CONNECTED magazine n°13

EPFLOOP - 3rd place at the Hyperloop competition
Nothing was certain for the EPFLOOP team from Switzerland when they completed the “intent to compete form” in September 2017 and decided to participate in the competition for the first time. The EPFLOOP team made their way through all the qualification steps and was one of the 3 teams allowed to launch their pod in the 1.6km vacuum tube at Hyperloop test track adjacent to SpaceX’s Hawthorne CA hea

Integrated Electronics
Medical device design engineers and military equipment designers face similar challenges: a need to save valuable PC board space. One popular solution is to integrate electronics into a connector. An example of connector manufacturers doing this for many years is a connector integrating noise filtering and EMP (Electromagnetic Pulse) suppression components into the rear shell of circular or d-sub

New Connector for Industrial Control Equipment
LEMO has recently filed 2B series for UL 508A. These requirements cover industrial control panels intended for general industrial use, operating from a voltage of 1000 volts or less.

WRIGHTSPEED DRIVES FOR ECO- FRIENDLY URBAN JUNGLES
Nitrous oxides, hydrocarbons, particulates, brake dust and noise pollution: heavy-duty diesel vehicles, such as delivery trucks or buses are a nightmare for modern cities.

THE SOUND OF MUSIC
At the forefront of acoustic research, the French company Focal has just launched its latest products: Kanta loud- speakers and Clear headphones.