4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (211+ words) Leankon is expanding its Near Field Communication or 13.56MHz NFC antenna portfolio with nine new products. The parts include the LK1860401 series, pictured. Designed to simplify the integration of 13.56 MHz technology with comms applications, the antennas are aimed at healthcare, access control,…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (492+ words) Norway’s Andøya Spaceport and Germany’s Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum rocket have the distinction of achieving the first launch to orbit from continental Europe. “Today, Isar Aerospace opened space from Continental Europe. Launch continues to be the largest bottleneck for the global…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (406+ words) The Spanish startup PLD Space has announced extending its Series C funding round, originally launched in March 2026. It has received an additional €108 million investment, bringing the total round to €288 million and aggregate funding to €488 million. PLD Space is developing its…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (333+ words) AEye – the software-defined, long-range lidar specialist – has been has been selected by Lunar Outpost for integrating its Apollo long-range lidar (Light Detection and Ranging) onto the Pegasus Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV). This is the vehicle that will transport Artemis IV…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (241+ words) Pixxel, the Indian-based space data company, has raised $100 million in a Series C funding round co-led by Temasek and Seraphim Capital, a London-based investment group focused on the Space sector. The company is aiming to launch the world’s highest resolution…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (705+ words) Now in its eighth year, the EW BrightSparks awards see Electronics Weekly celebrate some of the brightest and most talented young engineers in the UK today. In the next in our series on the EW BrightSparks of 2025, we profile Katherine…...

1+ week, 18+ hour ago   (267+ words) My Vulture Fund for buying distressed AI assets is growing nicely, Ed confides to his diary. My assumptions are that, in an AI bust, pure-play AI companies like OpenAI and Anthropic will get snapped up by Microsoft and Elon and…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (187+ words) What caught our eye this last week? A new business model for AI-based chip design, the sheer craziness of AI’s circular financing, and Edinburgh’s pureLiFi going into administration… The Electronics Weekly team share some fingerposts – their picks of the week,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (351+ words) The European space launch company HyImpulse has announced Series A Extension financing of €50 million for its hybrid propulsion rocket technology. With the maiden flight of its SR75 launch vehicle back in 2024, HyImpulse says it will use the funding to launch its…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (216+ words) SpaceWERX, the U.S. Air Force space technology accelerator programme, will be investing in 11 companies to develop innovative space technologies. Specifically, the funding will be via its Program Year 2026.1 Strategic Funding Increase (STRATFI) initiative. And the selected companies are: Agile Space Industries,…...