SpaceX rocket launches from Vandenberg Air Force Base
By Dana Hull Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies Corp. returned to the skies Jan. 14 with a flawless delivery of communications satellites into orbit, its first flight since a Sept. 1 fireball destroyed a rocket and its payload on a Florida launch pad. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 10 Iridium Communications Inc. satellites rumbled aloft from Read More →
No game changers at 2017 CES
By David Newton The 2017 (50th anniversary) Consumer Electronics Show felt a lot like 2016, which felt a lot like 2015. My 15th year walking the 2.3 million square feet of exhibit space showcasing 4,000 companies lacked the buzz and anticipation of breakthrough tech innovations that have typically defined this annual event. And that’s the Read More →
UC Santa Barbara ranked No. 1 for industry research funding
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Camarillo’s Micronor to debut signal conditioner at trade show
Camarillo-based Micronor will debut a new single channel signal conditioner created in collaboration with German company Optocon AG, at the SPIE Photonics West from Jan. 28-Feb 2. The product, designated FOTEMP1-OEM-MNT, integrates fiber optic temperature sensing into industrial control systems, medical instrumentation or other designs, to provide temperature monitoring in challenging environments. The technology could Read More →
Nakamura’s Soraa lights up museum in Detroit
The Detroit Institute of the Arts opened its Arts of the Middle East Gallery, lit by full visible spectrum LED lamps from Soraa. Soraa’s GaN on GaN LED technology uses the widest range of visible color, without ultraviolet or infrared radiation that can fade or harm the art and artifacts, the company said in the announcement. Read More →
Sonos founder John MacFarlane stepping down
John MacFarlane announced Jan. 10 that he would be stepping down as CEO of the Santa Barbara audio company he founded and passing leadership of Sonos to chief operations officer Patrick Spence. “Patrick demonstrated his leadership most recently with Sonos’ success during the holiday period, but more importantly, there isn’t a person who better embodies Read More →
Tri-county tech firms poised for investment
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