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? What is the metaverse? The term metaverse has been around since the 9...

By Robin Mitchell | 15-11-2021

Recently, Nvidia announced its latest open platform called Omniverse, allowing for virtual collaboration and accurate real-time simulations for training. What challenges does modern AI face, what exactly does the Omniverse platform do, and how does Omniverse d...

By Sam Brown | 12-11-2021

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, what can smart technologies do to challenge this, and what challenges does smart b...

By Robin Mitchell | 11-11-2021

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 heterogeneous computing deployed in the past and present, and what could future dev...

By Robin Mitchell | 10-11-2021

Recently, Brembo announced that it will be launching its active brake system by 2024. What challenges do current brake systems face, what are active brakes, and could they become commonplace? What challenges do braking systems face? Of all the part...

By Robin Mitchell | 09-11-2021

Recently, SoftBank announced its plans to integrate wireless charging into its next generation of 5G cellular towers. What features will the new technology provide, what challenges does wireless power transmission face, and it will ever become mainstream?...

5G | By Robin Mitchell | 09-11-2021

Recently, researchers from South Korea have developed an AI doctor that can automatically obtain needed patient records and data to provide an accurate diagnosis. Why would AI doctors benefit patients, what did the researchers develop, and what challenges do A...

AI | By Robin Mitchell | 04-11-2021

Recently, researchers from the University of Glasgow developed a new type of bandage that can determine how well a wound is healing and transmit this information to an app. What challenges do bandages face, what did the researchers develop, and are such dressi...

By Sam Brown | 03-11-2021

An emerging family of monolayer semiconductors now show new promise thanks to researchers who have developed efficient contacts. What challenges do monolayer semiconductors face, what did the researchers do, and could it be a viable replacement for silicon dev...

Semiconductors | By Robin Mitchell | 02-11-2021

Hydrogen is one of the possible fuel options that shows enormous ecological promise. Although it is, of course, colourless, the many ways of creating it have generated a whole kaleidoscope of colour-classified hydrogen derivatives. As world leaders at COP26 tr...

By Paul Whytock | 02-11-2021

Recently, the UK Government announced its National AI Strategy that will see AI development accelerate to prevent it from falling behind in the technology race. What challenges do countries such as China pose, what does the National AI Strategy include, and wh...

AI | By Robin Mitchell | 01-11-2021

Recently, researchers have developed a new flexible LED that combines the best inorganic and organic LEDs. What challenges do flexible display technologies face, what did the team develop, and could it be the solution to future mass-produced flexible displays?...

By Robin Mitchell | 01-11-2021