​October 23, 2019

NASA Contractors Build on Shuttle Legacy for Artemis Moonshot

by Elizabeth Howell

...Smiths Interconnect supplies connectors and cables for multiple industries; for Artemis it is providing the data network running through the Orion spacecraft. [Gina] Prieto said that they are taking what they are learning from Orion and applying it to other customers that they are working with. "It's the same way, really, with all of our technologies. We build on what we know and make it better," she said.​..

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​September 19, 2019

The Artificial Intelligence Apocalypse (Part 1)
Is It Time to Be Scared Yet?

by Max Maxfield

...How many ears do you have on your head? I get by with two, but even struggling under this limitation I can tell in which direction a sound originates — including whether the source is in front of or behind me — with my eyes closed (that’s how good I am). Just a couple of months ago, the folks at XMOS announced that developments in their algorithmic technology now allow them to perform the same tasks with a 2-microphone array that would have required a 7-microphone array only a year ago...

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The Smiths Interconnect connectors are the backbone of the data and controls network on Orion and must withstand the extreme levels of mechanical shock and vibration produced by the LAS.
Helping Ensure Astronaut Safety

July 18, 2019 – In the week that the world celebrates the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 taking man to the moon, Smiths Interconnect have their own space-related achievement to celebrate.

Smiths Interconnect’s high-speed D-sub connectors and harnesses were part of NASA’s successful Orion test flight to conduct a full-stress test of the Launch Abort System (LAS). The test proved that Orion could pull astronauts to safety in the event of an emergency during launch.
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The Orion LAS, with a mock-up Orion capsule, launched on a modified Peacekeeper missile from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida to an altitude of about 6 miles. Travelling at nearly 1,000 miles per hour, the LAS pulled the crew module away from its booster and oriented it for splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean. Learn more here and watch a short video of the test flight. 

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MTE Offers Solutions to Ensure Power Quality in the Permian Basin​

April 1st, 2019 – The Permian Basin, which is located in West Texas and New Mexico, has recently become the global hot bed of oil production. This is great for the local and national economy; however, it is causing some serious headaches for local utilities. As the fastest-growing oil region in the US, electricity demand in the Permian has grown 79% in the past year according to Oilprice.com. In order to maintain reliability, utility companies are starting to demand power quality improvements from producers.

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The world’s first personal assistant that beams sound only to you

January 8, 2019 – Introducing the truly “personal” personal assistant device enabled by Audio Spotlight directional sound technology.​

Holosonics is pleased to announce it has partnered with XMOS to produce a concept design for the world’s first voice-activated personal assistant device that listens to where you are – and then speaks only to you. By combining XMOS highly directional, VocalSorcery microphone hardware with Holosonics’ patented Audio Spotlight directional speaker technology, the concept for the first and only truly “personal” personal assistant has emerged.

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