omniomni/omni-engineering huggingface dataset:
Cotton Candy (single-board computer). The Cotton Candy is a very small, fanless single-board computer on a stick, putting the full functions of a personal computer on a device the size of a USB memory stick, manufactured by the Norwegian-based hardware and software for-profit startup company FXI Technologies (also referred to as just "FXI Tech").

Overview
Cotton Candy is a low-power ARM architecture CPU based computer which uses dual-core processors such as the dual-core 1.2 GHz Exynos 4210 (45 nm ARM Cortex-A9 with 1MB L2 cache) system on a chip (SoC) by Samsung, featuring a quad-core 200 MHz ARM Mali-400 MP GPU OpenGL ES 2.0 capable 2D/3D graphics processing unit, an audio and video decoder hardware engine, and TrustZone Cryptographic Engine and Security Accelerator (CESA) co-processor. The platform is said to be able to stream and decode H.264 1080p content, and be able to use desktop-class interfaces such as KDE or GNOME under Linux.

FXI Technologies claims it will run both Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and the latest Ubuntu Desktop Linux operating systems, leveraging Linaro builds and Linux kernel optimizations.

As of 13 September 2012, FXI started to ship to those that pre-ordered devices. At the time of writing (November 2013), the Cotton Candy is generally available. FXI have also made a Beta android ICS image and Beta Linux image available for download.

On 16 of July 2014, FXI declared bankruptcy.

Reception
In January 2012 the Cotton Candy made it to the top-10 finalist at the "Last Gadget Standing" new technology competition at CES 2012. Also at CES 2012, LaptopMag.com made Cotton Candy a top-10 finalist for its "Readers’ Choice for Best of CES 2012" award. EFYTimes News Network as well named FXI Technologies Cotton Candy a "Top 10 Gadgets Launched @ CES 2012".

See also
 Exynos, system-on-a-chip by Samsung used in Cotton Candy

References

External links
 

Computer-related introductions in 2011
Linux-based devices
Computers and the environment
Embedded Linux
Single-board computers
Mesbah 1. Mesbah 1 is an Iranian anti aircraft artillery system developed to defend against incoming cruise missiles. It was unveiled in 2010 by Iranian defense minister Ahmad Vahidi and hit its intended target successfully in the test. Production started some months later.

Design 
Mesbah uses 4 Iranian built Russian ZU-23-2 installed on a rotatable mount. Each autocannon has its own feed magazine. Each ZU-23-2 has a reported fire rate of 2000 rpm. But surprisingly the whole system is reported to have a rate of 4000 rpm instead of 8000. This is probably because developers wanted it to save ammunition. The mount can rotate in different angles but the exact degrees are unknown.

The system uses Radar and IR/Optical sensors to find its target automatically. Its radar is described as a 3D flat-antenna radar with a good accuracy that finds and traces the target and gives its position to the fire control system.

Mesbah is described being able to engage both fixed and rotary wing aircraft and cruise missiles in low and very low altitudes. Its automatic control system makes it need less crew to operate and its sophisticated tracking and tracing algorithms makes it able to engage small targets like incoming missiles.

Operators

See also
Equipment of the Iranian Army
Iranian military industry
Military of Iran

References

External links 
 Video of the system

Anti-aircraft guns
Weapons of Iran
Military equipment introduced in the 2010s
Nanosensors (company). Nanosensors Inc. is a company that manufactures probes for use in atomic force microscopes (AFM) and scanning probe microscopes (SPM). This private, for profit company was founded November 21, 2018. Nanosensors Inc. is located in Neuchatel, Switzerland.

History 
Nanosensors was founded as "Nanoprobe" in 1990, building on research conducted at IBM Sindelfingen on fundamental technologies required for the batch processing of silicon AFM probes using bulk micromachining.

In 1993, Nanosensors commercialized SPM and AFM probes worldwide. Their developments in batch processing technologies for producing AFM probes contributed to introducing Atomic Force Microscopes into the industry of the time. In recognition of this achievement, Nanosensors discerned the Dr.-Rudolf-Eberle Innovation Award of the German State of Baden-Württemberg and the Innovation Prize of the German Industry  in 1995 and the Innovation Award of the Förderkreis für die Mikroelektronik e.V. in 1999.

