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Helping architects deliver the cities of the future
Specialists in creating sustainable communities, The Urban Land Institute, has launched an Urban Technology Framework to help cities advance into the next generation. The Urban Technology Framework has identified 12 current trends that will shape metropolitan hubs. This in turn, will help developers and architects who are responsible for delivering future cities.
Start the journey to a dream sensor board
Design the sensor board of your dreams is the opportunity being offered to the community of makers, designers and engineers at element14.com. The Dream Sensor Board campaign proposes the community crowd-source the best combination of sensor modules. Molex, a supplier of connectors and interconnect components, will review the feedback to create a truly crowdsourced sensor board with the features that are the most important to the element14 Communi...
Joint experiment with next-gen electricity system announced
TRENDE, a Tokyo Electric Power Company group company, Toyota Motor and the University of Tokyo have announced that they will conduct a joint experiment with a next-gen peer-to-peer (P2P) electricity system that enables homes, businesses, and Electric Vehicles (EVs) connected to the electricity grid to trade electricity using a blockchain. The test will run from June 2019 at Toyota's Higashi Fuji Technical Center and the surrounding area.
Powerful laser to boost car manufacturing
With the ability to cut and shape ultra-high-strength boron steel up to one thousand times faster than existing technology, a new precision pulse laser looks set to boost the car industry with a ten percent reduction in waste products, a five percent reduction in chassis costs, and a two-third decrease in manufacturing time.
Advantest signs up to UNGC
Semiconductor test equipment supplier Advantest has joined the Global Compact (UNGC), a global initiative of the United Nations, and the Global Compact Network Japan, a local network based in Japan. The UNGC is a special initiative of the UN Secretary-General which encourages companies and organisations to exert responsible and creative social leadership and to participate in creating a global framework for sustainable growth.
eBook maps path to a career in IoT
An eBook for engineers, graduates and tech professionals looking to pursue a career in the fast-growing world of IoT has been published by element14.com. The free, downloadable publication collects advice and key insights from industry experts and business leaders representing companies such as Amazon, Eaton, Microsoft, Molex and more.
Scoring a goal in the fight to end homelessness
Supplier of sensor solutions, ams, is extending its support of Caritas Austria to sponsor both the Austrian national squads that will participate in the 17th Homeless World Cup in Cardiff, July 27th to August 3rd, 2019. In addition to financial support, the company will host the squad members for a program of personal development and work-related activities designed to help improve their life and work opportunities after the tournament.
An introduction to the bionic body
The human body is incredible all by itself, you only need to take a brief look into our biology to see that. But what happens when we’re not at our best? Well, technology has advanced to astonishing levels, and as this new infographic shows, there are lots of exciting, life-changing ways the bionic body could help people.
Engineering inspired by nature: EMO Hannover to showcase startups
There is an established tradition of young entrepreneurs presenting their new business models at EMO Hannover. CellCore, a company founded by Andreas Krüger and two of his colleagues at the end of 2016, is one of the exhibitors on the joint startup stand supported by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology. Their business model is based on biomimetic engineering in which highly efficient natural structures, optimised by evolution ov...
Defence business rebrands after three year transition
THIELMANN has announced that after a period of transition, THIELMANN WEW will be rebranded as the defence business line of THIELMANN in September 2019. The business line will continue to be represented by a specialist defence team at its existing facilities in Weitefeld, Germany, where it has been based for more than two decades.