Technology Company Bluesmart has created the world's first smart, connected, carry-on luggage. Use your smart phone to lock/unlock. Charge your mobile devices with the built-in USB battery, track your luggage with built-in GPS and 3G worldwide network and weigh the contents by holding the handle. This product was introduced earlier on Indiegogo and is now available in limited … [Read more...]
U.S. DOT Rethinking Position on Self-Driving Vehicles
Officials from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) are rethinking their position on self-driving vehicles with the intention of getting more of this emerging technology into the public’s hands. In 2013, they felt that self-driving vehicles should be limited to testing and not "authorized for use by members of the public for general driving purposes.” In a recent … [Read more...]
New Amplifiers Specifically Designed to Help Automotive Industry
Recently Vectawave Technology released two new amplifiers to address an automotive industry requirement to test RF immunity to L-band and S-band pulsed radar frequencies. VBA 1200/1400-100 is being tested in the frequency range 1.2 to 1.4GHz at 1000 watts, and VBA 2700/3100-500 is being tested at 2.7 to 3.1GHz at 500 watts, with field strengths up to 600v/m. “Both amplifiers … [Read more...]
EMC Project Management and COTS
By Tim Williams Introduction One feature of the electronics industry that has become apparent, over the years of advising companies on EMC aspects of their designs, is the difficulty that many project managers seem to have in anticipating the problems that EMC requirements will cause to their project. Although it’s a universal feature – and you could say that an EMC … [Read more...]
Graphene Used to Manipulate and Control Electromagnetic Radiation
Recently, the University of Exeter provided research demonstrating how graphene’s properties can be utilized to create artificial structures that can be used to control and manipulate electromagnetic radiation over a wide range of wavelengths. Scientists at the University of Exeter “combined nano-ribbons of graphene, in which electrons are able to oscillate backwards and … [Read more...]
New Methods Minimize Interference on TV Broadcasting and Mobile Connections
A research project recently conducted by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd. allows an optimal location to be identified for wind turbines, where interference on television broadcasting and mobile connections is minimized. “With tools now available for minimizing the potential negative impacts of wind power at the planning stage, power plant projects are likely to … [Read more...]
Wind Turbines Could Cause EMI; Pose Danger to Vermont Airspace
Recently, the Federal Aviation Administration has determined that wind turbines projected for construction on the border of Swanton and St. Albans, Vermont, would jeopardize the airspace of the Franklin County State Airport and the Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center. “According to a Notice of Presumed Hazard posted on the FAA’s website, the 499-foot-tall wind turbines … [Read more...]
ISIS Possibly Using Modern Technology for Encryption and Communication
According to NBC News, senior European intelligence officials say that France's ability to prevent attacks like last Friday’s is now challenged by ISIS keeping their electronic communications secret. “Officials believe the ISIS ‘geek squad’ is teaching terrorists how to use encryption and communication platforms like Silent Circle, Telegram and WhatsApp,” NBC News … [Read more...]
New Recipient of 2015 ESD Research Council Grant
Recently, the EOS/ESD Association announced the recipient of the 2015 ESD Research Council (ERC) research grant. According to the Electrostatic Discharge Association, the research team consisted of Pasi Tamminen, Tampere University of Technology (TUT); Dr. Jeremy Smallwood, Electrostatic Solutions; Dr. Wolfgang Stadler, Intel; and Professor Leena Ukkonen from the Tampere … [Read more...]
New Recommendations for Medical Device Companies Regarding EMC
Recently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a list of recommendations for medical device companies who want to claim electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) of products for premarket submissions. “FDA reviews these types of claims based on the risk of EMC malfunction or degradation of the device under review, and in accordance with industry standards,” Med … [Read more...]
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