Recently, Google announced that its route-finding algorithm on Google Maps will also offer the lowest carbon footprint journey. Why is carbon reduction a difficult challenge to solve, how will Google use technology to help reduce carbon emissions, and could cl...

By Robin Mitchell | 19-10-2021

In the last decade, AI has undergone leaps and bounds and now finds itself in many daily applications, including website traffic management, advertisement, and predictive maintenance. What challenges does AI present from a moral perspective, what legislation w...

AI | By Sam Brown | 18-10-2021

Recently, Intel announced the development of its latest neuromorphic chip called Loihi2 and an open framework for developing solutions for it. What is neuromorphic computing, what are the specifics of the Loihi 2 chip, and could neuromorphic designs be the sol...

By Robin Mitchell | 18-10-2021

Recently, two Austrian communities have teamed up to develop a solution to homeowners not properly sorting out their recycling. Why is self-sorting waste so essential to the environment, what did the two companies develop, and will technology help with reducin...

IoT | By Robin Mitchell | 15-10-2021

Recently, two Austrian communities have teamed up to develop a solution to homeowners not properly sorting out their recycling. Why is self-sorting waste so essential to the environment, what did the two companies develop, and will technology help with reducin...

Environment | By Robin Mitchell | 15-10-2021

Recent evidence has come to light that the NHS may be required to share patient data with the police to fight against criminal activity. Why is privacy in data becoming an increasingly important issue, what evidence do we have that the NHS and police will shar...

Privacy | By Sam Brown | 14-10-2021

Recently, Microsoft announced that it will be looking to make its hardware more easily repairable. What benefits does Right to Repair offer, what did Microsoft say regarding their own products, and why can right to repair be challenging for engineers? Wh...

By Robin Mitchell | 13-10-2021

Recently, researchers from the University of Illinois have demonstrated how the resistance of carbon fibre varies on its orientation, thereby helping researchers better understand the material. Why is carbon seen as a wonder material for the electronics indust...

By Sam Brown | 13-10-2021

The recent outage in services from Facebook, including Messenger and WhatsApp, caused worldwide challenges in messaging others. Still, it demonstrates an excellent example of why the unification of platforms and standardisation of protocols can be problematic....

By Robin Mitchell | 12-10-2021

Recently, NIST developed a new technique that allows them to determine faulty transistors that can also count the total number of defects. What challenges do large scale integrated circuits face, what did the NIST develop, and how can it help semiconductor pro...

By Robin Mitchell | 12-10-2021

Intel recently announced that it would be using RISC-V in its next generation of Nios V soft IP microcontrollers for FPGAs. Why is RISC-V being introduced by multiple vendors, what features will the Nios V soft processor offer, and could RISC-V see the fall of...

RISC-V | By Robin Mitchell | 11-10-2021

A new solar and wind farm will be built in Morocco to provide to the UK, and the two will be connected via an undersea cable. What challenges does laying cables in the sea present, why is Morocco chosen as a UK power plant site, and how do undersea cables meet...

By Sam Brown | 11-10-2021