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. [ + ]