A new arms race has been brewing for some time between NATO, Russia and China. Hypersonics, railguns and lasers have been among the top prizes. After decades of research and development - not to mention billions in spending - the three technologies are startin...

By Philip Spurgeon | 25-02-2020

Blockchain rose to prominence after Bitcoin skyrocketed in both price and popularity. After the success of Bitcoin, a slew of other cryptocurrencies debuted, such as Litecoin, Ethereum, and Monero. Cryptocurrencies operate using blockchain. Although blockchain...

By Moe Long | 21-02-2020

In-car LIDAR and artificial intelligence (AI) to detect driver gestures and drowsiness are being developed by Cisco Systems spinout Jungo Connectivity using Analog Devices’ technology. Drivers will be able to access in-car services just with hand gestures and...

By Rob Coppinger | 20-02-2020

Until a car battery can be charged in 5 minutes that can take car and driver on a non-stop 250 mile journey, fully electric vehicles will gain no real foothold in the US. That’s because Americans can drive into gas stations located everywhere that are open 24...

Articles | By Gary Elinoff | 19-02-2020

Until a car battery can be charged in 5 minutes that can take car and driver on a non-stop 250 mile journey, fully electric vehicles will gain no real foothold in the US. That’s because Americans can drive into gas stations located everywhere that are open 24...

Insights | By Gary Elinoff | 19-02-2020

Until a car battery can be charged in 5 minutes that can take car and driver on a non-stop 250 mile journey, fully electric vehicles will gain no real foothold in the US. That’s because Americans can drive into gas stations located everywhere that are open 24...

Educational | By Gary Elinoff | 19-02-2020

The use of current transformer sensors to measure and enhance network power quality is growing. These are essential in heavy current measurement as they offer reliability, accuracy and the guarantee of extended service life. Power quality is increasingly a fac...

By Nnamdi Anyadike | 18-02-2020

Touch control and display technology is becoming an indispensable part of industry and today almost all industrial embedded solutions have some sort of graphical user interface. Manufacturers now integrate commercial PC technologies to provide customised solut...

By Nnamdi Anyadike | 13-02-2020

Pharmaceuticals is a big business globally, although there are pockets of the world where more profit is made than others. Economics aside, how a drug interacts within its surroundings is a vital consideration for many modern-day therapies and pharmaceuticals....

By Liam Critchley | 12-02-2020

3D printing has become increasingly popular. And thanks to falling prices, high-quality budget 3D printers are available for everyday home use. Generally, 3D printing conjures up either filament-based (FDM) or resin (SLA) printers. However, outside of resident...

By Moe Long | 11-02-2020

Cable pull or draw wire encoders continue to shrink in size and now one company, Kübler, has unveiled what it claims is the thinnest cable encoder on the market. A draw-wire encoder is essentially a linear measuring device that consists of a spring-wound cable...

By Nnamdi Anyadike | 10-02-2020

Hydrogen is abundant in the universe. It can be found - in one form or another - anywhere you care to point a telescope. Here on Earth, it can be found easily enough but not in its natural state. It is, rather inconveniently, bonded to other things. Like oxyge...

By Philip Spurgeon | 06-02-2020