A joint plan being launched by major energy companies and the start-up Granular will allow customers to see what times renewable energy generation is at its highest while offering lower rates at these times. Why are modern smart meters not smart, how will the...

Environment | By Robin Mitchell | 25-04-2022

Researchers from Korea are exploring the use of h2sound to power implanted devices inside the human body. What challenges do medical implants present, what did the researchers demonstrate, and is this a viable option for powering implanted devices? What...

By Robin Mitchell | 22-04-2022

Governments worldwide are exploring how cash and technology can be combined into a digital currency. However, it appears that digital currencies are being conflated with cryptocurrencies, and the dangers of digital currency are not being fully reported....

By Robin Mitchell | 21-04-2022

Recently, NASA and Nissan announced that they have teamed up to make solid-state batteries a commercial reality. What are solid-state batteries, why are NASA and Nissan teaming up, and is the safety of solid-state batteries a myth? What are solid-state b...

By Robin Mitchell | 20-04-2022

While EV technologies continue to improve, the lack of charging ports and the high cost of EVs continues to make their adoption difficult. Why are charging ports problematic, how would a battery-swapping scheme work, and is it a practical solution? Why a...

By Robin Mitchell | 20-04-2022

Machine vision is a type of technology that has been developed so that machines can ‘see’ and ‘understand’ the world around them. Machine vision technologies have already been applied to many different industries and applications that affect everyday life. Now...

By Liam Critchley | 19-04-2022

What started out as a project to create an open-source processor technology has rapidly accelerated into a solution for those facing sanctions, restrictions, and limitations. What limitations does the east face, how does RISC-V solve these challenges, and is t...

RISC-V | By Robin Mitchell | 19-04-2022

If you thought your energy bills were expensive, they probably don’t come close to some customers reporting consumption usage by smart meters over £100K. Why are energy companies moving towards smart meters, what problems have customers faced, and what does th...

By Robin Mitchell | 14-04-2022

A recent paper published on nature.com describes how researchers can remotely use fibre optic cables to observe geological activity on volcanoes. How can fibre optic cables be used to monitor vibrations, what did the researchers achieve, and how will this chan...

By Robin Mitchell | 14-04-2022

Recently, researchers from Israeli have utilised wearable sensors for collecting vital data on those undergoing vaccine trials. Why is data so important during vaccine trials, what did the researchers develop, and how does this demonstrate the importance of we...

Wearables | By Robin Mitchell | 13-04-2022

Innovation is fundamental if scientific areas are to advance society, and several industrial and market sectors continue to innovate in the modern-day technological society. At the heart of innovation is basic research. Without basic and fundamental research,...

By Liam Critchley | 12-04-2022

Recently, IBM announced the release of their latest mainframe designed to tackle fraud with the use of AI. What challenges do typical mainframes face when handling transactions regarding fraud, what features does the Z16 have, and is the media misleading the p...

By Robin Mitchell | 12-04-2022