Key Takeaways: AI is transforming warfare in real-time: Ukraine’s deployment of autonomous drone swarms demonstrates how artificial intelligence is actively reshaping military strategies on the battlefield. Ethical concerns over AI...

By Robin Mitchell | 09-06-2025

Key Takeaways: AI and cloud computing are driving record-breaking power demands — Modern datacentres are consuming energy at unprecedented rates as workloads shift toward artificial intelligence and high-resolution media. Policy sh...

By Robin Mitchell | 06-06-2025

Key Takeaways: Data centres could account for 9% of U.S. energy consumption by 2030, driven by rapid growth in AI and cloud computing. Ohio is leading a new model by integrating microgrids with data centres, enhancing grid resilien...

By Robin Mitchell | 04-06-2025

Key Takeaways: The University of Missouri has developed a starfish-inspired wearable device that detects heart problems with over 90% accuracy using AI-enhanced signal analysis. The five-arm structure improves data stability during...

By Robin Mitchell | 04-06-2025

Key Takeaways: Personalised Medicine Requires Flexible Manufacturing: The shift toward personalised treatments, driven by advances in genomics and biotechnology, demands manufacturing systems that can handle small, variable batches with hi...

By Electropages | 04-06-2025

Key Takeaways: The new 2025 semiconductor tariff reprises Trump’s earlier protectionist playbook—this time targeting even close U.S. allies and risking global tech supply chain disruption. Electronics rely on deeply globalised manu...

By Robin Mitchell | 03-06-2025

While the idea of reshoring manufacturing has long appealed to politicians and the public alike, the tools used to achieve this goal matter greatly. In recent years, tariffs have re-emerged as a favoured instrument of economic pressure, particularly under Pre...

By Robin Mitchell | 02-06-2025

Key Takeaways: Why it matters: Sodium-ion batteries use abundant, low-cost sodium instead of lithium, but their poor cycle life and safety have held back commercialization. What’s new: Researchers engineered a smart gel polymer ele...

By Liam Critchley | 30-05-2025

By Puneet Saxena, Corporate Vice President, Manufacturing Industry Strategy, Blue Yonder. As of late April 2025, the global semiconductor industry, along with its associated supply chain and customer base, was still waiting for a tariffs announcement by...

By Jack Pollard | 27-05-2025

A Silicon Carbide based EV Power Inverter: Wolfspeed   Key Takeaways about SiC and GaN Power Semiconductors Boost EV Driving Ranges: EVs rely on a DC-based power distribution system.  The various subsystems within an EV require man...

By Gary Elinoff | 22-05-2025

Comparison of Silicon, GaN, and  Sic Semiconductors. Image source: Navitas   Key Takeaways: Wide Bandgap Semiconductors handle more power at higher frequencies than traditional Silicon(Si) can  They are also resistant to radar and...

By Gary Elinoff | 21-05-2025

Image credit: aalo.com Artificial intelligence has become a defining force in modern technology, transforming industries and reshaping the way we live, work, and connect. Yet beneath the surface of this rapid advancement lies a pressing and often underestimat...

By Robin Mitchell | 19-05-2025

Key Things to Know: Microsoft’s BitNet b1.58 2B4T is the first open-source, 1.58-bit LLM capable of outperforming models like LLaMA 3.2 1B and Qwen2.5, while running efficiently on standard CPUs. Energy and memory efficiency: BitNe...

By Robin Mitchell | 16-05-2025

As lithium-ion batteries continue to dominate the energy storage landscape—from smartphones to electric vehicles and large-scale grid systems—their benefits are matched by mounting safety concerns. High energy density, while crucial for performance, brings wi...

By Robin Mitchell | 15-05-2025