Heriot-Watt university has highlighted its work with Space Engineering, one of Europe’s largest space companies, on the use of broadband satellite communication systems on planes, trains and other fast-moving platforms. According to the university, the project has attracted €1.5million funding from the European Commission, with €1 million allocated to Heriot-Watt University to test and develop new, smaller mobile Very Small ...

Has the world gone crazy? Microsoft is giving MacBook Air owners $650 to buy a Surface 3 which sells for $800.

Michael Jaeger, patent attorney at leading UK patent and trade mark attorneys Withers & Rogers LLP, writes: GB Patent Number: GB2500134 Granted to: James and Stephen Bowden Repetitive strain injury (RSI) is a medical problem which is taken very seriously in the workplace. It can be a debilitating condition for sufferers. Keyboard and mouse users are particularly prone to suffer from it ...

EV Group says it has increased TSV throughput by 50% with a fusion bonding technology which it calls Gemini FB XT.

ST is to try and borrow $1 billion.

Crossbar, the four year-old Santa Clara resistive RAM (RRAM) start-up, has demonstrated pre-production 1Mb arrays.

Tomorrow, the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee will start a short inquiry into national priorities for scientific research. “This inquiry constitutes a very brief spot check of scientific research priorities and related issues ahead of the publication in the autumn of the Government’s science and innovation strategy,” said the Lords. “With research areas as diverse as energy, the ...

Osram is packing up to 20 blue laser chips into 26x35mm for laser projectors, delivering up to 50W. “This means that professional laser projectors can achieve a brightness level of more than 2000 lm with only one component,” said the firm, adding: “Osram developers are the first to adapt the ‘butterfly’ package for projection applications.” Called PLPM4 450, the module ...

Knowles is shipping a digital MEMS microphone claimed to have the lowest power consumption on the market.

Software can identify people based solely on the way they use their mouse and keyboard, and it could let us do away with passwords altogether, writes Paul Marks of New Scientist. As we sit hunched over our keyboards, it is hard to believe that the way we peck at the keys and swish the cursor around is unique. But several ...