Power news this week

By Nick Flaherty at EEnews Europe Power www.flaherty.co.uk

 . Johnson Matthey extends tech license ahead of battery launch

 . Cloud-based power monitoring system boosts electronics wholesaler

 . Siemens joins blockchain alliance for the energy industry

POWER TECHNOLOGIES TO WATCH
 . Schneider Electric sets up €500m smart power venture fund

 . USB-C PD3.0 bridge controller cuts out the power cord in industrial designs

 . Energy-harvesting controller eliminates batteries in IoT devices

NEW POWER PRODUCTS
 . Micromodule regulator design tackles data centre cooling

 . Second generation power management system boosts cybersecurity, IoT and monitoring

 . Fanless 1000W modular supply for sensitive scientific, test and medical systems

TECHNICAL PAPERS
 . Philips Photonics: SPIE paper on integrated high power VCSEL systems

 . Chassis Plans: Rapid Prototyping - Ruggedization Design for Military and Industrial Applications

 . Habana Labs: Goya deep learning inference platform