Singapore to collaborate with Australia on cybersecurity
Singapore and Australia have inked an agreement to cooperate closely on cybersecurity, including information sharing, training, and joint exercises to safeguard critical information infrastructure.
The two countries signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Friday during the second Singapore-Australia Leaders' Summit in the city-state, which was witnessed by prime ministers of both nations--Singapore's Lee Hsien Loong and Australia's Malcolm Turnbull.
The...
Govt imposes one-year ban on 71 solar panel companies
KOLKATA: The government has barred 71 firms from rooftop solar projects for a year by removing them from the panel that makes them eligible to bid. These include Amra Raja Electronics Ltd, Cleantech Synergy, Hollandia Power Solutions, IL&FS Energy Development Co and Jindal Green Technologies.
The government has written to the companies saying they had failed to update details of...
Minara Masjid: First shrine in Mumbai to use solar energy cuts power bill by half
In the month of Ramzan, the iconic Minara Masjid is decked up in bright green lights and has thousands thronging it for prayers. It might seem like an uphill task for the mosque to manage its electricity expenses but the reality is quite the opposite.
Over the past four months, the mosque located at Mohammad Ali Road has been saving...
Solar energy boom turns to bust for Indian manufacturers
NEW DELHI: Some of India's biggest solar equipment makers are facing financial collapse, priced out by Chinese competitors as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government prioritises cheap power over local manufacturing despite his 'Make in India' push.
Though President Donald Trump is pulling the United States out of the Paris accord on climate change, India is sticking to its huge renewable...
Texas Instruments Expanded Portfolio of MSP430 MCUs Available from Mouser
Mouser Electronics, Inc., the industry's leading New Product Introduction (NPI) distributor with the widest selection of semiconductors and electronic components, is now stocking the MSP430FR599x and MSP430FR596x microcontrollers, the latest MSP430 microcontrollers from Texas Instruments (TI). The ultra-low-power, ferroelectric random access memory (FRAM) microcontroller portfolio targets a wide range of sensing and measurement applications.
The TI MSP430FR599x/MSP430FR596x microcontrollers, available from...
Sony to launch a full frame 36x24mm sensor CineAlta camera next year
Sony has announced that they are firmly in development of a full frame 36x24mm sensor for a new CineAlta digital motion picture camera that will be available early in 2018.
There is very little news apart from this, but we do know that the new camera or cameras will feature an aspect ratio-agnostic sensor that is capable of full frame,...
The Future of IoT – What Will the World Look Like in 2067?
John lazily opened his eyes as the rain started.
The droplets pinged against the hydrophobic glass in the dark, as streetlights swept by overhead in a hypnotic warp drive. He wiped the sleep from his face and looked at the time. 3:47 a.m., which meant he had about an hour left.
He liked to take the Ford on his trips from...
UTA researcher earns grant to develop power-scalable compact semiconductor laser
Conventional high-power lasers are bulky and require equipment that makes them difficult to use in portable platforms, but a University of Texas at Arlington engineer is working to develop a semiconductor laser that addresses these issues.
Weidong Zhou, a professor in the Electrical Engineering Department, is the primary investigator in a 5-year, $3 million Multidisciplinary Research Initiatives grant from the...
The Smart City Transformations: The Revolution of The 21st Century- Review
The Smart City references cited by the authors are Barcelona, Masdar (Abu Dhabi), Yokohama, Bhutan, San Diego, Copenhagen, Rio de Janeiro, Stockholm, Yinchuan, Vienna, Kochi, and New York. Following behind, India now seeks to develop its own narrative. In June 2015 Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the ‘Smart City Mission’. This is an urban renewal and retrofitting program by...
List of Proposed Smart Cities in Rajasthan
Rajasthan the state of culture and forts got 4 cities shortlisted in first and third round of announcement under the smart cities mission of Union Govt. Jaipur, Kota, Udaipur and Ajmer will be funded by INR 500 Cr to develop the cities under the guideline of smart city project. Rajasthan proposed 5 cities to the central Govt from which...