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How Security Systems are Implementing AI and ML for Threat Detection

A recent study showed that over 90% of security operating centres are now implementing or considering the use of AI and machine learning to detect and defend against digital threats. What is the traditional method for threat detection, what has AI and ML allow...

Security | By Robin Mitchell | 28-10-2020

How can LiDAR help traffic and reduce accidents?

Researchers from the University of Nevada have been experimenting with LiDAR in traffic for the past few years, and now their system is being further established. What is LiDAR, what advantages does it have over cameras, and how can it help reduce traffic issu...

By Robin Mitchell | 28-10-2020

How Machine Learning Has Helped Develop Computational Chemistry

In years gone by, chemical research solely focused on trial and error experimental approaches using prior knowledge gained from personal experience and the literature. While there has always been a lot of reactions and chemical pathways in the literature that...

By Liam Critchley | 27-10-2020

Researchers Develop Direct-to-Skin Printable Electronics

Recently, researchers from the US and China have developed biosensors that can be directly printed onto skin while not requiring high sintering temperatures. What challenges do wearable electronics currently face, how have the researchers been able to print to...

By Sam Brown | 27-10-2020

Navy Looks Towards Software-Defined Systems

Software-defined systems are set to become a critical feature in future designs, and now the Navy is looking at implementing such a topology. What issues do hardware systems face, what is a software-defined system, and how does the Navy hope to take advantage...

By Robin Mitchell | 27-10-2020

Intel to Sell NAND Memory Business

Recently, Intel has announced that it will sell its NAND business to SK Hynix for $9 billion. Why is Intel selling off its NAND business, what is Optane technology, and what does the future of solid-state memory look like? What deal has Intel made with SK Hyni...

By Sam Brown | 26-10-2020

How Operating Systems Leave IoT Devices Vulnerable

A variance of the InterPlanetary malware has infected just over 13,000 machines around the globe and is now starting to infect IoT devices based on Android and Linux systems. What does this malware do, why is it able to infect IoT devices, and what risks does...

IoT | By Robin Mitchell | 26-10-2020

China moves towards chip self-sufficiency and obtains a used ASML system

Trade wars and technological blockades have seen the US and China go head-to-head. Now that China is looking towards becoming self-sufficient, it needs to be able to produce its own advanced semiconductors that can rival those of the west. What started the tra...

By Robin Mitchell | 23-10-2020

Nordic Semiconductor Ships 1 Billionth Device

Nordic Semiconductor has announced that they will soon be shipping their 1 billionth ARM-Cortex based wireless SoC. What are SoCs, what is the nRF51, and how has the development of SoCs changed the electronics industry? What is an SoC? The term SoC is an acron...

Semiconductors | By Robin Mitchell | 20-10-2020

What is RADAR and the need for compact RADAR?

The SATIRE project aims to develop miniature RADAR systems that can be housed in modular chips to replace current distance measuring systems such as LiDAR, SOANR, and stereoscopic image systems. What is RADAR, how does it compare to other methods for distance...

By Sam Brown | 19-10-2020

Researchers Develop Transparent Fibre Sensors for use inBreathing, Smell, and Touch Applications

A team of researchers have developed a near-transparent fibre that can be used as a sensor for detecting breathing, sound, and even touch applications. How are these fibres made, how can they be used as sensors, and what applications may they find themselves i...

By Robin Mitchell | 17-10-2020

Ericsson IoT Accelerator helps to Enable Remote Micro-factories in Africa

Telenor Connexion, a global cellular communications provider, have utilised Ericsson IoT Accelerator platform to enable Wayout’s micro-factories in Africa. What is the Ericsson IoT Accelerator, who is Wayout, and what are micro-factories? What is the Ericsson...

IoT | By Robin Mitchell | 16-10-2020