Motion-sensing and data-processing chips from STMicroelectronics are helping to increase family safety in the Snowfox trackerphone, a two-way portable communication device with locating capabilities that is designed for children and seniors. [ + ]

With increasing demand for its products, RØDE Microphones needed a surface mount technology (SMT) solution that was fast, could handle complex designs and could support growth for the next five to 10 years. [ + ]

Electrochemicals manufacturer Electrolube was recently approached by a company in Australia for assistance with a particularly unusual application: the customer needed protection for an underwater LED lighting unit. [ + ]

Semiconductor solutions from STMicroelectronics, including motion sensors, touch-screen controller IC, STM32 microcontrollers and NFC controller ICs, have been selected for the Nintendo Switch, Nintendo's latest gaming device. [ + ]

PIM is a series of resulting signal harmonics and distortions that emerge between two or more interacting signals when transmitted through passive components such as cables and connectors, causing unwanted interference and degradation of wireless communications. [ + ]

Singaporean researchers have 3D-printed a ready-to-fly drone with embedded electronics using aerospace-grade material. [ + ]

gridComm has partnered with Somerset Group to install smart street lighting sensory networks across the Kingdom of Swaziland — a developing country flanked by the Republic of South Africa and the Republic of Mozambique. [ + ]

Electrolube's Indian subsidiary recently solved an LED lighting unit potting problem, following consultations with the company's UK-based technical division. [ + ]

A navigation and positioning chip from wireless company u-blox is at the heart of a new high-tech initiative that protects forests, wildlife and endangered species, and promotes sustainable resource development. [ + ]

If mouse arm results from operating computers, the equivalent for wine and fruit growers, who must trim countless branches and shoots, is shearing arm. [ + ]

Motors from FAULHABER are being used in NASA's Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) research project to examine the Earth's magnetic field. [ + ]

Laritech specialises in engineering design services and quick-turn printed circuit board assemblies. Laritech founder Bill Larrick explains how the Lynx EVO has aided the inspection process for rigid/flex PCBAs used in medical devices as well as meeting exacting IPC standards. [ + ]