In my last column I mentioned that despite the relentlessly gloomy mainstream media Brexit machinations and perorative-prone politicians, electronics technology would always move a

09-11-2017

The answer is a resounding yes. But it’s not always easy given the mass of mindless misinformation that is unleashed on an almost daily basis by our national mainstream media, much

02-11-2017

Ask any manufacturer in the semiconductor business which market sector is their rock-solid banker, the one that not only ticks over year after year but steadily grows, and most wil

Semiconductors | 26-10-2017

Electronic gadget mania means that young people in this country reach for their gadgets every eight minutes of every day. This is just one of the results from a survey of 1000 p

18-10-2017

Improved sensor technology is a key element driving forward the creation of IoT systems and devices but the monumental amounts of data they will create has to be communicated and t

12-10-2017

Do People Want Self Driving Cars? There are now close to 280 companies worldwide working on technology related to the development of driverless (autonomous) cars. They include heav

05-10-2017

In Part I of this environmentally related look at how lithium battery powered electric vehicles (EVs) could have a substantially negative impact on our planet it became clear the p

Environment | 27-09-2017

Anyone involved in the power supply sector knows it is a ferociously cost conscious business. Keeping the bean-counters happy at both the manufacturing and the purchasing end invol

22-09-2017

A friend of mine recently bought himself a Tesla X and I have to say it’s a great looking vehicle and I had to agree with him that the performance figures are impressive and would

Environment | 12-09-2017