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The number of people on our planet is rising. By 2050 we will be 9 billion, and 75% of us will live in cities. Our demands will place increased pressure on supplies of energy, water and food. The relationship between these resources seems simple: water is needed to produce most forms of energy; energy is required to treat and transport water, and food production relies on water and energy. It is, however, more complex. Shell is using scenarios to help explore the future dynamics of these vital resources.

February 2010—Siemon now offers 40+Gb/s SFF-8470 4X Passive Copper cabling products. These SFF-8470 copper cable assemblies support high-speed interconnect applications such as high-performance computing (HPC), enterprise networking, and network storage systems. The low latency assemblies support data transfer rates from 2.5Gb/s to 10+ Gb/s per lane. Siemon’s 8470 cable assemblies feature a shielded wafer construction in which the signal conductors are directly attached to the connector’s contacts, eliminating a printed circuit board and enhancing noise-resistance to maximize signal integrity. The twin-axial shielded cable conductors are laser-welded, reducing cross-talk and jitter to support 10+Gb/s data rates. SFF-8470 die cast back shells and latches are interoperable with all compliant interfaces. The 8470 product supports a wide array of data protocols and interfaces, including InfiniBand SDR, DDR, and QDR, Ethernet 10GBaseCX4, and 40GBaseCR4. These cables also support FibreChannel, RapidIO, Myrinet, SAS, SATA, Aurora, VITA VXS, and XAUI/XAUI-2 IO interface links, as well as SONET/SDH. Product options include 24 to 30 wire gauges and various assembly lengths.