In 2002, Nanosensors was acquired by and integrated into Switzerland-based NanoWorld. It is still an independent business unit.

Significance 
Researchers have developed an array of operating modes and methods for Scanning probe microscopy and Atomic Force Microscopy. The use and application of such methods requires SPM or AFM instruments equipped with method-specific SPM or AFM probes. Nanosensors supplies SPM or AFM users worldwide with a range of such method-specific SPM or AFM probes.

Products

AFM Probe Series

PointProbePlus 
The PointProbePlus series is directly based on the technology originally developed and commercialized by Nanosensors in 1993. The original PointProbe technology has been upgraded to the PointProbePlus technology in 2004 yielding a reduced variation of tip shape and increased reproducibility of images. It is manufactured from highly doped mono-crystalline silicon. The tip is pointing into the <100> crystal direction.
 PointProbePlus XY-Alignment Series & Alignment Chip
 PointProbePlus Silicon MFM Probe Series
 SuperSharpSilicon
 High Aspect Ratio AFM probes

AdvancedTEC 
The tip of the AdvancedTEC AFM probe series protrudes from the end of the cantilever and is visible through the optical system of the atomic force microscope. This visibility from the top allows the operator of the microscope to position the tip of this AFM probe at the point of interest.
 Akiyama-Probe

Applications 
 Non-contact mode / tapping mode microscopy
 Force modulation microscopy
 Contact Mode
 Electrostatic force microscopy, Electrical measurement
 Magnetic force microscopy
 Lateral force microscopy
 Trench measurement
 Nanoindentation
 Self-sensing and self-actuating Akiyama probe (A-Probe) for dynamic mode atomic force microscopy (AFM)
 Tipless cantilevers for probe modification

Accessories 
 Transfer Standards
 Calibration standards
 Alignment Chip

References

External links 
 

Nanotechnology companies
Technology companies of Switzerland
Manufacturing companies of Switzerland
Companies based in Neuchâtel
Cosmos Phase II. The Cosmos Phase II and Phase III are a series of French two-seat flying wing ultralight trikes that were produced by Cosmos ULM of Fontaine-lès-Dijon and now by Cosmos Ultralight of Puente de Ixtla, Mexico. The aircraft are supplied as factory completed aircraft and are not available as kits.

Design and development
The series was developed from the earlier Cosmos Bison, adding larger seats, landing gear suspension and a new engine mounting system to reduce vibration. It was designed to comply with European Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight classification. It features a cable-braced hang glider-style high-wing, weight-shift controls, a two-seats-in-tandem open cockpit, tricycle landing gear and a single engine in pusher configuration.

The aircraft wing is made from bolted-together aluminum tubing, with its single, or optionally double-surface, wing covered in Trilam sailcloth. The wing is supported by a single tube-type kingpost and uses an "A" frame control bar. A variety of wings and engines can be fitted, each with a different model designation. When equipped with a  Rotax 503 or  Rotax 582 two-stroke engine, the aircraft is designated as a Phase II, and when equipped with a  Rotax 912 four-stroke engine, it is designated as a Phase III. Wings used include the double surface Top 12.9, Top 14.9, Chronos 16, and the single surface Zoom 19. The wing designation reflects the area in square metres. The landing gear features gas-filled shock absorber suspension on all three wheels, nose wheel steering and a nose wheel-mounted drum brake, as well as a parking brake. The aircraft can be disassembled for storage or ground transportation, taking half an hour for set-up.

The series has a wide range of options, including a glider aero-tow kit, floats, salt-water protection, ballistic parachute and dual controls for flight training.

Variants
The models in the line reflect combinations of wings and engines fitted. Documented versions include:
Phase II 503 Chronos 16
Equipped with a  Rotax 503 powerplant and a Chronos 16 double surface wing. Cruise speed .
Phase II 582 Top 12.9
Equipped with a  Rotax 582 powerplant and a Top 12.9 double surface wing. Cruise speed .
Phase III 912 Top 14.9
Equipped with a  Rotax 912 powerplant and a Top 14.9 double surface wing. Cruise speed .

