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 developing a fever-powered wearable device

Recently, researchers have developed an electric generator that can utilise the heat from fever to power basic wearable devices. What challenges do typical thermoelectric generator

Wearables | 19-11-2021

GaAs nanowires could massively boost the efficiency of standard solar cells

GaAs can be used to create highly efficient solar cells, and researchers have found a way to combine GaAs nanowires with standard Si-based solar cells. What challenges do solar pan

18-11-2021

Trackables – A tool for good or bad?

Trackable devices are becoming increasingly popular while simultaneously becoming cheaper to develop. What tracking technologies exist, what benefits do they provide, and what chal

17-11-2021

Wearable device for epilepsy could help to reduce death receives funding

A medical sensor start-up company has received over $650,000 in funding to develop wearable devices for epilepsy patients. What challenges does epilepsy present, what does the devi

Wearables | 16-11-2021

Samsung announces LPDDR5X DRAM for metaverse and mobile AI applications

Recently, Samsung announced its latest memory technology that will be targeted towards the metaverse and mobile AI applications. What features does the new memory have, why is RAM

AI | 15-11-2021

Introducing the metaverse: What challenges could it face?

There has been a lot of conversation recently about a new concept called the metaverse. What is the metaverse, what technologies will power it, and what challenges could it face?

15-11-2021

How smart-buildings will transform air quality

The COVID-19 pandemic has helped raise awareness about indoor air quality, and smart technologies could be the key to improving air quality. Why is indoor air quality important, wh

11-11-2021

How is Heterogeneous Computing Deployed? – Why it matters

As the capabilities of silicon begin to slow down, new computing methods are needed to help continue the trend in improving performance. What is heterogeneous computing, how is het

10-11-2021