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#India celebrates its first high-speed rail line becoming a reality – an annotated infographic

#India celebrates its first high-speed rail line becoming a reality – an annotated infographic

[ad_1] Visiting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Prime Minister Narendra Modi are to lay the foundation stone for India’s first high-speed rail line that could see trains run at 350 kilometres an hour. The projects is part of a ‘Diamond Qaudrilateral’ of high-speed trains over 10,000km of track that India wants to set upRead more about #India celebrates its first high-speed rail line becoming a reality – an annotated infographic[…]

Farnell element14 targets the classroom with Raspberry Pi and LabView

Farnell element14 targets the classroom with Raspberry Pi and LabView

[ad_1] LabView graphical programming software The distributor has created a list of hardware and software products which are highly relevant for teachers and educators. Items on Farnell element14’s education list are: •Keysight N6705C Power Analyser: This power analyser combines one to four DC power supplies, DMM, oscilloscope, arbitrary waveform generator, and data logger in oneRead more about Farnell element14 targets the classroom with Raspberry Pi and LabView[…]

Aussies beware: phone scammers are now posing as NBN reps

Aussies beware: phone scammers are now posing as NBN reps

[ad_1] NBN-related complaints may have hit an all-time high with consumers not being delivered the speeds they were promised, but the NBN’s notoriety has made it a popular cover for scammers. Fraudsters pretending to be NBN staff have taken to cold-calling homes to sign unsuspecting consumers up for fake broadband accounts for cheap prices, thenRead more about Aussies beware: phone scammers are now posing as NBN reps[…]

North Korea’s miniaturized #nuclear warhead – an annotated infographic

North Korea’s miniaturized #nuclear warhead – an annotated infographic

[ad_1] As you may have heard, North Korea has successfully produced a miniaturised nuclear warhead to be delivered by its Hwasong-14 (KN-14) intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), according to an analysis by the U.S. Defence Intelligence Agency. North Korea may have the required technologies and materials for reentry vehicles (RVs) and it may have demonstrated themRead more about North Korea’s miniaturized #nuclear warhead – an annotated infographic[…]

Microsemi joins US SiC and GaN initiative for 1.7 and 3.3kV devices

Microsemi joins US SiC and GaN initiative for 1.7 and 3.3kV devices

[ad_1] The firm’s role at the organisation will be supporting the commercialisation of 1.7 and 3.3kV SiC mosfets and SiC Schottky diodes. “With key benefits to include higher efficiency, high temperature stability, high voltage operation, better power handling and smaller form factors, the devices will expand the number of applications where SiC technology can be used,”Read more about Microsemi joins US SiC and GaN initiative for 1.7 and 3.3kV devices[…]

Age of Empires: the RTS that proved strategy could sit alongside simplicity

Age of Empires: the RTS that proved strategy could sit alongside simplicity

[ad_1] My villager hacks away at a tree trunk with his axe. Again and again he strikes it, piling up as many logs as his wheelbarrow can carry before carting it off to the lumber camp a short distance away, which I’ve placed on the edge of a dense forest. Then it’s back to hisRead more about Age of Empires: the RTS that proved strategy could sit alongside simplicity[…]

Moon Express details plans to mine the Moon – an annotated infographic

Moon Express details plans to mine the Moon – an annotated infographic

[ad_1] Moon Express hopes to become the first private spaceflight company to send a robotic lander to the moon, scoop up some moon dust, load it into a small return vehicle and send it back to Earth. In one small step for space business, Moon Express has won US regulatory approval — under the 104-nationRead more about Moon Express details plans to mine the Moon – an annotated infographic[…]