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Competitiveness from digitalisation: VTT and Hydroline to develop new service business from hydraulic cylinders

www.vttresearch.com October 25, 2017 Comments Off on Competitiveness from digitalisation: VTT and Hydroline to develop new service business from hydraulic cylinders

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd and Hydroline Oy have joined forces to develop networked, intelligent next-generation hydraulic cylinders. The project enables a transition from a product-centric business model... Read More

Second River Class Offshore Patrol Vessel Named in Glasgow

www.baesystems.com October 25, 2017 Comments Off on Second River Class Offshore Patrol Vessel Named in Glasgow

HMS MEDWAY, the second of five new River Class Offshore Patrol Vessels, was officially named today during a ceremony at BAE Systems’ site at Scotstoun, Glasgow Guests watched as Lady... Read More

Life Sciences start-up scoops top prize at White City innovation awards

www3.imperial.ac.uk October 25, 2017 Comments Off on Life Sciences start-up scoops top prize at White City innovation awards

A PhD student start-up to help the horticulture industry has claimed first prize in the White City Incubator Innovators’ Programme. Delivered in partnership with NatWest, the Innovators’ Programme gives tech start-ups free... Read More

Material could bring optical communication onto silicon chips

www.news.mit.edu October 24, 2017 Comments Off on Material could bring optical communication onto silicon chips

Ultrathin films of a semiconductor that emits and detects light can be stacked on top of silicon wafers. The huge increase in computing performance in recent decades has been achieved... Read More

3-D printer makes first wearable ‘battery’

www.techxplore.com October 24, 2017 Comments Off on 3-D printer makes first wearable ‘battery’

Imagine printing off a wristband that charges your smartphone or electric car with cheap supplies from a local hardware store. That’s the direction materials research is heading at Brunel University... Read More

BMW Brilliance Automotive opens battery factory in Shenyang

ww.press.bmwgroup.com October 24, 2017 Comments Off on BMW Brilliance Automotive opens battery factory in Shenyang

The BMW Group continues to expand its electro-mobility activities. In conjunction with its partner, Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd., the BMW Group opened a new “High-Voltage Battery Centre” in Shenyang,... Read More

Chemicals and Process Consortium lead Innovation Audit

www.uk-cpi.com October 24, 2017 Comments Off on Chemicals and Process Consortium lead Innovation Audit

The Northern Powerhouse Chemicals and Process Consortium has been selected by the Government to lead a Science and Innovation Audit (SIA). The purpose of the audit is to establish the... Read More

Samsung Electronics Partners with TÜV SÜD to Introduce Collaborative Testing Program for its Automotive LED Components

www.news.samsung.com October 24, 2017 Comments Off on Samsung Electronics Partners with TÜV SÜD to Introduce Collaborative Testing Program for its Automotive LED Components

Samsung Electronics, a world leader in advanced digital component solutions, and TÜV SÜD, a global technical services provider of quality, safety and sustainability solutions, today announced that the companies have... Read More

STMicroelectronics’ STM32H7 Series MCU Leverages the New Platform Security Architecture from Arm to Boost Protection for Connected, Smart Devices

www.st.com October 24, 2017 Comments Off on STMicroelectronics’ STM32H7 Series MCU Leverages the New Platform Security Architecture from Arm to Boost Protection for Connected, Smart Devices

Platform Security Architecture (PSA) from Arm enhances support for cost-effective state-of-the-art security in the IoT world ST’s Arm® Cortex®-M7 based STM32H7 series MCUs combine PSA principles with advanced security features and... Read More