Tiny gears that twist light will enable optical computing with a huge bandwidth when 250,000 of them are printed on one square millimetre of a microchip. Lasers on a microchip are needed to realise optical computing and its high bandwidth data transfer rates f...

By Rob Coppinger | 01-02-2019

Without electricity you wouldn't be reading this article. Your device would be dead and the article couldn't have been written electronically and then Internet-posted. For us humans electricity is a primary life-sustaining element. Not surprising then that gen...

By Paul Whytock | 31-01-2019

Instruments that were once bulky are now increasingly miniaturised and this is giving rise to sensors that can gauge shapes in real-time. Key players include: Infineon Technologies AG, Cognex Corporation, LMI Technologies, Occipital Inc., Panasonic Corporation...

By Nnamdi Anyadike | 30-01-2019

Keeping up with Moore's Law has challenged the semiconductor fabrication sector for decades. While development of twice-as-fast CPUs has stumbled in the past few years, Moore's Law was never going to run indefinitely. Unfortunately, physical hardware limitatio...

By Christian Cawley | 29-01-2019

A polymer that would enable a doubling of energy efficiency of existing organic electronics has been developed, enabling a much wider use of the technology. Organic light emitting diode displays in smartphones are one example of an application for the existing...

By Rob Coppinger | 28-01-2019

The Internet of Things (IoT) is coming. You've heard about how it will let your fridge manage the temperature of its contents, and let your doors and windows communicate to keep your home secure. But the IoT has considerable uses away from the home. The Indust...

By Christian Cawley | 25-01-2019

Display interface technology is everywhere today, from the small coffee machine to the big stadium screen. However, with the advent of 5G and the internet enabled home it is set to become even more ubiquitous. Essentially, an interface is a shared boundary acr...

By Nnamdi Anyadike | 22-01-2019

CES 2019 hit Las Vegas in the United States. As per usual, the massive electronics expo showcased a bevy of fantastic innovations. Notably, Internet of Things (IoT) tech played a prominent role. Check out the best IoT innovations of 2019!   1. Lenovo Smart Clo...

By Moe Long | 21-01-2019

The minute electrodes needed for microfluidic biosensors can be 3D printed and scientists hope an open source approach will improve their performance. For analysing cells and their contents, the technique called microfluidics is used. This involves biological...

By Rob Coppinger | 18-01-2019

We've been hearing about the Internet of Things (IoT) for years, but it's struggled to make the expected impact. This is partly because of how it has been presented, with media coverage often blending IoT with smart home and smart office hardware. Cisco System...

By Christian Cawley | 15-01-2019

Wireless security cameras are rapidly becoming more sophisticated with the latest models now equipped with motion detection sensors and the ability to record footage of an intruder. More advanced cameras include facial recognition and two-way audio. But regard...

Security | By Nnamdi Anyadike | 14-01-2019

A material called a Weyl sonic crystal that can reflect sound or light is expected to aid photonic electronics because it can reflect a beam light back to its source as a mirror image of itself. This mirror image reflection is called negative refraction. Re...

By Rob Coppinger | 10-01-2019