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  • Biodiversity: A balancing act

    Listen to this article Biodiversity across Great Britain is on a steep downward trajectory. The State of Nature Report 2023 shows that since 1970 UK species have declined by around 19% on average, and nearly one in six species (16.1%) are now threatened with extinction. Counterintuitively perhaps, the land around the country’s 20,000 miles of…


  • Myco reveals game-changing partnership with Brakes

    A plant-based manufacturer has struck a major partnership with Britain’s biggest food wholesaler – just months after its first burgers rolled off the production line. Myco’s “game changing” deal will see Brakes supply the North Yorkshire company’s Hooba range in a move that will dramatically increase the product’s visibility. Created using vertically farmed oyster mushrooms…


  • Rail Reliability supports Class 458 fleet

    Listen to this article Rail operators often find that they have need for temporary staff, especially at times of great change. Since the award of its contract in 2017, Southwestern Railway (SWR) has ordered new Alstom (née Bombardier) Arterio Class 701 trains and had proposed that they, together with the refurbished Class 442 and the…


  • European Rice campaign brings Mediterranean flavours to the world

    The European Union has launched the “European Rice” campaign, an EU-funded initiative designed to promote the diverse benefits, sustainability, and culinary versatility of European rice, particularly Japonica rice. The short and medium-grain variety constitutes approximately 75% of EU rice production and serves as a staple in Mediterranean cuisine. The campaign aims to increase the global…


  • Hector Montemayor from Mountz at SMTA Guadalajara 2024

    Justin Cody Worden on behalf of What’s New in Electronics TV talks to Hector Montemayor from Mountz at SMTA Guadalajara 2024. [embedded content] WNIE TV is kindly sponsored by Kyzen, EVS International, Viscom, ASYS, Koh Young, Nordson, Arch Systems, and Bimos.


  • Advantech announces updates to its ICR-2000/2400/2500/2600 Series of Industrial 4G Entry Level Cellular Routers

    Advantech, a global leader in industrial IoT, announces updates to its ICR-2000/2400/2500/2600 series of industrial cellular routers. These routers are engineered to provide reliable wireless communication on mobile networks using traditional cellular technologies, with a focus on supporting Category 4 (Cat.4) services on LTE networks. The series also includes models utilizing the 450 MHz band,…


  • Microchip Releases 20 Advanced Wi-Fi® Products for Industrial 
and Commercial Applications

    Company’s wireless connectivity portfolio represents one of the industry’s most extensive selection of Wi-Fi solutions and comprehensive support systems With Industry 4.0, the rapid rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI), digitized manufacturing and the age of IoT everything, the demand for wireless connectivity in commercial and industrial applications is growing at an exceptional pace. These applications…


  • Ernie Grice from Kurtz Ersa at SMTA Guadalajara 2024

    Justin Cody Worden on behalf of What’s New in Electronics TV talks to Ernie Grice from Kurtz Ersa at SMTA Guadalajara 2024. [embedded content] WNIE TV is kindly sponsored by Kyzen, EVS International, Viscom, ASYS, Koh Young, Nordson, Arch Systems, and Bimos.


  • Vegetable oil used as a backup data centre power source

    Image courtesy STACK STACK Infrastructure, which develops and operates data centres, has successfully used advanced biofuel HVO100 (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil) as a standby power source for a new data centre on its OSL04 campus in Holtskogen (Oslo), Norway. According to the US-based company, after rigorous testing, HVO100 – which they call the purest form of…


  • Ohly makes significant progress in its decarbonisation efforts by opening new facilities

    Ohly will inaugurate a new spray drying tower and cutting-edge fermentation facility in Hamburg next year. With their investment in these new production facilities, Ohly and Associated British Foods say the move reinforces their long-standing commitment to the city and make critical progress on their journey towards decarbonisation and a more sustainable future. New fermentation…