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Flexible sensor detects different types of touch
Researchers from the University of British Columbia have developed a bendable, stretchable, transparent sensor that could have a wide range of applications in wearable electronics. Described in the journal Science Advances, the flexible device is able to recognise proximity, touch and pressure, combining multiple sensing functions from some of the leading smartphones. It is made
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US army to take delivery of “world record” laser weapon
Lockheed Martin has revealed that it has successfully demonstrated a 60kW laser weapon, the most powerful system of its kind yet to be developed. In testing earlier this month, the laser – which has been developed for the US Army – produced a single beam of 58kW, representing a world record for a laser of
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View from the Academy: UK engineering moves on the world stage
As it renegotiates our relationship with the EU, the UK government must be mindful of engineering’s economic importance, says Dr Hayaatun Sillem, deputy chief executive of the Royal Academy of Engineering. According to the government’s timetable, this month should see the UK trigger Article 50, paving the way for departure from the European Union. In order to support
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Boeing 737 MAX 8 Earns FAA Certification
Boeing announced today (March 9) that the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has certified the 737 MAX 8 airplane for commercial service. Boeing is now in the final stages of preparing for the first 737 MAX 8 delivery to customers in the coming months. To earn certification for the 737 MAX 8, Boeing undertook a
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Circular bayonet connectors provide cost-effective solutions
The Trim-Trio circular connector part of the – Souriau’s range from Esterline Connection Technologies features a wide variety of insert arrangements for plastic, metal, and bi-metal connectors. They are fitted with 16 and 20 gauge contacts for signal, coaxial, and fibre-optic connections, and 12 and 8 gauge contacts for power connections. Trim-Trio simplifies the management of
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Speaking up for the IoT
It is hard to believe that it has been ten years since Steve Jobs launched the iPhone. A decade has passed in which his ‘widescreen iPod, mobile phone and Internet communications device’ completely changed the way that people communicate, access information, and consume media. The iPhone wasn’t the first smartphone, but it made accessing data
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