Semtech Aims for Smart Homes and Smart Buildings with a New LoRa-based...
Semtech’s LoRa Corecell reduces power consumption and conserves board space for indoor gateway applications.Semtech just released their LoRa Corecell reference design aimed at indoor gateway...
View ArticleThis Is Our Best Look Yet At The Elite FBI Hostage Rescue Team's UH-60 Black...
Regular readers of The War Zone may remember a pair of stories from last year regarding what appeared to be domestic training exercises involving the Federal Bureau of Investigation's elite Hostage...
View ArticleThe US Navy is planning to equip a destroyer with a laser system by 2021
The US military is increasingly looking to use lasers on the battlefield, and a new report suggests that the Navy is planning to equip an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer with a HELIOS laser defense...
View ArticleTI Introduces Four New Buck-Boost Converters Aimed for Battery-Powered Designs
A new family of low-quiescent-current buck-boost devices delivers up to 2.5 A in a compact footprint.Texas Instruments has just announced a new family of DC/DC noninverting buck-boost converters...
View ArticlePLC Package Handling
PLCs play a major role when it comes to material or package handling operations. Conveyors, motors, drives, object detection sensors and of course controllers are used quite often when it comes to...
View ArticleSelecting HMI Remote Access Options
There are two leading methods exist for establishing mobile HMI connectivity, with one providing more cybersecurity. Jonathan Griffith, product manager for Industrial Communications & Power...
View ArticleAC-130H Spectre, AC-130U Spooky
The AC-130H Spectre gunship's primary missions are close air support, air interdiction and armed reconnaissance. Other missions include perimeter and point defense, escort, landing, drop and extraction...
View ArticleF-22 Raptor
The F-22 program is developing the next-generation air superiority fighter for the Air Force to counter emerging worldwide threats. It is designed to penetrate enemy airspace and achieve a first-look,...
View Article2020 Chevrolet Corvette C8 Production Delayed by UAW GM Strike: Report
The strike is reportedly interfering with plans to update the Bowling Green production lines.For all the justified hype, the 2020 Chevrolet Corvette might be off to a rough start—and it hasn't gone on...
View ArticleA D-Day Hero, LST 325 Is Moving to a New Home
The US Navy utilized “Landing Ship, Tanks,” or LSTs throughout World War II in order to land troops, vehicles and supplies on beaches. The large, slow vessels were so important that a shortage of them...
View ArticleHistory of the PLC
The PLC or Programmable Logic Controller has revolutionized the automation industry. Today PLCs can be found in everything from factory equipment to vending machines, but prior to New Year’s Day 1968...
View ArticleHow to get a boat in the water
With the proper tension, the dual-point davit system, mounted to large vessels, can get boats into and out of the water quicklyMan overboard! There are times when rescue boats must be placed over the...
View ArticleControl for massive foundations
Houlder creates a safe and reliable upending tool to control the lifting of immense offshore wind monopilesA tool that picks, orients and places a part is common in machine automation. However, when...
View ArticleRenesas Introduces Security-Focused RA Family of Arm-Based MCUs
The new devices, based on the Arm Cortex-M, bring advanced security to edge devices and IoT endpoints.The new family of devices deliver a powerful combination of performance, security, and peripheral...
View ArticleMicrochip Unveils Dual-Mode, Bluetooth 5.0-Certified IC for Audio Solutions
Microchip's newest SoC and module feature a power amplifier and flash memory, enabling them to better support Sony’s LDAC technology.Microchip has released a Bluetooth 5.0-certified, dual-mode audio IC...
View ArticleNauta 78m Slipstream
Nauta feels that the honest design is based on simple lines: we don't like to overdo surfaces or interiors; from our point of view a yacht should be a simple and natural unit where emotions,...
View ArticleDoor Sensor Secrets: What They Are, How They Work & 6 Unexpected Uses
One of the many uses for a door sensor.Entrances and exits are your home's weakest points—and to a burglar, an unsecured door or window is like a big "WELCOME" sign. That's why door sensors—also known...
View ArticleHow Do Automatic Doors Work?
Most automatic doors use motion detection sensors or optical sensors, which are installed on the sides of the door, to trigger the opening/closing of doors.Many people tend to believe that automatic...
View ArticleWhat Is A Scramjet Engine ?
A scramjet engine is a supersonic-combustion engine that ditches the compressor and turbine of a typical jet engine and can attain speeds greater than Mach 5!A few months ago, India’s DRDO (Defense...
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