In the spirit of Halloween, scientists released a trio of stellar ghosts caught in infrared light by NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope. All three spooky structures, called planetary nebulas, are material ejected from dying stars. As death beckoned, the stars’ wispy bits and pieces were blown into outer space. “Some might call the images haunting,” saidRead More

Heilind Now Stocks TE’s UV-Resistant Sealed Circular Plastic Connectors Heilind Electronics is now stocking TE Connectivity’s UV-Resistant Sealed Circular Plastic Connectors (CPC). TE’s sealed CPC is ideal for UV resistance in outdoor applications because it is now manufactured with UL F1-rated resin. This UL F1 rating meets industry standards for long-term UV exposure, allowing theRead More

September 2013 – TE Connectivity new features include added venting holes and a latch plate upgrade to improve thermal and signal performance.

Chip-Level Optical Interconnect Market Could Generate $520 Million by 2019 Research and Markets has released “Revenue Opportunities for Optical Interconnects: Market and Technology Forecast – 2013 to 2020 Vol II: On-Chip and Chip-to-Chip.” According to the report, the addressable market for chip-level optical interconnects could eventually run into billions of units and revenues in thisRead More

Yamaha to Launch Power-Assisted Tricycle in Japan Yamaha Motor Co. will launch what it claims is the industry’s first power-assisted tricycle for use for delivery business on November 1. The Pas Gear Cargo tricycle, with a front basket, rear carrier, and detachable cart, can carry up to 270 pounds. Yamato Transport Co. has already decidedRead More

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.