Recently, Apple has announced its plans to sue a former recycling partner, GEEP Canada, for breaching a recycling contract by fixing and reselling old devices. What problems do e-waste cause, why is e-waste hard to recycle, and should Apple sue a company for e...

By Robin Mitchell | 14-10-2020

The Amazon Echo Dot is a smart IoT device that allows for voice control over other smart devices, play music, make calls, and set alarms. In this teardown, we will pry, smash, and rip apart the Amazon Echo Dot to see what components its made of, and some of th...

By Robin Mitchell | 14-10-2020

The Sars-Cov-2 coronavirus pandemic, aka COVID-19, has been going on for a long time now. Despite not knowing much about it in the beginning, a lot of research has been done this year to understand better what it is, how it infects and transmits, and what can...

By Liam Critchley | 13-10-2020

Technologies such as 5G and IoT will help to drive the cities of the future, making them intelligent, react to real-time events, and improve well being amongst its citizens. What are smart cities, what technologies do they rely on, and what challenges do smart...

By Sam Brown | 12-10-2020

Intel is quickly becoming a key player in the 5G market and has recently released upgraded 5G systems including improvements and additional capabilities. What are virtual radio access networks, why are software-defined systems becoming more popular, and what i...

5G | By Sam Brown | 09-10-2020

The use of Industry of Things has accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic. What is the IoT, what types of devices are generally considered IoT, how has IoT reacted to COVID, and what future role will IoT play in pandemics to come? What is IoT? The Internet of...

By Robin Mitchell | 08-10-2020

Photodetectors are now used in a wide range of optoelectronic applications, from optical fibres to scientific characterisation equipment, and many more in between. They are mostly used in imaging and communication applications and are a device which captures p...

By Liam Critchley | 07-10-2020

Recently, Intel has secured a contract with the US military to produce chips utilising chiplet technology. What are chiplets, why are they becoming popular, and why has Intel been chosen to supply the US military? What are chiplets? In the semiconductor indust...

Semiconductors | By Robin Mitchell | 07-10-2020

Skin Analytics, a UK company specialising in AI diagnosis, have raised £4 million in funding to help improve their technology as well as target other markets including the US. What is skin cancer, how can AI help with diagnosis, and will AI slowly replace doct...

By Robin Mitchell | 06-10-2020

The next generation of cellular communication, 5G, will provide high-speed low-latency networks that will help to improve technologies further globally. However, some believe that 5G cellular networks are dangerous to human health, and some even believe that t...

5G | By Sam Brown | 05-10-2020

With a rush to roll out 5G networks, there is a growing concern of backwards compatibility and old vulnerable tech. What is backwards compatibility, how may it affect 5G, and does it also affect hardware? What is backwards compatibility? Backwards compatibilit...

5G | By Robin Mitchell | 05-10-2020

The SDR (SDR) market is rightly described as booming with a current value of around €20billion and is going to hit €32billion in another ten years’ time. Driving this rapid market expenditure are several key factors. Firstly, and perhaps the simplest to apprec...

By Paul Whytock | 03-10-2020