Key Thing to Know: Smart factories are reshaping manufacturing through hyper-connectivity, machine automation, and real-time data, driven by the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). Digital convergence of IT and OT enables near-co...

By Advantech | 09-04-2025

Key Thing to Know: Flexible pressure sensors are essential for enabling fine motor control in humanoid robots, but current versions often struggle with interference from moisture, bending, and electromagnetic fields in real-world environme...

By Liam Critchley | 07-04-2025

Key Thing to Know: Uranium in seawater is a vast, untapped resource, with ~4.5 billion tonnes—about 1,000 times more than land-based reserves—but traditional extraction methods produce impure uranium. Electrochemical extraction off...

By Liam Critchley | 04-04-2025

Key Things to Know: Miniaturization of FETs: Engineers are developing ultrathin silicon nanowires (below 30 nm) to create smaller and more efficient field-effect transistors (FETs) for advanced electronics. Challenges in Fabricatio...

By Liam Critchley | 13-03-2025

Key Things to Know: Zinc Flow Batteries as an Alternative: While Li-ion batteries dominate the market, zinc-based batteries—especially zinc polyiodide flow batteries (ZIFBs)—are emerging as safer and cost-effective options for grid-scale e...

By Liam Critchley | 11-03-2025

Key Things to Know: AI's Learning Limitations – Traditional AI models struggle with catastrophic forgetting, meaning they can't learn new information without erasing previous knowledge. Biological Inspiration – Researchers are desi...

By Liam Critchley | 06-03-2025

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