Recently, semiconductor manufacturers like Intel have been facing significant challenges in shrinking transistors to the 1nm node due to quantum effects like quantum tunnelling, which violates the laws of physics. To overcome this, companies are investing heav...

By Robin Mitchell | 15-03-2023

Recently, researchers demonstrated a new bionic finger with subsurface tactile tomography capabilities, enabling it to detect substructures in soft materials and improving the tactile feedback system of robotics. The finger creates a series of slice images of...

By Robin Mitchell | 13-03-2023

Recently, green cloud computing service provider Heata has launched a new scheme to provide UK residents with free hot water, providing that homeowners install a Heata cloud computing server attached to their hot water tanks. This server, which uses solar ener...

By Robin Mitchell | 07-03-2023

As the economic and military power struggle between China and the US continues to intensify, the US has decided to reduce China's access to advanced technology by announcing plans to ban or restrict semiconductor companies such as SK Hynix from operating in Ch...

By Robin Mitchell | 04-03-2023

When it was announced that Apple had no choice but to switch to USB-C, many cheered as the future of standardised hardware inched closer to reality, conforming to the EU's new legislation requiring all consumer charging devices to use USB-C. However, a new lea...

By Robin Mitchell | 03-03-2023

Recently, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been slapped with another lawsuit from shareholders, claiming that promises surrounding Autopilot were false, resulting in a fall in share price. The lawsuit comes after a series of failed attempts to deliver on Musk's self-dr...

By Robin Mitchell | 01-03-2023

A new crowdsourced project is being developed to fight against the misuse of Apple AirTags, which use Bluetooth, UWB and GPS technology to track the location of personal devices. While AirTags are designed to help users track their personal belongings, they ca...

By Robin Mitchell | 22-02-2023

Recently, a mistake was made by Google during a demonstration of its own AI named Bard. The challenge for Bard was to compete with the established AI model, ChatGPT, created by OpenAI. However, due to a bug or some other issue, the demonstration led to the spr...

By Robin Mitchell | 20-02-2023

Recently, researchers from Penn State University published their work on smart wearables that can be used for remote medical detection. The sensors are fabricated using everyday household items such as graphite pencils, lead, and humidity detectors. These sens...

By Robin Mitchell | 17-02-2023

IBM and NASA will use their cutting-edge AI and machine learning capabilities to research and analyse massive data sets, including satellite images, to better understand the correlation between human activity and climate change. NASA will provide access to lar...

By Robin Mitchell | 14-02-2023

With the media in a frenzy over Chinese balloons drifting across the US, it would seem that tensions between the US and China are at an all-time high now that the US military has shot the balloon down. What exactly has happened with this balloon, what technica...

By Robin Mitchell | 09-02-2023

Recently, HM Treasury and Bank of England announced their plans to potentially introduce a digital pound that would, in theory, help improve monetary transactions and provide stability against cryptocurrencies. However, a centralised digital currency is the la...

By Robin Mitchell | 08-02-2023

Researchers from Purdue University have demonstrated a new technique for turning regular transistors used in microprocessors into high-frequency clock sources, something that may help reduce supply chain issues in the future. Why are electronic devices so susc...

By Robin Mitchell | 03-02-2023

OpenAI, a leader in AI development, has recently introduced a cutting-edge tool for detecting AI-generated content. This new tool is crucial in preventing potential threats posed by AI-generated content. With the increasing creativity of AI models like ChatGPT...

By Jack Pollard | 02-02-2023