Fuel Cell Delivers Record Power at Record Low Temperatures Professor Fritz Prinz of the Nanoscale Prototyping Laboratory at Stanford School of Engineering led a team of engineers that created a solid oxide fuel cell capable of delivering the most power-per-square inch yet developed, at record-low temperatures. The US Department of Energy is interested in solidRead More

Sekisui Chemical to Sell Large-Capacity Solar Power Houses Japan’s Sekisui Chemical Co. will launch a new kind of custom-built, single-family house with a large-capacity solar power generation system. The Smart Power Station house can generate greater amounts of excess electricity to sell to power companies, allowing customers to pay no utility costs and earn moneyRead More

element14 Launches Portal element14 announced the launch of its new portal that provides support resources to enable designers to create their own BoosterPack, an add-on board designed to work with one of Texas Instruments (TI’s) microcontroller (MCU) LaunchPad evaluation kits. The step-by-step process gives the engineering and maker communities a systematic framework to work withRead More

Foxconn to Help Apple Ship Directly in China Foxconn is expected to provide services in the future to help Apple sell products in China, shipping Apple products directly from its plants to the domestic market. Foxconn and Apple had already reached an agreement with China’s customs authorities to directly ship a small amount of productsRead More

Apple Shakes the Tree Again with iPad Air and Free OS Upgrades Apple announced iPad Air, the latest generation of its category-defining device, featuring a 9.7-inch Retina display in a new thinner and lighter design. Precision-engineered to weigh just one pound, iPad Air is 20% thinner and 28% lighter than the fourth-generation iPad. With aRead More

R&M Promotes Green Approach R&M, the Swiss structured cabling specialist, has officially signed the European Union (EU) Code of Conduct (CoC) on data center energy efficiency, a move that will ensure the company’s commitment to providing technical solutions as well as information and methodologies to help its customers reduce their data center power requirements. TheRead More

October 2013 – Yamaichi’s overmolded RJ45 connector provides outstanding sealing characteristics.

Molex Experiences Strong Growth In Medical Business Molex announced that in fiscal year 2013 it experienced double-digit growth in its global medical business. The company attributes this to an expanded product portfolio and customer base. Molex continues to deliver pioneering interconnect solutions to medical original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) around the globe, providing them with solutionsRead More

October  2013—New TE zSFP+ interconnects boast 28 Gb/s transfer rates and adaptable upgradeability.

October 2013 – TE Connectivity’s lightweight DUALOBE connector withstands -200ºC to +200ºC.

October 2013 – Samtec’s micro card socket is ideal for high-speed applications requiring board space savings.

October 2013 – Amphenol’s μCom-10Gb+ connector combines miniaturization and high-speed capacity with resistance to the harshest environments.