The young engineer spent 11 months developing a prosthetic hand to help lower-arm amputees who cannot afford expensive prosthetics.

South Africa The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) has issued a call for any firms wishing to explore the opportunities for their products and/or services in the Chinese market to apply to be part ...

Everyone likes the idea of fast prototypes and some PCB manufacturers have special lines for prototyping, but the PCB assembly companies typically cannot keep up. In their defence it must be said that ...

Nordson DAGE announced the launch of its new and improved Jade FP (flat panel) X-ray inspection system during NEPCON China 2013. After the covers were removed from the system the show attendees had ...

MARTIN announced that infrared (IR) temperature measurement sensors are now available on its EXPERT 10.6 rework systems. IR measurement is used to determine temperatures on surfaces from a distance, without ...

OSRAM Opto Semiconductors is now offering the mid-power LED Duris P 5 in colour. The five new variants are ideal for architecture lighting and for the hospitality sector. The five colour versions of ...

Microchip’s new 8-bit PIC16F527 and PIC16F570, with an on-chip dual op-amp module, 8-bit ADC and two comparators, are ideal for systems that require signal conditioning and amplification to interpret ...

Monolithic Power Systems (MPS) has released a useful design generation and simulation tool that supports both online and offline mode to evaluate performance and generate schematics and bills of materials ...

Tadiran Batteries has developed the TLI series of long-life rechargeable lithium-ion cells designed specifically for use in harsh environments and well suited to wireless applications. To mitigate the ...

Molex’s robust family of high-density 1,27 mm wire-to-board Picoflex headers and connectors, now with reverse PCB footprint SMT headers, offers space-saving solutions for a greater range of compact power ...

TDK has revealed EPCOS CeraLink, an innovative DC link capacitor for frequency converters. It is based on a PLZT ceramic material (lead lanthanum zirconate titanate) and covers a capacitance range from ...

Sarantel has débuted two new antennas with different form factors and performance characteristics to suit a variety of GPS applications. The rugged SL1153 antenna is a decafilar helix structure, aimed ...

Global Forum on Innovation & Technology Entrepreneurship    28–30 May 2013 East London An opportunity to meet with the global community and engage with business leaders, specialised networks, and take ...

DDZ Technologies has introduced a dedicated automated PCB assembly line capable of handling larger quantities of boards, thanks to a pick-and-place machine and reflow system for surface-mount boards and ...

Fuji has developed the new AIMEX II all-in-one placement machine which expands on the technology of its popular AIMEX platform by increasing flexibility and expandability. The new machine is well suited ...

Machinery, optical and electronic apparatus, military goods and weapons systems, pharmaceutical products and many others need protection against corrosion and deterioration caused by high humidity and ...