Robin Mitchell

Robin Mitchell is an electronic engineer who has been involved in electronics since the age of 13. After completing a BEng at the University of Warwick, Robin moved into the field of online content creation, developing articles, news pieces, and projects aimed at professionals and makers alike. Currently, Robin runs a small electronics business, MitchElectronics, which produces educational kits and resources.

Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express seeks to unify

A consortium of semiconductor manufacturers and suppliers is creating an industry standard for interconnects between silicon chiplets. What challenges would a non-unified chiplet i

15-03-2022

MIT researchers develop a chip that protects against power monitoring attacks

Recently, researchers from MIT were able to demonstrate a security chip that can utilise threshold computing to hide the power signature of specific computations that attackers can

14-03-2022

Fitbit recall – Another example of the problem with Lithium-Ion

Lithium-ion batteries have helped to drive technological advances in mobile devices, and no other battery technology is yet able to take its place. Why are Lithium-Ion batteries pr

14-03-2022

Smart Bin scheme demonstrates the power of smart city technology

A new smart bin scheme in South Tyneside will utilise sensor technologies to improve rubbish collection while simultaneously reducing the carbon footprint of waste collection. What

11-03-2022

The Future of Green Energy: Can We Sustain the Transition?

Green energy has been touted to be the future of energy generation in a world concerned with climate change. Still, rising energy costs and poor planning is creating a perfect stor

Environment | 10-03-2022

Conflicts demonstrate the need for semiconductor sovereignty

Intel and AMD have informed their Russian customers that no more processors or high-end equipment will be delivered due to the Russian-Ukraine war. Why is the world so dependent on

Semiconductors | 10-03-2022

New production method developed for creating micro-supercapacitors

Supercapacitors are an energy storage technology that could potentially replace batteries in smartphones, laptops, and even vehicles thanks to their ability to charge and discharge

09-03-2022

Researchers develop wearable UV sensor by accident

Recently, a team of researchers have developed a wearable UV sensor that can detect damaging amounts of UV, all by accident. What challenges does UV exposure present, what did the

Wearables | 09-03-2022

To cheat a test – How a medical student used implants to cheat an exam

A student in India recently used a medically implanted Bluetooth device to cheat in an exam. How did the student achieve this, what challenges do implantable devices present, and c

08-03-2022