Sam Brown


Dyson Drops Automotive Plans and Moves Towards Robotics and AI

Dyson, the company famous for its vacuum cleaners, has decided to move away from electric vehicles and into robotics and AI. Who is Dyson? Why have they dropped their electric vehi

03-12-2020

Understanding the Genius of CAN Bus Arbitration: A Deep Dive

The CAN bus is an essential network for vehicles that allows ECUs to communicate with each other. As an engineer, it is always nice to step back and appreciate the genius of such s

01-12-2020

General Motors Announces First Dedicated 5G Private Network in Automotive Assembly Centre

Recently, General Motors announced that they had installed the first private 5G network for use in their automotive assembly centre. What is a private cellular network, what advant

5G | 25-11-2020

Apple to be Fined Again for Batterygate

Apple has been in the spotlight for a few years now after it was found to be reducing performance on older devices for “preserving the battery”. What is batterygate, how does it wo

Environment | 19-11-2020

Renesas and Altran Develop Social Distancing Wearable

Recently, Renesas and Altran announced their development of the worlds first social distancing watch that can provide accuracy down to 10cm. What is ultra-wideband technology, what

Wearables | 17-11-2020

What are Product Passports and how can they help E-Waste?

With growing pressure on environmental regulations and legislation, many are looking at e-waste and how it can be reduced. What problems does e-waste cause, what are product passpo

Environment | 14-11-2020

NXP to Provide NFC Technology for Xiaomi PonPon 2.0 Stickers

Recently, NXP announced that it would be providing the NFC technology needed to power Xiaomi PonPon 2.0 stickers. What is NFC, what is NXP providing to Xiaomi, and what role can NF

11-11-2020

IBM and AT&T Form a Technological Alliance

Recently, IBM and AT&T have announced their plans to form a digital alliance to help strengthen their technological capabilities and the services they provide to customers. Wha

06-11-2020

Researchers Create Transistor out of Quantum Dots

Recently, researchers have developed transistors out of quantum dots to create functional blocks. What are quantum dots, what is the significance of the research, and what end appl

05-11-2020