Getting to Bratislava is usually via Vienna and takes an hour or so by bus or train but it could take eight minutes if a plan works out to build the first Hyperloop outside America between Vienna and Bratislava. Hyperloop Transportation Technologies says it has agreed with the Slovakian government to explore building a Hyperloop. ...
Vienna to Bratislava in 8 minutes
Vantablack, the world’s blackest material, from Surrey NanoSystems, no longer has to be placed by chemical vapour deposition (CVD) as it can now be sprayed on. It is based on carbon naontubes. “Called Vantablack S-VIS, the spray paint greatly widens the applications potential, making it possible to coat much larger and more complex shapes and structures, as ...
Blackest coating now sprayable
The National Graphene Centre (NGI) is deserted because the 250 Manchester University researchers working on graphene don’t trust it to keep secrets out of the hands of a Taiwanese-controlled company called BGT which has links to a mainland China university and a Chinese manufacturer, reports the Sunday Times. Is this true? “No”, replied the NGI. ...
NGI ‘almost empty’ say reports; researchers concerned about IP leaking to China
This has the sniff of the future about it. E-sports are already establishing themselves and here comes the Drones, with the first World Drone Prix. The 2016 event has just been held in Dubai, with a prize pool totalling a huge $1 million. It certainly looks dramamtic. Check out the promotional veideo below, and then ...
UK teenager scoops World Drone Prix Final prize
For better colour consistency, Osram has announced 10° binning to the CIE 2015 colour space. At the same time, Plessey has announced narrow beam technology for its GaN-on-Si lighting leds. Click on the links above to go through to more information on the Electronics Weekly news website.
Osram bins to CIE 2015 and Plessey integrates optics
The Southern Manufacturing & Electronics Show is moving from its traditional early February slot to new dates in March, for 2017. Why the change, we asked? It seems the two main drivers are to lessen the likelihood of sugffering severe wintry weather, and avoiding half-term holidays and Valentine’s Day The organisers write: The decision to ...
Southern Manufacturing & Electronics 2017 reschedules to the spring
A technology challenge aimed at raising interest in electronic system design among 11-19 year-old school-children and students started this month. The UK Land Rover 4×4 in Schools Technology Challenge involves students designing and building remote controlled four-wheel drive vehicles. Control electronics will be based on Raspberry Pi modules. As part of the judging process the ...
Land Rover 4×4 schools tech challenge gets Raspberry Pi from RS
