Katie and Jessica Black will see more balloon launches from their farmland in Kentmere – Copyright Concorde Publishing

Space launch takes off in Kentmere

November 19, 2018 | Climatic Testing

A secluded South Lakeland valley was chosen as the launch site for a stratospheric balloon for performing Graphene experiments. An astrophysicist, ... read more
Test Lab collaboration encourages global harmonisation of standards

Test Invest Down Under

October 29, 2018 | Test Engineering

Jonathan Newell finds out about the Australian Government investment in “Crashlab”, a test facility for assessing vehicle safety performance and a... read more
The GST can be assembled into a collapsible aluminium frame with foam and fabric coverings

Soft target takes tough blows for ADAS

October 29, 2018 | Test Engineering

Jonathan Newell finds out how test houses and proving grounds for autonomous vehicles and advanced safety systems now have access to a Guided Soft Tar... read more
James Webb Space Telescope undergoes environmental testing to simulate the rigours of launch

Acoustic shock rattles telescope

October 11, 2018 | Vibration Testing

The Webb Telescope spacecraft is undergoing environmental testing with its first failure resulting from acoustic testing. The spacecraft element of... read more
Software Defined Radio can test interoperability between base stations and IoT devices

5G to fuel the IoT boom

September 11, 2018 | Test Engineering

Jonathan Newell talks to National Instruments about 5G developments and how these will affect a new technology boom in the IoT and V2x communications.... read more