Telecom

ESA shipping container's laser link to space

ESA's very latest laboratory extension is portable in nature: Hosted within a standard shipping container, this ESA Transportable Optical Ground Station, ETOGS, can be transported all across Europe as needed, to perform laser-based ...

Business

Taiwan prepares for cyber D-Day in China invasion scenarios

Millions of people offline, banks knocked out and the world's most advanced semiconductor industry paralyzed—Taiwan's doomsday scenario includes not just invading Chinese troops but also a wave of attacks against its cyber ...

Consumer & Gadgets

Can you charge an old phone with a new charger?

"Do older Apple devices have the software that allows them to regulate the amount of power provided by today's more powerful chargers? Can those higher-powered chargers harm older devices?"

Engineering

A medium-voltage string inverter for photovoltaics

The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE has developed and successfully commissioned the world's first medium-voltage string inverter for large-scale power plants. By feeding power into the medium-voltage grid, ...

Automotive

As planet gets warmer, ski gondola maker goes urban

Austrian company Doppelmayr is well known for making gondolas for ski resorts, but its workshop is increasingly building cable cars for congested cities as climate change has opened up new markets.

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Cable

A cable is two or more wires or ropes running side by side and bonded, twisted or braided together to form a single assembly. In mechanics, cables are used for lifting and hauling; in electricity they are used to carry electrical currents. An optical cable contains one or more optical fibers in a protective jacket that supports the fibers. Mechanical cable is more specifically called wire rope.

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