The strip's 3D structure enhances its flexibility, making it stretchable. Nottingham Trent University is exploring the realm of washable, stretchable electronics for medical wearables, with 4mm diameter elastomer fibres showing promise as a substrate for elec...

By Robin Mitchell | 12-07-2024

Digital twins are emerging as a groundbreaking technology in the healthcare sector, offering personalised care and predictive capabilities based on patient data. This innovation has the potential to significantly enhance disease prevention, particularly in ar...

By Robin Mitchell | 09-07-2024

Intel, Samsung, and TSMC are at the forefront of a race to implement backside power delivery technology in their 2-nanometer nodes, aiming to enhance their competitiveness in the AI chip market. This innovative technology is poised to enhance chip efficiency...

By Robin Mitchell | 08-07-2024

GaN, SiC and Silicon compared. Image source: Infineon  Key Takeaways about Riding the Wave: The Boom of GaN and SiC Markets:   Gallium Nitride (GaN) and Silicon Carbide (GaN) are members of a new class of power semiconductors known as Wide Bandgap semicon...

By Gary Elinoff | 05-07-2024

Artificial intelligence has seen massive growth over the past few years, and those involved with its development and deployment are continually looking for new opportunities to integrate the technology. However, as large-scale AIs require Nvidia GPUs to be ef...

By Robin Mitchell | 03-07-2024

CPUs have long been the dominant computational device in electronics thanks to their ability to handle any computational task, but due to the specific nature of some key applications, other processor types, such as GPUs and NPUs, have also emerged. Considerin...

By Robin Mitchell | 02-07-2024

3D printing has often been hailed as the manufacturing method of the future, being easy to deploy, work with countless materials, and most importantly, produce almost any 3D shape that one can imagine. However, one idea that engineers are particularly interes...

By Robin Mitchell | 25-06-2024

Key Takeaways about Silicon Carbide and Gallium Nitride Tame the Wind and the Sun:   The wind's speed and the sun's intensity at ground levels are, of course, highly variable. As a result, the electrical outputs of wind turbines and solar farms are not s...

By Gary Elinoff | 24-06-2024

In less than a decade, the number of IoT devices has exponentially grown, and they are found in almost all places, including homes, offices, and factories. But while these simple internet-enabled devices have proven themselves to be extraordinarily useful, th...

By Robin Mitchell | 20-06-2024

Recently, an NHS hospital in London was the victim of a large-scale ransomware attack, with patients missing out on much-needed procedures and preventing staff access to key records. As the hospital comes to grips with the consequences of this latest attack,...

By Robin Mitchell | 18-06-2024

Wide Bandgap Semiconductors deliver the power for EVs. Image source: Infineon  Key Takeaways about Power Semiconductors for Electric Vehicles:  Generating the energy needed by EVs isn’t without ecological consequences.  The employment of Wide Bandgap...

By Gary Elinoff | 06-06-2024

SoftBank's Arm is gearing up to enter the AI chip market, with plans to launch its own AI chips by next year. This move comes as the competition in the AI chip sector intensifies, with Arm aiming to develop a prototype by Spring 2025 and commence mass product...

By Robin Mitchell | 04-06-2024

With Toshiba's NAND flash memory unit going for sale, Apple Inc, Amazon.com Inc, and Google are reportedly among the bidders. The sale, if completed, could raise at least $9 billion for the Japanese conglomerate, marking a critical deal in the electronics ind...

By Robin Mitchell | 31-05-2024

Despite numerous warnings from government action, posters, and public announcements, there are many drivers who still drive while tired. Recognising the dangers of tired driving, one company has developed a solution to detect tired and distracted drivers, whi...

By Robin Mitchell | 30-05-2024