Recently, Renesas and Altran announced their development of the worlds first social distancing watch that can provide accuracy down to 10cm. What is ultra-wideband technology, what difficulties have social distancing measures faced, and how does the new device...

Wearables | By Sam Brown | 17-11-2020

A team of researchers have developed a circuit board that provides true flexibility and can be easily recycled. What challenges do flexible electronics face, what have the researchers developed, and what advantages does the new design provide? What design chal...

Wearables | By Robin Mitchell | 17-11-2020

Recently, research firm IDTechX explored the use of CO2 sensors to control COVID-19 transmission better while the world awaits the release of the vaccine. How can the transmission of COVID-19 be minimised, what sensor technologies exist, and how can they be us...

By Robin Mitchell | 16-11-2020

One connection technology, single-pair ethernet, has been showing up lately as the connection technology for the future. What is single-pair ethernet, what technologies can it allow, and how can it potentially be a critical technology for future IIoT systems?...

By Robin Mitchell | 16-11-2020

Recently, researchers from Imperial College London have created a drone that can shoot sensor-containing darts at trees for environmental monitoring purposes. What technologies are drones reliant on, why is a dart-shooting drone useful for environmental monito...

Environment | By Robin Mitchell | 15-11-2020

With growing pressure on environmental regulations and legislation, many are looking at e-waste and how it can be reduced. What problems does e-waste cause, what are product passports, and how could they help both the environment and consumers? What is e-waste...

Environment | By Sam Brown | 14-11-2020

Recently, talks have been going on between Qualcomm and the FCC to allow Qualcomm’s C-V2X technology to operate on unused frequencies. What is C-V2X, how will it help the automotive industry, and why does Qualcomm require FCC approval? Why are smart technologi...

By Robin Mitchell | 13-11-2020

Recently, Infineon announced the release of a Raspberry Pi kit that includes the OPTIGA Trust M controller for heightened security. What challenges do smart homes face, how will security hardware play a key role in protecting devices, and what does the new kit...

By Robin Mitchell | 13-11-2020

Recently, MIT announced their development of an underwater communication system that not only allows for positioning but also for battery-less operation. What challenges do underwater communication systems face, why is GPS practically impossible underwater, an...

By Robin Mitchell | 12-11-2020

Machine learning and other artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms are becoming more commonplace in modern-day society. They are starting to become a very valuable tool for chemical research—at both the fundamental research and industrial-scale optimisation le...

By Liam Critchley | 12-11-2020

Recently, NXP announced that it would be providing the NFC technology needed to power Xiaomi PonPon 2.0 stickers. What is NFC, what is NXP providing to Xiaomi, and what role can NFC play in IoT products? What is NFC? NFC is an acronym for a short-range radio t...

By Sam Brown | 11-11-2020

Digital electronics have come a long way in performance and power supply requirements. The original 8086 processor, with its 10MHz maximum clock speed and 3µm process, used 5V for the core and I/O functions and dissipated just 1.8 watts. This ‘single plane’ po...

By Mark Patrick | 11-11-2020