Electronics Articles

In the past six years, over 40 people have died on UK smart motorways where there is no hard shoulder because the hard shoulder has been converted to carry live traffic. According to figures from Highways England, the state-owned company that operates England’...

By Paul Whytock | 08-03-2022

A student in India recently used a medically implanted Bluetooth device to cheat in an exam. How did the student achieve this, what challenges do implantable devices present, and could this be a sign of a new revolution of implanted devices? How a studen...

By Robin Mitchell | 08-03-2022

The areas of synthetic biology and biomaterials are ever advancing, and new ways of utilising the natural world continue to manifest in modern-day scientific research. There has been a drive to harness the natural world and naturally occurring biomolecules to...

By Liam Critchley | 07-03-2022

Now that the acquisition of ARM by Nvidia has failed, Intel has set its sights on the intellectual core developer. Why is ARM of interest to Intel, will such a deal succeed, and is ARM doomed to be a neutral company forever? Why is Intel interested in AR...

By Robin Mitchell | 07-03-2022

Bittium, have recently announced their development of a wearable heart monitor that will directly communicate with health professionals to remotely monitor patients. What challenges does medical diagnosis currently face, what is the Bittium sensor, and how doe...

Wearables | By Robin Mitchell | 04-03-2022

Google, Amazon, Apple, and other tech companies are working towards a unified IoT standard to finally bring all IoT devices together. What challenges does IoT present when creating connected networks, what is Matter, and will it be the IoT standard of the futu...

IoT | By Robin Mitchell | 03-03-2022

Researchers have revealed a way to recycle old solar panels into new, more efficient ones using PERC technology, reducing waste and dependence on intensive mining for new materials, thus benefiting the environment and providing a reliable, cost-effective servi...

Environment | By Robin Mitchell | 03-03-2022

The continuing escalation of the Ukraine crisis with Russia has the world on a knife-edge, but could this be the spark that ignites a new crisis situation between China and Taiwan? Why is Taiwan a significant problem for the world's semiconductor supply?...

By Robin Mitchell | 02-03-2022

Researchers have recently developed an automated method for counting insects in the wild for the purpose of understanding what insects are present, how many there are, and how they are affecting the environment around them. What challenges do insects present,...

Environment | By Robin Mitchell | 02-03-2022

Recently, Sony announced the development of its latest sensor technology that utilises stacked CMOS devices to improve light-gathering capabilities. What challenges do traditional CMOS sensors face, what did Sony develop, and how could the new technology help...

By Robin Mitchell | 01-03-2022

Recently, researchers have been able to replace photolithography with a $200 vinyl cutter to significantly reduce the cost of wearable sensors. What challenges do wearable sensors face regarding the manufacture, what did the researchers demonstrate, and how co...

Wearables | By Robin Mitchell | 01-03-2022

Of all senses that can be lost, blindness is arguably one of the worse due to life being dependent on vision. Why is curing blindness so difficult, what is the Phoenix 99, and why could curing blindness be one of the biggest achievements by medical science? Wh...

By Robin Mitchell | 28-02-2022