Research

Drone-based powerline inspection protects grid health

02 October, 2024 | Supplied by: Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Researchers have developed an automated drone inspection system that can respond rapidly to unusual electric grid behaviour, especially in remote areas that are tough for a worker to reach.


D-Link A/NZ DMS-1250 Series multi-gigabit smart managed PoE+ switches

27 September, 2024 | Supplied by: D-Link Australia Pty Ltd

Featuring 2.5G ports across the range, the switches offer a significant boost in network speed, suitable for SMBs and enterprises looking to support bandwidth-hungry applications.


Ericsson Cradlepoint R980 and S400 routers

19 September, 2024 | Supplied by: Cradlepoint Australia Pty Ltd

The Ericsson Cradlepoint R980 and S400 routers are designed to provide enterprises with seamless, secure and scalable connectivity for enabling AI, computer vision, data analysis, and other advanced applications across IoT environments and vehicle networks.


2D metamaterial breakthrough could improve satellite comms

18 September, 2024

An ultrathin 2D surface harnesses the unique properties of metamaterials to manipulate and convert radio waves across the frequencies most commonly used by satellites.


Eaton ExoCab outdoor enclosures

05 September, 2024 | Supplied by: Eaton Electrical (Australia) Pty Ltd

Eaton ExoCab outdoor enclosures can be used to protect vital electronic equipment in challenging outdoor environments.


Mobile SD-WAN vs dual modems in vehicles

01 September, 2024 by Jodi Favaloro, Senior Sales Engineer Asia Pacific, Enterprise Wireless Solutions, Ericsson | Supplied by: Cradlepoint Australia Pty Ltd

Reliable communication is critical in emergency response, so what happens when an in-vehicle network connection drops? By establishing network redundancy using a dual-modem router in vehicles, situations like this can be easily prevented.


Teledyne e2v NXP LX2160 military-qualified processor

23 August, 2024 | Supplied by: Teledyne e2v Asia Pacific Limited

The military-qualified processor implements a 16-core Arm Cortex A72 design, providing developers of compute-intensive systems embedded on aerospace and defence equipment with high performance in a small form factor and optimised power envelope.


Dynabook ANZ Tecra A40-M and A60-M laptops

22 August, 2024 | Supplied by: Dynabook ANZ Pty Limited

The two Windows 11 Pro laptops, powered by Intel Core Ultra processors (Series 1), combine durable hardware with advanced AI to enable high levels of productivity and performance for businesses.


Ultra-precise motion sensor could enable GPS-free navigation

22 August, 2024

Researchers have used silicon photonic microchip components to perform a quantum sensing technique called atom interferometry — an ultra-precise way of measuring acceleration.


United Monolithic Semiconductors (UMS) Ka-band, GaN-on-SiC MMIC RF power amplifiers

21 August, 2024 | Supplied by: Richardson RFPD

Offered in die and plastic QFN packaging, the devices are available in a variety of power levels to support Ka-band SATCOM uplink and 5G FR2 bands n257, n258, n259 (partial), n260 and n261.


Quectel FCS945R Wi-Fi 4 and Bluetooth 5.2 module

20 August, 2024 | Supplied by: Quectel

Quectel's FCS945R is a dual-band Wi-Fi 4 and Bluetooth 5.2 module designed for WLAN and Bluetooth connections.


Toshiba TCWA1225G SPDT RF antenna switch

19 August, 2024 | Supplied by: element14

Toshiba's TCWA1225G is a high-power SPDT (single-pole double-throw) RF antenna switch that will be important for the expansion of 5G networks.


Quectel FC906A Wi-Fi 5 and Bluetooth 5.2 module

16 August, 2024 | Supplied by: Quectel

Equipped with an SDIO 3.0 interface for WLAN capability, the module includes 2.4 and 5 GHz transmit power amplifiers and low noise amplifiers.


KYOCERA AVX UBR Series ultra-broadband resistors

15 August, 2024 | Supplied by: Richardson RFPD

The series is suitable for use in optical transceiver modules or any application requiring high ultra-broadband performance.


Ambient RF signals could power electronic devices

14 August, 2024

A prototype energy-harvesting module is being used to convert ambient or 'waste' RF signals into DC voltage, which could power small electronic devices without the use of batteries.


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