Specifications (Phase II)

References

External links

1990s French ultralight aircraft
1990s Mexican ultralight aircraft
1990s French sport aircraft
1990s Mexican sport aircraft
Single-engined pusher aircraft
Ultralight trikes
NanoAndMore. NanoAndMore is a distributor for AFM cantilevers from NanoWorld, Nanosensors, BudgetSensors, MikroMasch, Opus and nanotools, calibration standards and other products for nanotechnology.

History 
NanoAndMore was founded in Germany in 2002 and started operating in the US in 2005. In 2005, NanoWorld Holding AG from Schaffhausen, Switzerland, acquired and integrated NanoAndMore into the NanoWorld group composed of Nanotechnology companies. The world market leader in AFM probes, NanoWorld has appointed NanoAndMore as the official distributor for NanoWorld and Nanosensors products.

NanoAndMore GmbH is operating from a location in Wetzlar, Germany - serving the European market. NanoAndMore USA is serving the North and South American markets. From 2005 to 2015, NanoAndMore USA was operating from Lady's Island (South Carolina), United States. In 2015, NanoAndMore USA moved to Watsonville, California, United States. NanoAndMore Japan was founded in 2019 and is serving Japan and operating from Misato in Saitama.

Products 
AFM probes and accessories distributed by NanoAndMore are used for Atomic Force Microscopy in material science, physics, biology, life sciences and in semiconductor industry.

AFM probes sold by NanoAndMore fit all common Atomic Force Microscopes (AFM) like Asylum Research, Bruker, JPK, Molecular Imaging, Nanosurf, Veeco, WiTEK, NTMDT, Novascan, etc. As an important distributor of AFM probes it is often cited as a supplier in research papers and is therefore considered an important source of products for Atomic Force Microscopy.

References

Nanotechnology companies
Technology companies of Germany
2002 establishments in Germany
2005 establishments in the United States
2019 establishments in Japan
Cosmos ULM. Cosmos ULM (Ultra Léger Motorisé, ), also called Cosmos Ultralight SA de CV, is an ultralight trike aircraft manufacturer that was originally based in Fontaine-lès-Dijon, France. Its aircraft are supplied as factory completed aircraft and are not available as kits.

The company went bankrupt in the late 2000s and was reformed as Cosmos Ultralight in Puente de Ixtla, Mexico.

Aircraft

References

External links

Aircraft manufacturers of France
Aircraft manufacturers of Mexico
Ultralight trikes
Companies based in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Cosmos Echo. The Cosmos Echo is a French single-seat, ultralight trike that is produced by Cosmos ULM. The aircraft is only supplied as a completed aircraft and is not available as a kit.

Design and development
The Echo was designed to comply with the European Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight classification and has been used in microlight competition flying. It features a cable-braced hang glider-style high-wing, weight-shift controls, a single-seat, open cockpit, tricycle landing gear and a single engine in pusher configuration.

The aircraft wing is made from bolted-together aluminium tubing, with its double surface wing covered in Dacron sailcloth. A number of different wings can be fitted, including the Top 12.9. The wing is supported by a single tube-type kingpost and uses an "A" frame control bar. Optional equipment includes a cockpit fairing and wheel pants. Engines used are the  Rotax 503 twin cylinder, two-stroke and  Rotax 447 powerplants

Variants
Echo 12
With the  Rotax 503 twin cylinder, two-stroke engine and the Top 12.9 wing.
Echo Fun
With the  Rotax 447 twin cylinder, two-stroke engine.
Echo Racer
With the  Rotax 503 twin cylinder, two-stroke engine.

Specifications (Echo Racer)

References

External links

Photo of a Cosmos Echo

1990s French ultralight aircraft
Single-engined pusher aircraft
Ultralight trikes
Journal of Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making. The Journal of Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal that covers research on human cognition and the application of this to the design and development of system interfaces and automation. Its editor-in-chief is Jan Maarten Schraagen (TNO and University of Twente). It was established in 2007 and is currently published by SAGE Publications in association with the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.

