Recently, Dr Mohamad implanted the first Bluetooth-enabled heart defibrillator in a patient with success. What do implanted defibrillators do, what makes this achievement important, and what repercussions can be expected from wirelessly controlled medical devi...

By Robin Mitchell | 30-10-2020

Researchers have developed a special heat-activated sucker that allows for the easy transfer of printed electronics and organic tissues from one surface to another. What challenges do flexible printed electronics pose, how does the sucker technology work, and...

By Sam Brown | 29-10-2020

Recently, STMicroelectronics acquired SOMOS Semiconductor who are a fab-less semiconductor company. Who is SOMOS? What do they develop, and why has STMicroelectronics acquired them? The Need for 5G Technologies For the past year, 5G has made the news many time...

Semiconductors | By Robin Mitchell | 29-10-2020

A recent study showed that over 90% of security operating centres are now implementing or considering the use of AI and machine learning to detect and defend against digital threats. What is the traditional method for threat detection, what has AI and ML allow...

Security | By Robin Mitchell | 28-10-2020

Researchers from the University of Nevada have been experimenting with LiDAR in traffic for the past few years, and now their system is being further established. What is LiDAR, what advantages does it have over cameras, and how can it help reduce traffic issu...

By Robin Mitchell | 28-10-2020

In years gone by, chemical research solely focused on trial and error experimental approaches using prior knowledge gained from personal experience and the literature. While there has always been a lot of reactions and chemical pathways in the literature that...

By Liam Critchley | 27-10-2020

Recently, researchers from the US and China have developed biosensors that can be directly printed onto skin while not requiring high sintering temperatures. What challenges do wearable electronics currently face, how have the researchers been able to print to...

By Sam Brown | 27-10-2020

Software-defined systems are set to become a critical feature in future designs, and now the Navy is looking at implementing such a topology. What issues do hardware systems face, what is a software-defined system, and how does the Navy hope to take advantage...

By Robin Mitchell | 27-10-2020

Recently, Intel has announced that it will sell its NAND business to SK Hynix for $9 billion. Why is Intel selling off its NAND business, what is Optane technology, and what does the future of solid-state memory look like? What deal has Intel made with SK Hyni...

By Sam Brown | 26-10-2020

A variance of the InterPlanetary malware has infected just over 13,000 machines around the globe and is now starting to infect IoT devices based on Android and Linux systems. What does this malware do, why is it able to infect IoT devices, and what risks does...

IoT | By Robin Mitchell | 26-10-2020

Trade wars and technological blockades have seen the US and China go head-to-head. Now that China is looking towards becoming self-sufficient, it needs to be able to produce its own advanced semiconductors that can rival those of the west. What started the tra...

By Robin Mitchell | 23-10-2020

Nordic Semiconductor has announced that they will soon be shipping their 1 billionth ARM-Cortex based wireless SoC. What are SoCs, what is the nRF51, and how has the development of SoCs changed the electronics industry? What is an SoC? The term SoC is an acron...

Semiconductors | By Robin Mitchell | 20-10-2020