Insights

The blog posts that delve into the electronics industry's trends, offering insights and commentary on topics like robotics, e-waste solutions, green energy, electric vehicles, and security. Additionally, the articles investigate innovative approaches to address global challenges.


Volvo Plans on LiDAR Sensors in All New Cars for Improved Safety

Recently, Volvo announced that they intend to install LiDAR systems onto all new vehicles to help identify potential dangers at extreme distances. What advantages does LiDAR present over other sensing technologies, what exactly did Volvo announce, and what oth...

By Robin Mitchell | 05-10-2022

MIT Researchers Demonstrate Home RADAR for Monitoring Parkinson’s in Patients at Home

Recently, researchers from MIT demonstrated a device that utilises RADAR to identify the gait speed of Parkinson’s patients capable of being used in homes. What challenges does monitoring of Parkinson’s present, what did the researchers develop, and how does t...

By Robin Mitchell | 04-10-2022

Intel, ARM, & Nvidia Propose a New Hardware Standard for AI

As the importance of AI technologies continues to grow, the lack of standardisation in hardware can make it difficult to run AI algorithms across various different platforms, but a new standard being proposed by Intel, ARM, and Nvidia hopes to change this. Wha...

By Robin Mitchell | 03-10-2022

Researchers Demonstrate 3D Printable Battery Electrolyte

Recently, researchers from the University of New South Wales demonstrated a new 3D printing technology capable of printing solid electrolytic materials in any shape for energy storage. What challenges do energy storage solutions present, what did the researche...

By Jack Pollard | 30-09-2022

Rising Energy Bill Could Hold Back Cellular Infrastructure

Rising energy costs due to failing western action are pushing up the cost of living for millions worldwide, but cellular network providers have also suggested that increasing bills will limit the rollout of 5G. What challenges does 5G have, why do energy bills...

By Robin Mitchell | 29-09-2022

Desk Occupancy Sensor: A Pathetic Sensor for Paranoid Managers

Recent product release reports show off the world’s smallest desk occupancy sensor claiming that it will help control environments and improve office efficiency, but in reality, such sensors will likely be used for petty managers tied to ageing mindsets. How c...

By Robin Mitchell | 29-09-2022

Want to Fix the NHS? Introduce AI Technologies Now!

The NHS is a crumbling mess of poorly run hospitals, services, and antiquated technologies that believes the answer to all its problems is more money, but the reality is that more money would likely worsen the service in the long run. Instead, what the NHS rea...

By Robin Mitchell | 27-09-2022

Tesla to be More Intelligent Than the Human Brain by 2033?

In an attempt to look special and controversial, Tesla recently ran a presentation on how their future Tesla's will have more computational power than the human brain by 2033, and yet completely fails to understand how that figure has absolutely no meaning wha...

By Robin Mitchell | 27-09-2022

Diamond Sensors Breakthrough in Cardiac Disease Diagnosis

Your heart beats around 100,00 times a day, and that function is controlled by an electrical system that not only causes the contraction of heart chambers but also coordinates them to work correctly in conjunction with each other. When this electrical system d...

By Paul Whytock | 26-09-2022

How China’s Clean Air Actions Have Tackled CO2 Emissions & Air Quality Issues

China has undergone massive economic and industrial growth in the last few decades. With industrial growth on the scale China has experienced, the energy consumption level becomes much greater, as do the emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse g...

By Liam Critchley | 21-09-2022

The Fatal Issue With Smart Motorways

As large portions of the M3 undergo smart motorway conversion, there is a fatal issue facing smart motorways that aren’t being solved. Why are smart motorways being introduced, what is the fatal issue they face, and why would solutions to this potentially inva...

By Robin Mitchell | 20-09-2022

SiFive RISC-V CPU to Power NASA’s Next Spaceflight Computer

Recently, NASA announced that the SiFive RISC-V CPU will be central to their next generation of spaceflight computers used to control spacecraft systems. What challenges does spaceflight present to electronics, what will the RISC-V platform provide, and what d...

By Robin Mitchell | 20-09-2022

Researchers develop nano-filtration membrane to help recycle old EV batteries

While EVs are set to be the climate solution to transportation, their reliance on lithium is introducing numerous challenges including skyrocketing lithium prices, restricted lithium production, and the vast environmental damage caused by its extraction. Recen...

By Robin Mitchell | 16-09-2022

New EV charger utilises the Matter protocol and has smart charging capabilities

Recently, Schneider Electrics demonstrated their latest EV charging solution that utilises Matter to create an intelligent charger able to adjust charging rates based on tariffs. What challenges do smart technologies currently face, what does the charger do, a...

By Robin Mitchell | 15-09-2022