A wonder material built from another wonder material, the next step for graphene aerogel is the International Space Station. 1- What is an Aerogel? Gels are composed of small amounts of solids suspended in liquids. When the liquid is replaced with air, the air...

Insights | By Gary Elinoff | 10-04-2020

A wonder material built from another wonder material, the next step for graphene aerogel is the International Space Station. 1- What is an Aerogel? Gels are composed of small amounts of solids suspended in liquids. When the liquid is replaced with air, the air...

Educational | By Gary Elinoff | 10-04-2020

Since their conception computers have undergone many historic changes including their architecture, capabilities, and location. One effect in particular is the constantly shifting location of computation with users switching between the use of a centralised co...

By Robin Mitchell | 09-04-2020

Testing is an important part of the World Health Organization’s strategy for defeating the global pandemic of the new coronavirus and microfluidics, also known as a lab-on-a-chip, could be the technology to deliver the cheap, easy test that everyone worldwide...

By Rob Coppinger | 08-04-2020

The field of organic electronics has seen a lot of interest in recent years. On the whole, the performance and efficiency of organic electronic devices are not typically as high as inorganic-based electronics. However, their unique properties – especially thei...

By Liam Critchley | 07-04-2020

Magnetic field sensors, which are encountered everywhere today across a broad spectrum of industries and end use sectors, are growing in importance. All magnetic sensors work with the Earth’s magnetic field and come in many different types in order to cater fo...

By Nnamdi Anyadike | 06-04-2020

The field of IoT has seen a dramatic rise of internet technologies being integrated into everyday life. However, the lack of security has resulted in social pressure and government action forcing designers to implement stronger security features. How can edge...

By Robin Mitchell | 03-04-2020

Biosensors are a technology which has attracted a lot of discussion and interest in recent weeks due to the recent coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. This is because biosensors are the keyway of testing whether a patient has a virus. The same approach is used in...

By Liam Critchley | 02-04-2020

When it comes to truly cutting our planet’s carbon footprint it's corporations, their banks and senior politicians that really hold the key to unlocking environmental strategies that will have a significant global effect. Forget the criticisms often levelled a...

By Paul Whytock | 01-04-2020

There are various types of fuses on the market today, although they can broadly be divided into two categories: slow-blow and fast-blow fuses. One of their key functions is to act as a circuit protection component to protect the circuit from over-current and o...

By Nnamdi Anyadike | 30-03-2020

Temperature sensors are a useful piece of electronics for many reasons and are used throughout many manufacturing industries to monitor the temperature of many processes and environments. Temperature sensors have become an even more vital piece of kit this yea...

By Liam Critchley | 27-03-2020

Gallium nitride (GaN) enables smaller, lighter, more efficient desktop AC-DC power supply series for portable products. Gallium Nitride (GaN) is a wide bandgap semiconductor. When utilised within power supplies, GaN offers improved efficiency, decreased size,...

By Rob Coppinger | 26-03-2020