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MV Inductive Coupler Kit
May 22, 2013 11:18 am | by PD&D Staff | Product Releases | CommentsThe MICU 300A-S/LF inductive coupler series from Premo (Spain) transmits the PLC signals between power line and PLC data transceiver without connection of communication cable to power line. This inductive coupler has a safer installation (High insulation > 5 kV) than a capacitive coupler.
9-Channel Logic Analyzer
May 22, 2013 11:14 am | by PD&D Staff | Saelig Co. Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsSaelig Company (Fairport, NY) has introduced the ScanaPLUS Logic Analyzer - a robust, versatile, and multi-application 9-channel logic analyzer. The ScanaPLUS' inputs can be configured to use two integral differential receivers for direct connection to balanced buses like CAN or RS485, with an additional five receivers for RS232 or LIN bus serial busses.
16-Element Photodiode
May 22, 2013 11:08 am | by PD&D Staff | Opto Diode Corp. | Product Releases | CommentsOpto Diode (Newbury Park, CA), a division of ITW, has introduced a highly reliable, 16-element photodiode that is ideal for UV/EUV or electron detection. The new AXUV16ELG features a 40-pin dual in-line package, and an internal quantum efficiency (QE) at 100 percent.
HandHeld Scanner Helps Ensure Top Quality Production of Aluminum Die Castings for LED Lamps
May 22, 2013 10:51 am | by NVision, Inc. | Nvision Inc. | News | CommentsLighting Science uses the HandHeld laser scanner from NVision to ensure the dimensional integrity of the extremely complicated castings it purchases and uses in its roadway light emitting diode (LED) fixtures. The HandHeld scanner is a revolutionary portable scanning device which is capable of capturing 3D geometry.
Power of Moore Tornado Dwarfs Hiroshima Bomb
May 22, 2013 9:54 am | by Seth Borenstein, AP Science Writer | News | CommentsEverything had to come together just perfectly to create the killer tornado in Moore, Okla.: wind speed, moisture in the air, temperature and timing. And when they did, the awesome energy released over that city dwarfed the power of the atomic bomb that leveled Hiroshima.
Photos of the Day: Tornado More Powerful Than Atomic Bomb
May 22, 2013 9:53 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsThe rubble of a destroyed neighborhood is strewn about a neighborhood in Moore, Okla. Many homes were stripped to their foundations Monday by a tornado which moved through the area. The tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs, flattening entire neighborhoods, setting buildings on fire, and landing a direct blow on an elementary school.
NYU Researchers Took Bribes from Chinese Group
May 22, 2013 9:48 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsThree New York University researchers from China divulged results from a U.S.-funded study to Chinese competitors in exchange for tuition, rent and other expenses, federal prosecutors said Monday. Zhu Yudong, a U.S.-educated NYU professor, and Yang Xing, a lab engineer, were released on bail after appearing in court in Manhattan to face commercial bribery and other charges.
Whirlpools on the Nanoscale Could Multiply Magnetic Memory
May 22, 2013 9:38 am | by Paul Preuss | News | Comments“We spent 15 percent of home energy on gadgets in 2009, and we’re buying more gadgets all the time,” says Peter Fischer of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). Fischer lets you know right away that while it’s scientific curiosity that inspires his research at the Lab’s Advanced Light Source (ALS), he intends it to help solve pressing problems.
Technology Could Let Users Disable Guns
May 22, 2013 9:31 am | by Martha Mendoza, AP National Writer | News | CommentsA high-tech startup is wading into the gun control debate with a wireless controller that would allow gun owners to know when their weapon is being moved — and disable it remotely. The technology, but not an actual gun, was demonstrated Tuesday at a wireless technology conference in Las Vegas and was shown to The Associated Press in advance.
Homes Next to Florida Sinkhole to be Demolished
May 22, 2013 9:27 am | by Tampa Bay Times | News | CommentsThe homes on either side of the Tampa area house where a sinkhole opened under a man's bedroom are being demolished. Officials say the demolition will take place Wednesday in Seffner, Fla. The homes were condemned April 1, a month after the sinkhole opened under the house next door, killing 37-year-old Jeffrey Bush.
New Method for Producing Clean Hydrogen
May 22, 2013 9:25 am | by Duke University | News | CommentsDuke University engineers have developed a novel method for producing clean hydrogen, which could prove essential to weaning society off of fossil fuels and their environmental implications. While hydrogen is ubiquitous in the environment, producing and collecting molecular hydrogen for transportation and industrial uses is expensive and complicated.
Should We Let Wunderkinds Drop Out Of High School?
May 22, 2013 9:09 am | by Beth J. Harpaz, Associated Press | News | CommentsIt's one thing to say tech geniuses don't need degrees. After all, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg all dropped out of college. But now we've got David Karp, who doesn't even have a high school diploma. Karp, 26, founded Tumblr, the online blogging forum, and sold it to Yahoo for $1.1 billion.
Japan Watchdog: Nuclear Plant Sits on Active Fault
May 22, 2013 7:18 am | by Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press | News | CommentsJapan's nuclear watchdog on Wednesday endorsed a panel's conclusion that a seismic fault running underneath one of two reactors at an atomic plant in western Japan is active, making the reactor's restart virtually impossible.
US Auto Factories Cutting Back on Summer Downtime
May 22, 2013 12:01 am | by Dee-Ann Durbin, AP Auto Writer | News | CommentsDetroit auto factories are forgoing their traditional two-week summer break and speeding up production to meet buyers' growing demand for new cars and trucks. Ford Motor Co. said Wednesday that 21 of its North American factories will shut for only one week this summer.
Ex-Ford Execs Charged in Argentine Torture Cases
May 21, 2013 3:21 pm | by Almudena Calatrava, Associated Press | News | CommentsThree former Ford Motor Co. executives have been charged with crimes against humanity in Argentina for allegedly targeting union workers for kidnapping and torture after the country's 1976 military coup. All three men are in their 80s now.
