There is a saying that “nature is the world’s greatest scientist”. This statement is true, and millions of years of evolution have created highly complex systems that can perform a number of functions that humans only wished that they could replicate. After al...

By Liam Critchley | 21-04-2020

In writing this article, I have the most wonderful “problem” that any science or engineering writer can possibly have. And that is, developments in this area are happening so fast that actual progress may well have surpassed the content of this article by the...

Articles | By Gary Elinoff | 20-04-2020

In writing this article, I have the most wonderful “problem” that any science or engineering writer can possibly have. And that is, developments in this area are happening so fast that actual progress may well have surpassed the content of this article by the...

Insights | By Gary Elinoff | 20-04-2020

In writing this article, I have the most wonderful “problem” that any science or engineering writer can possibly have. And that is, developments in this area are happening so fast that actual progress may well have surpassed the content of this article by the...

Educational | By Gary Elinoff | 20-04-2020

This week, YMTC have announced their latest FLASH memory chip, the X2-6070, which stores 1.33Tb of data with access speeds up to 1.6 Gb/s. What is QLC memory and what advantages does it have over other traditional FLASH memory architectures? QLC Memory Flash m...

By Robin Mitchell | 17-04-2020

The use of robots in the hospital setting for disinfecting purposes is being ramped up rapidly in the fight against the Coronavirus pandemic. Recently, the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) the body that represents the robotics industry and research a...

By Nnamdi Anyadike | 15-04-2020

There's a wide range of electronic devices that are being used in the fight against the recent coronavirus (COVID-19-, SARS-CoV-2) outbreak which is causing disruption on a global scale. These same electronics have been used in many other outbreaks, from SARS...

By Liam Critchley | 14-04-2020

The world has evolved to where every company is a data company. While the likes of Facebook and Netflix might offer services like social media and streaming, the cruz of the company is data. And there’s a particular niche where data is proving even more helpfu...

By Moe Long | 11-04-2020

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...

Articles | 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...

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