcing a new version of the Galaxy Note, an offbeat, oversized smartphone that's become a surprise hit. Samsung, the world's largest maker of phones, is revealing the Galaxy Note II at a trade show in Berlin. The 5.5-inch (14-centimeter) screen...
Notebook and all-in-one PCs driving touch screen growth
August 29, 2012 1:28 pm | News | CommentsTouch screens used in small/medium devices, such as smart phones and tablet PCs, will continue to grow as well. Tablet PCs are the fastest growing application for touch, with 2011 shipments tripling to 79.6 million units. Growth continues to be strong, and NPD DisplaySearch forecasts that more than 130 million touch screens will be shipped for tablet PCs in 2012...
Pieces from classic sci-fi dystopias are falling into place
August 29, 2012 12:52 pm | Articles | CommentsOn June 5, the literary world lost a true legend with the passing of Ray Bradbury. His death – along with some recent events here in local news – got me thinking back to my teenage years where his masterpiece Fahrenheit 451 was required reading at my high school along with George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four (and I’d be remiss if I didn’t italicize titles of literary works when thinking about my high school English-Lit teacher).
Wireless environmental sensor node uses cloud-enabled platform
August 29, 2012 12:14 pm | Product Releases | CommentsMicroStrain, ENV-Link-Mini, plug-and-play, wireless, environmental monitoring, environmental sensing, remote sensing, remote monitoring, sensing network, sensor network, sensor node, SensorCloud, IP67, LXRS wireless protocol
I ran across a few things
August 29, 2012 11:37 am | by M. Simon | Blogs | CommentsI have started a number of new projects. One of them is designing a simple Forth for the ARM processor. To do that I needed a simple guide to the ARM Assembly language. I like this one written by Peter Knaggs and Stephen Welsh. Peter is quite active in the Forth community, but that was just a coincidence (I'm a big Forth fan in case you didn't know).
Resonator features tighter frequency tolerance, high shock and drive resistance
August 29, 2012 10:59 am | Murata Power Solutions Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsMurata Americas introduced its newest member of the HCR (Hybrid Crystal Resonator) family, the ± 50ppm XRCGB-F-N series. Murata's continuous development of the HCR family has resulted in this new tighter frequency tolerance, further expanding the value proposition HCR offers to design engineers.
Liquid level sensors include ½" NPT male conduit fittings
August 29, 2012 10:53 am | Product Releases | CommentsAmerican Sensor Technologies, Inc. (AST) now supplies its liquid level sensors with ½" NPT male conduit fittings before the cable interface. Certain customers prefer to install conduit over a cable. This is beneficial if the sensor is going to be exposed to a liquid not compatible with the material, as well as adding stability in turbulent tanks.
High-bright, seven-inch TFT features 40,000-hour backlight
August 29, 2012 10:52 am | Product Releases | CommentsOSD Displays has introduced a seven-inch WVGA 800 x RGB X 480 TFT with 500 Nit backlight utilizing long life 40,000-hour LED’s. This new seven-inch TFT is fully RoHS compliant. The OSD070T0680-29 offers a 250:1 contrast ratio and supports
Relay touts compact size
August 29, 2012 10:26 am | Product Releases | CommentsGIGAVAChas introduced a new DPDT 20kV relay. The G53WF is ideal for applications requiring high continuous carry current, up to 150A, as well as high power RF circuits that require low signal loss. The combination of massive copper contacts and a vacuum dielectric provide a low and stable 12 milliohm contact resistance which means low voltage drop in DC circuits and low signal loss in RF circuits.
