Robin Mitchell

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Robin Mitchell is an electronic engineer who has been involved in electronics since the age of 13. After completing a BEng at the University of Warwick, Robin moved into the field of online content creation, developing articles, news pieces, and projects aimed at professionals and makers alike. Currently, Robin runs a small electronics business, MitchElectronics, which produces educational kits and resources.

Researchers exploring the use of ultrasonic sound to power implanted devices

Researchers from Korea are exploring the use of h2sound to power implanted devices inside the human body. What challenges do medical implants present, what did the researchers demo

22-04-2022

Reject Digital Currency: Why the Digital Pound is NOT Cryptocurrency

Governments worldwide are exploring how cash and technology can be combined into a digital currency. However, it appears that digital currencies are being conflated with cryptocurr

21-04-2022

NASA and Nissan team up to develop solid-state batteries

Recently, NASA and Nissan announced that they have teamed up to make solid-state batteries a commercial reality. What are solid-state batteries, why are NASA and Nissan teaming up,

20-04-2022

Is battery swapping the solution for the EV charging problem?

While EV technologies continue to improve, the lack of charging ports and the high cost of EVs continues to make their adoption difficult. Why are charging ports problematic, how w

20-04-2022

RISC-V – The future for China and Russia

What started out as a project to create an open-source processor technology has rapidly accelerated into a solution for those facing sanctions, restrictions, and limitations. What

RISC-V | 19-04-2022

Smart Meter Errors – The importance of careful design

If you thought your energy bills were expensive, they probably don’t come close to some customers reporting consumption usage by smart meters over £100K. Why are energy companies m

14-04-2022

Fibre optic cables used to monitor geological activity on volcanoes

A recent paper published on nature.com describes how researchers can remotely use fibre optic cables to observe geological activity on volcanoes. How can fibre optic cables be used

14-04-2022

Researchers utilising wearable sensors for improving vaccine trials

Recently, researchers from Israeli have utilised wearable sensors for collecting vital data on those undergoing vaccine trials. Why is data so important during vaccine trials, what

Wearables | 13-04-2022

IBM announces new Z16 mainframe using Telum Processor

Recently, IBM announced the release of their latest mainframe designed to tackle fraud with the use of AI. What challenges do typical mainframes face when handling transactions reg

12-04-2022