Category Archives: Electronics News

The Raspberry Pi

Posted on May 11, 2012 by admin

The Raspberry Pi is a tiny single board computer that has been in development for several years in the UK. Over the course of its development it has seen many variations, all likely put together manually using solder stencil methods … Continue reading →

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Robot World Speed Record Broken

Posted on March 9, 2012 by admin

Whilst we have been busy undertaking PCB design, The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa) have been busy designing a new robot which has broken the world speed record for a robot. The four legged creation known as ‘Cheetah’ … Continue reading →

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Unmaned Aerial System from GRC

Posted on January 20, 2012 by admin

We are always interested to see what products our customers are producing using PCB boards and one such company is Global RadioData Communications (GRC) who specialise in “Command, Control, Communications, Computing and Intelligence Systems”. One of their products is the … Continue reading →

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ASIMO: The Walking, Running, Drinks Pouring Robot

Posted on November 11, 2011 by admin

The car manufacturer Honda revealed a new updated version of its ASIMO robot this week which is absolutely stunning. Honda robotics has been developing robots for 25 years, with their first being a pair of robotic legs that could walk. … Continue reading →

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Steve Jobs: 1955-2011

Posted on October 10, 2011 by admin

It was sad news last week to learn of the death of Steve Jobs, founder of Apple and creator of many market leading electronic devices including the Apple computer, iPod and iPhone. These products all revolutionised the industry and Jobs … Continue reading →

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More Students Needed for Electronics Design

Posted on July 27, 2011 by admin

We recently read an article discussing how there has been a sharp decline in the number of students wanting to study electronics design courses at degree level. This is worrying as the next generation of electronics engineers are needed in … Continue reading →

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A golden year for electronics

Posted on May 19, 2011 by admin

Gold is a wonderfully versatile element, with applications across all areas of science and technology. From dentistry to electronics, gold can be found in just about anything due to its high resistance to several types of corrosion and chemical reactions. … Continue reading →

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