Abstracting and indexing 
The Journal of Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making is abstracted and indexed in:
 Ergonomics Abstracts
 Transportation Research Information Services
 TRIS Electronic Bibliographic Data Base

Related journals 
 Ergonomics in Design
 Human Factors
 Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting
 Proceedings of the International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care

External links 
 

SAGE Publishing academic journals
English-language journals
Robotics journals
Triannual journals
Academic journals established in 2007
List of water-miscible solvents. The following compounds are liquid at room temperature and are completely miscible with water; they are often used as solvents. Many of them are hygroscopic.

Organic compounds

Inorganic compounds

See also
:Category:Alcohol solvents

External links
 Solvent miscibility table 
 Diethylenetriamine 
 Hydrazine 

Water-miscible solvents
Solvents
Cosmos Bison. The Cosmos Bison, also called the Cosmos Bidulm, is a French two-seat, ultralight trike that is produced by Cosmos ULM. The aircraft is only supplied as a completed aircraft and is not available as a kit.

Design and development
The Bison was designed to comply with the European Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight classification. It features a cable-braced hang glider-style high-wing, weight-shift controls, a two-seats-in-tandem open cockpit, tricycle landing gear and a single engine in pusher configuration.

The aircraft wing is made from bolted-together aluminum tubing and covered in Dacron sailcloth. A number of different wings are available for the Bison. The wing is supported by a single tube-type kingpost and uses an "A" frame control bar. Optional equipment includes a cockpit fairing and wheel pants. Engines used are the  Rotax 503 and  Rotax 447 twin cylinder, two-stroke powerplants. The landing gear is cable-braced, which allows a folding design for ground transport or storage.

The Bison was later developed into the Cosmos Phase II, by adding larger seats, new landing gear shock absorbers and a redesigned engine mount to reduce vibration. In 2012 the Bison remained in production alongside the Phase II and Phase III, offering a simpler, lighter and less expensive two seater than the newer models.

Specifications (Bison)

References

External links

Photo of a Cosmos Bison

1990s French ultralight aircraft
Single-engined pusher aircraft
Ultralight trikes
Magura GmbH. Gustav Magenwirth GmbH & Co. KG, known as Magura, is a German company based in Bad Urach established in 1893 that produces and distributes engineered cycling products and service including cycle suspensions and brakes, sunglasses, helmets, packs, bags, and clothing.

References

Manufacturing companies established in 1893
Cycle manufacturers of Germany
Companies based in Baden-Württemberg
German companies established in 1893
Joint clip. Joint clips (or Keck clips) are used to prevent laboratory glassware joints from separating during a reaction process. They are used to secure the two sides together and are available in a variety of materials for different temperature and chemical environments.

Plastic joint clips
Plastic joint clips are usually made of polyacetal, and are colored according to joint sizes. Polyacetal melts at a reasonably low temperature (around 175 °C) and begins to soften around 140 °C. Polyacetal clips suffer another problem in that the material is strongly affected by the corrosive gases.

Color-coded plastic joint clips were invented by Hermann Keck in 1980. Hence, they're also referred to as "Keck clips".

PTFE joint clips
Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) joint clips are sometimes used, as its recommended temperature peak matches that of most chemistry work. Its highly inert nature also makes it immune to degradation around corrosive gases. However, it is both expensive and will begin producing hydrogen fluoride if heated to beyond its specified temperature. The same is true of using Krytox and chemically resistant Molykote (PTFE thickened, fluoro-based) oils and greases for glassware seals.

Stainless steel joint clips

Stainless steel can withstand the entire temperature spectrum of borosilicate glass and is reasonably inert. Some glassware features barbs (Devil's horns / Viking helmet) sticking out the sides of the tapers. Small stainless steel springs are used on these to hold the joint together. The use of springs is of particular benefit when dealing with positive pressures, as they apply enough force for the glass to operate, but will open the taper if an unexpected excursion occurs.

References

Laboratory equipment
Laboratory glassware
Articles containing video clips
Ryan Junee. Ryan Junee is an Australian-American entrepreneur. He is the founder of Parsable and is based in San Francisco.

