Military & Aerospace
U.S. astronaut, Russian cosmonaut to spend a year in space
November 27, 2012 9:15 am | by Irene Klotz, Reuters | News | CommentsTwo veterans of the International Space Station will return for an experimental year-long stay aboard the orbital outpost, a test run for future missions to the moon, asteroids and Mars, NASA said on Monday. Former U.S. space shuttle pilot and station commander Scott Kelly, 48, who last flew in 2011,
AP IMPACT: Will NYC act to block future surges?
November 27, 2012 9:13 am | by JEFF DONN Associated Press | News | CommentsThink Sandy was just a 100-year storm that devastated New York City? Imagine one just as bad, or worse, every three years.Prominent planners and builders say now is the time to think big to shield the city's core: a 5-mile barrier blocking the entryway to New York Harbor, an archipelago of man-made islets
Feedthrough capacitors rated at 200A
November 20, 2012 9:36 am | Product Releases | CommentsFor high power EMI filtering applications, where high current ratings are required, Syfer Technology has announced the SLV range of DC and AC feedthrough capacitors rated at 200A. This complements the extension to the existing SLG range rated at 100A. Typical applications for both ranges are considered to be IT servers....
Through-hole dot matrix display offers high performance, easy to use
November 19, 2012 3:48 pm | Product Releases | CommentsEverlight Electronics Co., Ltd. announces the ELMM-457SURCB/A3, a high performance, easy to use through-hole dot matrix display driven by packaged IC. Each display can be directly interfaced with a microprocessor. The serial IC interface allows the display of 104 built-in characters and 24 custom
GaN transistor offers 30W P3dB at 6GHz
November 19, 2012 1:12 pm | Product Releases | CommentsRFMW announces design and sales support for TriQuint Semiconductor’s T1G6003028-FL, DC – 6GHz GaN transistor offering 30W P3dB at 6GHz and up to 40W P3dB midband. Gain at P3dB is >11dB requiring half the power from a driver stage compared to some competitors. Linear gain is >14dB.
MIL-STD-1553 test and simulation tool includes amplitude range of 0V to 20.5V
November 19, 2012 10:27 am | Product Releases | CommentsData Device Corporation (DDC) adds variable voltage programmability to the BU-67210F/I/T one to four channel MIL-STD-1553 AceXtreme PMC, PCI, and cPCI/PXI Card family to create a feature-rich and highly dynamic test, simulation, and verification tool.
Soyuz with crew of three lands in Kazakhstan
November 19, 2012 8:31 am | by Robin Paxton, Reuters | News | CommentsA Russian Soyuz capsule landed on the Kazakh steppe on Monday, safely delivering a trio of astronauts from a four-month stint aboard the International Space Station.The Soyuz TMA-05M capsule, carrying Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko and U.S. .
Stacked MLC capacitor series accommodates a broad range of applications
November 16, 2012 11:45 am | Avx Corporation | Product Releases | CommentsAVX Corporation has expanded its range of surface mount switch mode power supply (SMPS) capacitors to include the new SMM Series (switch mode max capacitance) stacked MLC capacitors, which incorporate the “High K” Super X7R dielectric. Featuring high dielectric constant (K), the capacitors provide
Military drones zero in on $400 billion civilian market
November 15, 2012 9:10 am | by Chris Wickham, Reuters | News | CommentsMilitary drone technology, which has revolutionized warfare over the last decade, will be ready for civilian use within four years and could create a market worth more than $400 billion.That's the prediction from a UK research project backed by the government and top aerospace companies hoping
South Korean presidential candidate promises freer web browsing
November 15, 2012 9:05 am | by YOUKYUNG LEE AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsA South Korean presidential candidate has promised to get rid of encryption technology that has tied South Korean Internet users to a single web browser - Microsoft's Internet Explorer -for online financial transactions. Ahn Cheol-soo, a popular independent presidential candidate,
DC/DC converters achieve 92% efficiency
November 14, 2012 11:02 am | Product Releases | CommentsGAIA Converter releases a new family of high input voltage DC/DC Converters targeting Avionic, Aerospace, Military and Missile applications. Uniquely compact, the 155-480V input voltage range MGDS-175-S is ideal for 270V applications such as those with MIL-STD-704E/F requirements....
Global warming talk heats up, revisits carbon tax
November 14, 2012 9:13 am | by SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer | News | CommentsClimate change is suddenly a hot topic again. The issue is resurfacing in talks about a once radical idea: a possible carbon tax. On Tuesday, a conservative think tank held discussions about it while a more liberal think tank released a paper on it. And the Congressional Budget Office issued a
Crystal clock oscillator includes phase noise performance of -80dBc/Hz at 10Hz offset
November 13, 2012 4:47 pm | Product Releases | CommentsIQD’s new CFPS-115 crystal clock oscillator offers two key features; low phase noise and low current consumption. At 40.0MHz the phase noise performance is -80dBc/Hz at 10Hz offset and -145dBc/Hz at 1kHz offset, figures which are around 5dBc better than similar design parts.
