Introduction TSN: A Strategic Enabler for Avionics and Space Industries Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) is not merely an enhancement to Ethernet; it is a transformative approach that redefines the capabilities of networked systems in critical sectors. The Avi...

By Jack Pollard | 05-03-2025

Technical article by Srinivas Seshadri and Keyur Tejani of Texas Instruments Higher data rates in wireless communication systems and the use of narrower pulses in radars to resolve close targets demand greater performance and bandwidth in test and measurement...

By Jack Pollard | 05-03-2025

This article was written by Mark Baptista, internal application engineer at connector specialist PEI-Genesis. The rise of fibre optic technology has redefined how we transmit data and power, but how does it compare to traditional metal-based cabling? While fi...

By Jack Pollard | 12-02-2025

Key Things to Know: Triboelectric Tactile Sensors for Extreme Environments: New multi-modal triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG)-based sensors can detect both pressure and temperature, extending beyond human tactile perception limits....

By Liam Critchley | 11-02-2025

Article by Russell Crane - Product Marketing Engineer of Programmable Logic Devices, Texas Instruments Programmable logic devices (PLDs) play a crucial role in modern electronics, enabling engineers to integrate logic functions while reducing board space and c...

By Jack Pollard | 10-02-2025

Key Things to Know: Expanding Solar Energy: The U.S. aims to increase solar energy’s share in the national grid from 3% to 45% by 2050 as part of its decarbonization efforts. Wildfire Impact on Solar: Increasing wildfire activity p...

By Liam Critchley | 04-02-2025

This article was written by Daniel Theis - Technical Manager at Rhopoint Components. The removal of lead from electronic components has been an ongoing process since the late 1990s, driven by environmental and health concerns. Subsequently, regulations formali...

By Jack Pollard | 31-01-2025

Key Things to Know: Heat pump adoption, driven by bans on fossil fuel boilers, could reduce primary energy requirements by 12% by 2050, improving overall energy efficiency. A Nature Communications study highlights that the addition...

By Liam Critchley | 23-01-2025

2D semiconductor materials have shown a lot of promise in advanced optoelectronic systems—such as machine vision, neuromorphic visual systems, and in-sensor computing architectures—with 2D perovskite oxide showing high optoelectronic performance in photodetec...

By Liam Critchley | 10-12-2024

Many parts of the world have a large ageing population, and when coupled with disease and non-healing chronic wounds, many health systems and economies are under threat due to the level of regular care that is required.  While chronic wounds might not sound a...

By Liam Critchley | 05-12-2024

The world is requiring more and more energy and the energy demands from society in a technology-driven world increase year on year. Li-ion batteries are the gold standard energy storage device for many reasons, but it’s primarily due to the combination of a g...

By Liam Critchley | 03-12-2024

The need for power at all device levels is increasing. While there is often a focus on developing large-scale energy storage and harvesting devices to meet larger energy demands, there has also been a lot of growth in small-scale energy storage and harvesting...

By Liam Critchley | 27-11-2024

Large language models (LLMs) have grown massively in the last few years since the invention of Chat-GPT took the world by storm. Aside from queries from the general public about a multitude of knowledge areas, LLMs have shown a lot of promise in the healthcar...

By Liam Critchley | 25-11-2024

Li-ion batteries have surged in commercial use in recent years and are now the main battery architecture for powering portable electronics, EVs and renewable energy storage systems, and the market continues to expand year on year—with an estimate that the ann...

By Liam Critchley | 20-11-2024