GaAs can be used to create highly efficient solar cells, and researchers have found a way to combine GaAs nanowires with standard Si-based solar cells. What challenges do solar panels face, what did the researchers achieve, and could this technology help impro...

By Robin Mitchell | 18-11-2021

Trackable devices are becoming increasingly popular while simultaneously becoming cheaper to develop. What tracking technologies exist, what benefits do they provide, and what challenges do they face? What tracking technologies exist? Tracking tech...

By Robin Mitchell | 17-11-2021

In a market wholly dominated by the Li-ion battery, there is a lot of potential for rechargeable metal batteries—with lithium, sodium, calcium and magnesium metal batteries all being investigated. For this reason, rechargeable metal batteries are some of the m...

By Liam Critchley | 17-11-2021

Recently, researchers from the University of Cambridge have developed a new nano camera technology that allows for chemical reactions to be viewed using spectroscopy as they occur. What challenges can chemical reactions present, what did the researchers develo...

By Robin Mitchell | 16-11-2021

A medical sensor start-up company has received over $650,000 in funding to develop wearable devices for epilepsy patients. What challenges does epilepsy present, what does the device in development do, and what challenges do wearable devices face? What c...

Wearables | By Robin Mitchell | 16-11-2021

Recently, Samsung announced its latest memory technology that will be targeted towards the metaverse and mobile AI applications. What features does the new memory have, why is RAM so important in AI applications, and could dedicated AI hardware make such devic...

AI | By Robin Mitchell | 15-11-2021

There has been a lot of conversation recently about a new concept called the metaverse. What is the metaverse, what technologies will power it, and what challenges could it face? What is the metaverse? The term metaverse has been around since the 9...

By Robin Mitchell | 15-11-2021

Recently, Nvidia announced its latest open platform called Omniverse, allowing for virtual collaboration and accurate real-time simulations for training. What challenges does modern AI face, what exactly does the Omniverse platform do, and how does Omniverse d...

By Sam Brown | 12-11-2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has helped raise awareness about indoor air quality, and smart technologies could be the key to improving air quality. Why is indoor air quality important, what can smart technologies do to challenge this, and what challenges does smart b...

By Robin Mitchell | 11-11-2021

As the capabilities of silicon begin to slow down, new computing methods are needed to help continue the trend in improving performance. What is heterogeneous computing, how is heterogeneous computing deployed in the past and present, and what could future dev...

By Robin Mitchell | 10-11-2021

Recently, Brembo announced that it will be launching its active brake system by 2024. What challenges do current brake systems face, what are active brakes, and could they become commonplace? What challenges do braking systems face? Of all the part...

By Robin Mitchell | 09-11-2021

Recently, SoftBank announced its plans to integrate wireless charging into its next generation of 5G cellular towers. What features will the new technology provide, what challenges does wireless power transmission face, and it will ever become mainstream?...

5G | By Robin Mitchell | 09-11-2021