China to launch new manned spaceship in 2013: Xinhua
November 12, 2012 9:03 am | by Reuters | News | CommentsChina plans to launch its Shenzhou 10 spacecraft in early June 2013, one of the senior officials in charge of the manned space program said on Saturday, the official Xinhua news agency reported.The launch marks another step forward in Beijing's ambitions for a bigger presence
New Zealand won't sign 'Kyoto 2' climate treaty
November 9, 2012 9:09 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsNew Zealand's government said Friday that it would not sign on for a second stage of the Kyoto Protocol climate treaty, a stance that angered environmentalists and political opponents. The announcement came the same day that Australia said it would stay the course and commit to "Kyoto 2."
Do you have what it takes to be a Roundtable expert?
November 8, 2012 11:11 am | Articles | CommentsIn October, we asked you for your words of wisdom for a brand-new design engineer and boy, did you guys have advice in spades. The responses we received were so good in fact, we’ve decided to open up our December Roundtable to our faithful readers in hopes that you can offer more words of wisdom.
New planet discovered in habitable zone
November 8, 2012 8:50 am | by Chris Wickham, Reuters | News | CommentsAn Anglo-German team of astronomers has discovered a new planet orbiting a nearby sun at just the right distance for an Earth-like climate that could support life. The team actually found three new planets orbiting the star 44 light years away, but only one of them is in the so-called Goldilocks Zone, the band around a sun where temperatures are neither too hot nor too cold for liquid water to exist.
Top 10 must-see posts from October
November 1, 2012 1:49 pm | by The ECN Editors | Articles | CommentsHere’s a rundown of the most read, most popular, most awesome articles on the web. Take a look at what you missed the first time around or check up on an old favorite to see the conversation in the comments. Keep checking out the Lead at www.ecnmag.com and follow us on Twitter @ecnonline for our most up-to-date articles.
6U single-slot processor blade designed for use by robust computer makers and intelligent system integrators
November 1, 2012 12:32 pm | 3M Electronics Solutions Division | Product Releases | CommentsADLINK Technology announces availability of the cPCI-6520, a 6U single-slot CompactPCI (CPCI) processor blade designed for use by robust computer makers and intelligent system integrators in mission-critical applications such as those developed for the military sector.
Spacewalkers leave station to track coolant leak
November 1, 2012 10:41 am | by Irene Klotz, Reuters | News | CommentsA pair of spacewalking astronauts floated outside the International Space Station on Thursday to attempt to bypass a leak in one of the outpost's cooling systems.Engineers suspect a micrometeoroid or tiny piece of space debris may have punched a hole no bigger than the width of a hair into one of the station's radiators
Scientists look at climate change, the superstorm
October 31, 2012 9:13 am | by SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer | News | CommentsClimate scientist Michael Oppenheimer stood along the Hudson River and watched his research come to life as Hurricane Sandy blew through New York. Just eight months earlier, the Princeton University professor reported that what used to be once-in-a-century devastating floods in New York City
Durability or bust
October 30, 2012 2:51 pm | by Eurekalert! | News | CommentsA Kansas State University-led research project is helping high-speed rail systems handle the stress of freezing and thawing weather conditions. The university's Kyle Riding, assistant professor of civil engineering, is leading a three-year study that looks at the freeze-thaw durability of concrete
Insight: Unable to copy it, China tries building own jet engine
October 30, 2012 2:31 pm | by David Lague and Charlie Zhu, Reuters | News | CommentsChina has designed nuclear missiles and blasted astronauts into space, but one vital technology remains out of reach. Despite decades of research and development, China has so far failed to build a reliable, high performance jet engine. This may be about to change. China's aviation sector is striving for a breakthrough
Sandy and storm surge pose 'worst case scenario'
October 29, 2012 3:31 pm | by Seth Borenstein, AP Science Writer | News | CommentsThe projected storm surge from Hurricane Sandy is a "worst case scenario" with devastating waves and tides predicted for the highly populated New York City metro area, government forecasters said Sunday. The more they observe it, the more the experts worry about the water - which usually kills and does more damage than winds in hurricanes.
Paintballs may deflect an incoming asteroid
October 26, 2012 12:00 am | by Massachusetts Institute of Technology | News | CommentsIn the event that a giant asteroid is headed toward Earth, you’d better hope that it’s blindingly white. A pale asteroid would reflect sunlight — and over time, this bouncing of photons off its surface could create enough of a force to push the asteroid off its course...
