Archive : 27 October 2014 год

27th October 2014 – Aware of the growing need throughout the industry to conduct thorough energy audits and gain more comprehensive knowledge of power efficiency levels, test sourcing specialist Livingston now offers its customer base the Dranetz HDPQ series for intelligent logging of detailed power quality data. Boasting 8 independent analysis channels (4 for differential voltages and 4 for current), these feature-rich 3-phase power monitoring units are capable of measuring a plethora of different parameters - including crest factor, K factor and transformer derating factor. They can deliver up to 512 samples/cycle performance. Ethernet, Wi-Fi, USB, Bluetooth communication are all supported, allowing convenient transfer of captured data.

Automated setups provide instant detection of circuits and configurations, so that units are ready ‘out of the box’ to capture power consumption/quality data. Operatives can select the length and mode of data collection, including troubleshooting, data logging, power quality surveys and load balancing. The Dranetz HDPQ series is fully compliant with IEEE 1159, IEEE 519, IEEE 1453, IEC 61000-4-30 Class A and EN50160 standards. Each unit has a 7-inch WVGA resolution color display with a built-in touchscreen and comes with DRAN-VIEW software on CD all set to be installed. Up to 4GByte Compact Flash memory capacity can be utilized. The compact, highly portable design (weighing just 2kg) makes these units easy to carry and their ergonomic ABS plastic enclosures are rugged enough to deal with the most difficult of operational environments. IP50-rated they are resistant to water ingress.

Source: www.livingston.com

An international group of scientists claims it has made the most significant breakthrough in a decade towards the development of electrical circuits based on DNA. 

The work, published in Nature Nanotechnology, is believed to be a useful contribution to the development of technology that might enable the electronics industry to move beyond silicon. 

The only known molecules which could self assemble into complex miniature circuits are DNA molecules, but no researcher has been able to demonstrate reliably and quantitatively the flow of electrical current through long DNA molecules. 

But the group led by Professor Danny Porath, pictured, of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem is claiming just that, reporting 'reproducible and quantitative measurements of electricity flow through long molecules made of four DNA strands'. 

According to Prof Porath: "This research paves the way for implementing DNA-based programmable circuits for molecular electronics; a new generation of computer circuits that can be more sophisticated, cheaper and simpler to make."

Author
Graham Pitcher

Source:  www.newelectronics.co.uk

The second Electronics Design Show has proved even more popular than the first, attracting over 4,000 engineering professionals to the Ricoh Arena in Coventry between Wednesday 22nd and Thursday 23rd October.

The Show, which this year was co-located with the inaugural Embedded Design Show and Engineering Design Show, featured more than 200 exhibitors, more than 50% of whom have already agreed to take part in next year's event. 

Ed Tranter, executive director of organiser Findlay Media, said: "This year's Show has proved to be an absolute triumph and I want thank everyone involved for making it such a success. The support we have received from industry has been fantastic and enabled us to build a hugely successful event that we can all be very proud of." 

Alongside the exhibitions, there was also a high level conference programme, which featured speakers from such illustrious companies as Rolls-Royce, IBM, Cambridge Consultants, General Dynamics, MIRA and Raspberry Pi. 

In addition, a packed workshop programme attracted many visitors keen to get hands-on, practical advice on technology and industry issues. 

Next year's Show will take place at the Ricoh Arena on 21st and 22nd October 2015. 

"I want thank all those who sponsored, exhibited and attended this year's Show and I look forward to seeing you all again at the Ricoh next year," Tranter concluded.

Author
Laura Hopperton

Source:  www.newelectronics.co.uk

The Graphene Flagship – Europe's collaborative R&D initiative – has announced that Netzsch, NetComposites, ABB and Imerys have joined as associate members. These four are expected to be the first of a number of similar moves to be made in the coming months. 

Graphene Flagship director Professor Jari Kinaret, pictured, said: "We are very happy to welcome our first four associate members. The Flagship is much more than just the EU financed part and we are keen to form partnerships with groups that help the flagship reach its overriding goal of taking graphene and related materials from academic laboratories into society." 

The Flagship says that associate membership will help to bring greater synergy with other graphene related organisations, including bodies funded by member states and various EU projects and organisations which form part of the FLAG-ERA network. The Graphene Flagship currently has 142 partners in 23 countries. 

Thierry Van der Pyl, director of Excellence Science within the EC's Directorate General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology, added: "We are very pleased to see the Graphene Flagship consortium associating with leading European industry, paving the way of graphene from lab to market. This is a must for moving basic research advances into concrete innovation opportunities." 

ABB is a global leader in power and automation technologies, while UK based NetComposites is a research and consultancy body focusing on composite materials. Swiss based Imerys Graphite and Carbon is a leading supplier of graphite for energy storage, engineering materials and conductive polymers, while German company Netzsch specialises in mechanical grinding, milling, dispersion and deaeration.

Author
Graham Pitcher

Source:  www.newelectronics.co.uk