The International Electrotechnical Committee has announced the release of IEC 61000-4-3-am2, the second amendment to Part 4-3 of the EMC radiated, radio-frequency and electromagnetic field immunity test standard.Learn more from the IEC. … [Read more...]
Laird Launches New Online EMI Solutions Stock Locator
Laird Technologies Inc. recently announced the launch of its new online stock locator system for EMI, Thermal Management, and Wireless M2M product lines. The online stock locator provides Laird Technologies’ customers an electronic platform to directly access qualified distributors and their available inventory through the Lairdtech.com Website. Learn more from Laird … [Read more...]
Northrop Drops Out of Tanker Contract Race
Defense giant Northrop Grumman said Monday that it is pulling out of the $40 billion competition to build aerial refueling tankers for the Air Force, a move that defense analysts and procurement specialists say leaves its rival Boeing as the likely winner.Read the story from the Washington Post. … [Read more...]
$1 Million Prize to Prove Cause of Toyota’s Runaway Cars
Some Toyota owners are still complaining about uncommanded acceleration even after taking their cars to Toyota dealerships for the required fixes. Trying to shed more light on the cause of sudden acceleration, Edmunds is offering $1 million to anyone who, under controlled conditions, can “re-create unintended acceleration in a car and then solve that problem and prove the whole … [Read more...]
How Will NHTSA Test for Unintended Acceleration? The Engineering Way.
Members of Congress are generally lawyers and politicians, not engineers, but they are launching investigations and creating policies that have a direct impact on the designers and builders of incredibly complex vehicles, writes Washington Post columnist Frank Ahrens. One of the basic principles they should understand is that the only way to credibly figure out why something … [Read more...]
Light Rail May Force Relocation of Research Lab
The University of Minnesota is planning to move an underground nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) research laboratory because the lab’s highly sensitive magnets are incompatible with the vibrations and electromagnetic interference that will be produced by a proposed light rail project. The university estimates it would cost $15 million to $20 million to move the lab, which would … [Read more...]
Navy Electromagnetic Pulse Experts Develop New Strategies
U.S. Navy electromagnetic pulse experts are evaluating mission critical systems within the fleet and are developing a multifaceted strategy to mitigate the effects of high altitude electromagnetic pulse. The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Force Electromagnetic Effects and Spectrum Management Office revived the program – dormant for over a decade – on October 2008 to focus … [Read more...]
Nanotechnology Sparks Energy Storage on Paper and Cloth
In a recent development in nanotechnology, Stanford engineer Yi Cui has found a way to cheaply and efficiently manufacture lightweight paper batteries and supercapacitors by dipping ordinary paper or fabric in a special ink infused with nanoparticles. Learn more from Science Daily. … [Read more...]
Single or Double Sided Coated Stainless Steel for Electronic Components
Sandvik, makers of specialized steel products, announces Sandvik Santronic, a technology for coating stainless steel strip, which provides productivity solutions and benefits for electronic component manufacturers (tactile domes, contact springs, EMI shielding and contact applications). Sandvik Santronic, a coated stainless steel strip material from Sandvik Materials … [Read more...]
Contact System Available with Crimp, PCB Mount Terminations
Positronic’s new PosiBand contact system is now qualified to SAE AS39029. This specification covers a wide range of high reliability crimp connector contacts for use in military and aerospace applications. The PosiBand system is suitable for any application requiring rugged, high reliability connectors, and is available with crimp and PCB mount terminations, including … [Read more...]
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