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Recently, General Motors announced that they had installed the first private 5G network for use in their automotive assembly centre. What is a private cellular network, what advantages do they bring to the industrial scene, and will they replace other network...
There has been a strong interest in the development of autonomous vehicles, and they are starting to become more and more advanced as the years go on. To function effectively and safely, the vehicles must possess an advanced control system design which require...
By Liam Critchley | 24-11-2020
Recently, Luminar announced that it would be teaming up with Mobileye, an autonomous driving solutions developer owned by Intel. Who is Luminar, what technology does Luminar use, and why is LiDAR critical for autonomous driving systems? Who is Luminar? Luminar...
By Robin Mitchell | 23-11-2020
Recently, Qualcomm announced that it would be selling 4G chips to Huawei after receiving a license from the US government. Why has this been allowed, what has Huawei said about the recent election, and why should the next US government be cautious about enabli...
By Robin Mitchell | 20-11-2020
Apple has been in the spotlight for a few years now after it was found to be reducing performance on older devices for “preserving the battery”. What is batterygate, how does it work in Apple's favour, and how has the world reacted to their throttling practice...
Environment | By Sam Brown | 19-11-2020
In totally unrelated announcements, the FBI has stated its use for robotic systems in its hard-copy filing system. At the same time, Siemens announced its new software platform, SmartService, to streamline logistic systems such as warehouses and baggage handli...
By Robin Mitchell | 19-11-2020
Recently, SK Hynix and Bosch have helped memory start-up company Ferroelectric Memory Company to fund their next development stage of reducing FeFET to 7nm. What is FeFET, how does FeRAM work, and how does FMCs hope to capitalise on its intellectual property?...
By Robin Mitchell | 18-11-2020
Recently, the Intel 4004 turned 49 years old, and next year will see the world’s first microprocessor turn 50. What was the Intel 4004, how did technology change with each progressive update, and how has the Intel 8051 and Z80 been able to remain relevant even...
By Robin Mitchell | 18-11-2020
Recently, Renesas and Altran announced their development of the worlds first social distancing watch that can provide accuracy down to 10cm. What is ultra-wideband technology, what difficulties have social distancing measures faced, and how does the new device...
A team of researchers have developed a circuit board that provides true flexibility and can be easily recycled. What challenges do flexible electronics face, what have the researchers developed, and what advantages does the new design provide? What design chal...
Wearables | By Robin Mitchell | 17-11-2020
Recently, research firm IDTechX explored the use of CO2 sensors to control COVID-19 transmission better while the world awaits the release of the vaccine. How can the transmission of COVID-19 be minimised, what sensor technologies exist, and how can they be us...
By Robin Mitchell | 16-11-2020
One connection technology, single-pair ethernet, has been showing up lately as the connection technology for the future. What is single-pair ethernet, what technologies can it allow, and how can it potentially be a critical technology for future IIoT systems?...
By Robin Mitchell | 16-11-2020