Last year, Intel announced a new technology that has not been discussed widely in the electronics engineering space. What challenges do semiconductor fabs face when shrinking transistors, what is the latest technology, and could it be a temporary solution to i...

By Robin Mitchell | 14-12-2021

A new start-up tech company is developing molten salt technology to store excess energy from renewable sources. Why do renewables face challenges with energy storage, what is the company’s proposed solution, and is molten salt a new technology? Why do renewabl...

Environment | By Robin Mitchell | 14-12-2021

An experiment involving pollution sensors on students has finally turned in its data with some interesting results. What problems does air pollution induce in cities, what did the study reveal, and how does it illustrate the effectiveness of environmental sens...

By Robin Mitchell | 10-12-2021

Recently, researchers have developed a camera whose size measures just 0.5mm square. What challenges do small cameras face, how did the researchers achieve this, and what could it be used for? What challenges do small cameras face? When designing a...

AI | By Robin Mitchell | 09-12-2021

Amazon has recently developed a new software service called “Secretes Detector” that can look through publicly available source code and identify potentially private information. What challenges does open-source code and code repositories present, what will th...

AI | By Robin Mitchell | 09-12-2021

Canada’s Semiconductor Council have finished an investigation into semiconductor production and its importance and has come to the same conclusion as many others. What will Canada be doing with the new report, why are semiconductors so important, and what coul...

Semiconductors | By Robin Mitchell | 08-12-2021

American company Clearview AI is currently fighting a battle with the UK’s ICO after being issued a £17m fine for multiple data rights violations. Who is Clearview AI, why are they facing penalties in the UK, and what does this tell engineers about the dangers...

AI | By Robin Mitchell | 08-12-2021

American company Clearview AI is currently fighting a battle with the UK’s ICO after being issued a £17m fine for multiple data rights violations. Who is Clearview AI, why are they facing penalties in the UK, and what does this tell engineers about the dangers...

Privacy | By Robin Mitchell | 08-12-2021

A recent report in the Guardian describes one individual’s thoughts on AI and how its development should be done for the betterment of society and not for profit. Why is AI such a powerful tool, what challenges does AI face, and why should AI be kept as far aw...

AI | By Robin Mitchell | 07-12-2021

It has been recently discovered that Intel has been on a hardware finding mission to gather all their old processor technologies in order to provide better security for older systems. Why is old hardware such a challenge for security, what is Intel currently d...

Security | By Robin Mitchell | 07-12-2021

Qualcomm recently announced that it has developed its latest technologies to allow cameras to always be on. What exactly does the new technology claim to do, why is it a complete blunder on Qualcomm’s part, and how will such technology affect future designs?...

Privacy | By Robin Mitchell | 06-12-2021

A recent development in Russia has seen a NAND flash drive fitted with a self-destruct button no dissimilar to those seen in Hollywood films. Why is non-volatile memory challenging, what did Rostec develop, and what other methods exist to protect data? W...

Privacy | By Robin Mitchell | 06-12-2021