Early career
In 2002, Junee graduated from the University of Sydney in Australia with degrees in computer engineering and commerce. After graduating, Junee worked at Telstra, but left when one of his friends raised money for a startup, Sensory Networks. Junee was the first non-founding employee at Sensory Networks, and was with the company as it grew from 5 employees to 70.

In 2003, he was accepted into the Electrical Engineering PhD program at Stanford University and moved to Palo Alto, California. After observing the entrepreneurial energy in Silicon Valley, he left Stanford once he obtained his Master's degree. He resumed working at Sensory Networks as Director of Strategic Partnerships in their Palo Alto office.

Entrepreneurial career
In October 2007, Junee left Sensory Networks to co-found his own company, Omnisio, with Julian Frumar and Simon Ratner. Junee was the co-founder and CEO of Omnisio, a service that made online video more interactive and social, allowing users to add annotations to videos, tag people and highlights, and synchronize videos with PowerPoint presentations. To much acclaim, Omnisio is most famous for the concept of banner advertising units on YouTube videos. The company received early-stage funding from Y Combinator and Chris Sacca.

In July 2008, less than a year after the company was founded, Google acquired Omnisio for an undisclosed amount (TechCrunch reported that the amount was in the range of $15 million). As part of the deal, Junee became Product Manager at YouTube. While at YouTube, Junee integrated several of Omnisio's features into YouTube, including video annotations; in addition, he oversaw the implementation of RealTime, which lets users know what their friends are viewing.

Near the end of 2009, Junee left Google to start Inporia with Max Skibinsky, who sold Hive7 to Playdom in 2010. Inporia, an eCommerce fashion site that combines elements of social and gaming technology, has raised $1.25 million in seed funding from New Enterprise Associates, Ron Conway, Dave McClure, among others.

In 2013 Junee founded Wearable Intelligence with Yan-David Erlich and Chase Feiger, with a goal of bringing wearable technologies like Google Glass to enterprise markets.  In 2016 the company was renamed Parsable and raised an additional $20M in funding from investors including Schlumberger, Airbus and Saudi Aramco.

Reception
Junee has been profiled in the Sydney Morning Herald, Inc. Magazine, Smart Company, Virgin Inflight Magazine, and FHM. He was named Alumni of the Year by the University of Sydney, awarded with the 2012 G'day USA Australian Innovation Award in Silicon Valley, and received special recognition from the Pearcey Foundation. He is also an advisor at 500 Startups and Startmate.

References

External links
 

Living people
Australian businesspeople
University of Sydney alumni
Stanford University alumni
Businesspeople from the San Francisco Bay Area
1979 births
Evan Parry. Evan Parry (30 November 1865 – 17 December 1938) was a Welsh electrical engineer noted for his pioneering work in New Zealand.

History
He was born in Llanddeiniolen, Carnarvonshire, Wales, the son of William Parry, a slate quarry manager, and his wife Eliza, née Williams. He was educated at Bangor and studied for his BSc at Glasgow University. He secured an engineering position at the Deptford power station and subsequently for the British Thomson-Houston company. In 1897 he began work for the American-born Horace Field Parshall, an engineer with a lucrative business electrifying tramways in Dublin, Glasgow, Bristol and elsewhere.

In 1911 he was appointed the first electrical engineer for New Zealand's Public Works Department and was immediately involved in the construction and installation of the Lake Coleridge hydroelectric power station, which was opened in 1914.

He left for other employment in England in 1919; his successor was Australian-born engineer Lawrence Birks (1874–1924), who fell ill in Adelaide on his way to London, where he was to have represented New Zealand at the inaugural World Power Conference in 1924, and returned to Wellington, where he died a few months later. The paper which he was to have read to the conference was instead delivered by his old colleague and mentor Evan Parry.

Sources
Te Ara - The encyclopedia of New Zealand: Evan Parry

References

1865 births
1938 deaths
Welsh emigrants to New Zealand
New Zealand electrical engineers
19th-century British engineers
20th-century New Zealand engineers
People from Llanddeiniolen