Peratech has been commissioned by the MIT Media Lab to develop a new type of electronic 'skin'. It will enable robotic devices to not only detect that they have been touched, but also where, and how hard the touch was. The key to the sensing technology is Peratech's patented QTC materials. QTC's, or Quantum Tunnelling Composites, are a new material type which provides a measured response to force and/or touch by changing its electrical resistance – much as a dimmer light...
Switched-mode power supplies grow
New switched-mode power supply provides high reliability for CompactPCI applications. Schroff UK has expanded its 19in. maxpowerPRO family of switched-mode power supplies with the addition of a 6U model designed specifically for high-power CompactPCI applications. Featuring an output of 500W, the new 13100-145 power supply operates from a wide input voltage range of 90 to 264V AC with PFC and delivers output voltages of 5V, 3.3V, 12V and -12V. As well as incorporating a...
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