By Benjamin Blume, Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. The automotive sector is renowned for its stringent testing standards. Only the most robust electronic components can endure the severe environmental conditions of these evaluations. One such test, the automoti...

By Jack Pollard | 21-10-2024

By Paul O’Shaughnessy, IIoT Sales Director Northern Europe and Energy & Utilities Sector Head, Advantech  Creating a connected IoT infrastructure is crucial for improving the efficiency, security and resilience of a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS). Ho...

By Jack Pollard | 21-10-2024

All-solid-state batteries (ASSBs) are seen as one of the key battery architectures that could address the energy density challenges of Li-ion batteries. In ASSBs, the liquid or gel electrolyte that is found in Li-ion batteries is replaced with a solid materia...

By Liam Critchley | 08-10-2024

Key Things to Know: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide, with no effective treatments for repairing damaged brain tissue due to limited neuron regeneration capacity. Neural stem cell (NSC) therapies show...

By Liam Critchley | 03-10-2024

Key Thing to Know: Ingestible electronics offer a non-invasive way to diagnose and treat a variety of GI conditions, with the potential to replace more invasive surgical procedures. The IngRI device uses advanced wireless power transfer and hydrogel...

By Liam Critchley | 02-10-2024

Amid the trend of digital transformation, AI applications are rapidly being implemented across a variety of sectors. As a key player in this trend, Advantech has leveraged its deep expertise in edge computing and embedded markets to facilitate AI computing up...

By Jack Pollard | 30-09-2024

Key Things to Know: Machine learning significantly enhances satellite data interpolation, providing more accurate climate predictions and reducing computational limitations. GPSat, an open-source library, efficiently processes satellite altimetry dat...

By Liam Critchley | 30-09-2024

Hydropower plants in the U.S. provide clean and renewable energy that is flexible for meeting the adapting grid environments in the U.S. Achieving a decarbonised electricity supply in the U.S. is going to hinge on hydroelectric power stations upholding histor...

By Liam Critchley | 27-08-2024

Protecting sensitive electronic components from voltage spikes and surges is critical for engineers. TVS (Transient Voltage Suppression) diodes are key to ensuring the longevity and reliability of electronic systems. But how exactly do they work, and what sho...

By Jack Pollard | 08-08-2024

Key Things to Know: Automation in the automotive industry, particularly through Autonomous Vehicles (AVs), aims to reduce human error, which accounts for approximately 90% of traffic accidents. Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) such as Electr...

By Liam Critchley | 02-08-2024

Key Things to Know: Residential heating accounts for 17% of energy consumption in the EU and 11% globally, contributing to around 8% of the world's total carbon emissions. Heat pumps, particularly air-to-air heat pumps (AAHPs), offer a highly efficie...

By Liam Critchley | 30-07-2024

Cervical cancer is a global health issue for women, and this is why many countries (such as the UK) recommend that many women take a cervical smear test at regular time periods throughout their lives. There’s a good reason for this, and it’s because cervical...

By Liam Critchley | 23-07-2024

Scientists and engineers are always taking inspiration from nature to build new advanced electronics systems. Many things have been achieved with artificial electronics thanks to the natural world around us, but one that has been a long-standing goal to mimic...

By Liam Critchley | 16-07-2024

As the performance demands of computing and other modern-day technologies become greater, the size of transistors in silicon chips has decreased in accordance with Moore's law. The higher number of transistors per area on microprocessor chips is now starting...

By Liam Critchley | 08-07-2024