The Liftport Group,aimed at realising Arthur C Clarke's 1979 vision of an earth-to-moon elevator,has been set up by ex-Nasa engineer Michael Laine. The company is using the money-raising site Kickstarter to access capital.The first ...
DoD contracts round-up:summer 2012 23 Aug 2012 Substantial backing for optical countermeasure and multispectral targeting systems,including a$463million agreement with Northrop Grumman. MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter The US Department of ...
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In a competitive environment dominated by large-scale manufacturers from the Far East, LED company Optogan may appear as an outsider. Nevertheless, the company with Russian roots goes from strength to strength. In an interview with EE Times ...
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US defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp has demonstrated an 850GHz integrated receiver that brings the firm much closer to being first to reach a US Department of Defense goal for developing transistor-based electronics that can operate ...
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The EU research project GECCO with their partners from Madrid, Bristol, Lodz, as well as Osram aim at vertically oriented LEDs that can boost the light output by a factor of 10. The European scientists expect that new three-dimensional ...
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Toshiba Corporation has developed an anti-wear nano-lithographic probe in collaboration with Tokyo University and BEANS laboratory.The probe is designed for making and repairing masks for next generation semiconductor production at 16-to ...
Mid-infrared imaging for UAVs,high-speed optical networks and laser-based airborne mine detection among the other activities funded. The US Department of Defense(DoD)has awarded a number of new contracts and contract modifications for the ...
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AIXTRON SE announced a new MOCVD system order from the University of Warsaw,Poland. The contract is for one Close Coupled Showerhead(CCS)reactor in a 3x2-inch wafer configuration,to be used for the growth of gallium nitride(GaN)materials. ...
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Performance data for a solar membrane distillation desalination plant in Gran Canaria, Spain have been analysed for a five-year period. There is a direct correlation between solar radiation and the feed and distillate volume. This ...
The removal of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) and other micropollutants from treated wastewater has been compared using reverse osmosis and ozonation. Ozone/biofiltration and RO are comparable for micropollutant removal, ...
In July 2011 bearing manufacturer NKE Austria GmbH became a member of Frankfurt-based research association Forschungsvereinigung Antriebstechnik e. V. (FVA). In joining the network, which focuses on research all around the power ...
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Nick Hewer keynote speaker at the EEIBA relaunch event The Electrical and Electronics Industries Benevolent Association(EEIBA)has announced new plans for its charity at a re-launch event in London. The rethink of the charity came ...
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