Neuromorphic computing, electronic devices that imitate the processes of the human brain for faster, more energy efficient, computation could have come one step closer with the development of a nanoscale device that acts like a neuron. Neurons in the brain...

By Rob Coppinger | 22-06-2018

MRAM (magnetoresistive random-access memory) technology has been around for the past 30 years but recent developments could make it the go-to memory tech. Why is that? The major developmental reasons relate to speed, density and those all-important power cons...

By Paul Whytock | 20-06-2018

The market for optoelectronic sensors is growing with new unveilings coming from an ever increasing array of suppliers. The devices, which source, detect and control light are used in a wide variety of industrial applications. These range from the environment,...

By Nnamdi Anyadike | 18-06-2018

Almost all conversation about the future of motoring centers on the idea of a self-driving car. Several projects have been launched, most famously Waymo, owned by Google's parent company Alphabet. But who really wants a driverless car? What's the point? Veh...

By Christian Cawley | 15-06-2018

A honeycomb style wafer of silicon placed over a mobile phone’s or other computing devices’ hot spots could cool 400% better than existing heat sinks. Made of silicon with holes produced by an etching process, the heat is not transported away from the elect...

By Rob Coppinger | 13-06-2018

Camera or computer? The boundary lines separating the two are way out of focus these days as snapping-machines soak up increasing amounts of electronic technology. Long gone are the days when photographers would have to be in charge of a camera's settings...

By Paul Whytock | 11-06-2018

The development of contactless payment cards based on biometrics technology is causing great excitement. Because in the next few years the technology is expected to drastically transform contactless payments worldwide. At the forefront of this development are...

By Nnamdi Anyadike | 08-06-2018

Nanoparticles of materials are increasingly used in electronics, from flexible circuits to solar cells. The properties of materials at the extremely small scale are not obvious to designers and knowing their potential effects on the environment, if released, a...

Environment | By Rob Coppinger | 06-06-2018

Automation in logistics is rapidly changing the face of the grocery supply chain sector. However, the technology innovations currently in the pipeline place the industry at the cusp of even greater change. This is because in what is already a highly competitiv...

By Nnamdi Anyadike | 04-06-2018

This article was updated in June 2025 (first published 31‑05‑2018 by Christian Cawley). Key Takeaways: Analogue switch-off delayed: BT’s copper-based PSTN will now close on 31 January 2027, giving tele-care services extra time to migrate....

Insights | By Christian Cawley | 31-05-2018

The global telecommunication industry is rapidly being transformed by the development and rollout of ‘free space optics (FSO)’. FSO is a line-of-sight technology that uses invisible beams of light to provide optical bandwidth connections. These enhanced connec...

By Nnamdi Anyadike | 29-05-2018

The heat your computer generates could help increase battery life by a fifth with a nanostructured thin film technology that turns that waste warmth into electricity. The thin film converts heat into electricity using what is called pyroelectrics and it cou...

By Rob Coppinger | 24-05-2018