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EMI Critical Issue for Composite Bodied Aircraft

 

As European aircraft manufacturer Airbus pushes ahead with its next widebody airliner program, the A350 XWB, the company has come up with an entirely new design, which raises critical issues regarding EMI. One of Airbus’s flying test-beds, an A340-300, has been fitted with an A350 XWB fuselage shell panel in place of a metal panel for flight tests. The use of composites to make … [Read more...]

S.F.-Oakland Bay Bridge Project Offers EMI Challenges

 

RAE Systems recently announced that its wireless gas-detection systems are helping keep workers safe during construction on the East Span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.  An RAE official was quoted as saying that the bridge is a challenging location for transmitting wireless signals due to many obstacles in the area and RF and electromagnetic interference.Learn more … [Read more...]

IQS Testing Purchased by The Compliance Management Group

 

Degree Controls, Inc. (DegreeC), a leader of thermal and airflow technologies for the electronics and telecommunications industries, has sold its IQS Testing business unit to The Compliance Management Group (CMG) of Marlboro, Mass.Terms were not disclosed.CMG is a long established testing and engineering services company with an extensive customer base in New England and … [Read more...]

Fabric Rebranded as Radiation Shielding Underwear

 

A San Francisco company has launched its brand of maternity tinfoil, dubbed Belly Armor. The makers of Belly Armor claim that it offers “guaranteed protection” for a pregnant wearer’s unborn child from the dangers of “everyday radiation,” for instance from mobile phones or computers. Read more in The Register. … [Read more...]

British Defense Chief Warns of EMP Threat

 

British Defence Secretary Dr. Liam Fox issued a stark warning at an international security conference recently that rogue states could use nuclear weapons to attack Britain’s vital communications and electricity networks from space. British officials believe such an attack involving a nuclear detonation would destroy vital electronic systems by producing an electromagnetic … [Read more...]

Prisons Should Be Able To Jam Cell Phones, Governor Says

 

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford on Wednesday implored federal regulators to let South Carolina jam the signals of cell phones being used illicitly by prisoners, urging the Federal Communications Commission to act on a nearly two-year-old request from Corrections Dept. Director Jon Ozmint to conduct a pilot jamming program inside a state prison. Ozmint says 30 other states … [Read more...]

Arizona Resident Finds Solution to Garage Door EMI Problems

 

Arizona resident Len Thomas’ automatic garage door opener stopped functioning properly due to radio signals emitted from a new communications site in use by Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz. Until, that is, he found a simple solution to his problem. Find out how he solved the issue with speaker wire, a garage door antenna, and less than $5. Read more in the Yuma Sun. … [Read more...]

Final Test-Version of Boeing 787 Nears EMC Testing

 

Boeing’s final test version of the 787 is getting ready for its first flight. The plane ran its engines for the first time recently and now it will enter a series of ground tests before taking to the skies. The company plans to use the 787 to test the airplane’s resistance to lightning and other electromagnetic interference.Read more in The Olympian. … [Read more...]

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