There’s always been a connection between science and the arts going as far back as the renaissance, if not further. Artists and writers inspire inventors, scientists and engineers to make their imaginings a reality. Whether it’s space travel, fusion reactors o...

By Philip Spurgeon | 06-11-2019

5G is a revolutionary technology that will vastly improve the speed at which smartphone users can receive information. But it goes far beyond that. It will also serve to hasten the arrival of advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), the next step in automoti...

By Gary Elinoff | 05-11-2019

Miniaturisation combined with the greater flexibility of solar cells is leading to new opportunities for wearable solar technology. The benefits of wearable solar solutions are clear: small electronics can be charged through a USB connection integrated into cl...

By Nnamdi Anyadike | 04-11-2019

Temperature, weight, humidity, pH, pressure, and other factors can be measured more effectively for more accurate datasets using Analog Devices Inc’s MeasureWare solutions. MeasureWare solutions are built to interface devices with the world around them, allowi...

By Rob Coppinger | 30-10-2019

Agriculture is set to become ‘smarter’ with digitisation and new technologies such as facial recognition for animals promising to provide the sector with greater control over its processes. Dr. Venkat Maroju, Chief Executive Officer of ‘SourceTrace’ a provider...

By Nnamdi Anyadike | 28-10-2019

By the year 2025 there will be approximately 28 billion Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices in operation worldwide and this is a massive security accident just waiting to happen. In fact, that’s wrong, it's already happening and that’s because a vast number of Io...

By Paul Whytock | 24-10-2019

The most basic type of capacitor is simply two parallel electric plates. If a battery is connected to this capacitor, the battery’s negative terminal will push electrons onto one plate, making it negatively charged. The positive battery terminal will draw an e...

Articles | By Gary Elinoff | 22-10-2019

The most basic type of capacitor is simply two parallel electric plates. If a battery is connected to this capacitor, the battery’s negative terminal will push electrons onto one plate, making it negatively charged. The positive battery terminal will draw an e...

Insights | By Gary Elinoff | 22-10-2019

The most basic type of capacitor is simply two parallel electric plates. If a battery is connected to this capacitor, the battery’s negative terminal will push electrons onto one plate, making it negatively charged. The positive battery terminal will draw an e...

Educational | By Gary Elinoff | 22-10-2019

Smart sensors with Bluetooth interface are increasingly becoming cloud-enabled as part of the move towards more connectivity. The industrial internet of things (IIoT) relies on sensors to collect data from systems to enable the monitoring of movement, pressure...

By Nnamdi Anyadike | 21-10-2019

Electronic devices made of fibres containing interconnected materials that can sense their surroundings, store energy, emit light or perform other actions, could be printed. The devices can be made by a standard 3D printer known as a fused deposition modelling...

By Rob Coppinger | 18-10-2019

Electric (zero emission) vehicles are becoming an increasingly common part of our lives. According to the World Economic Forum almost half of all new cars sold in Norway were electric. In second place was Iceland with a paltry 19%. The UK crept in at tenth pla...

By Philip Spurgeon | 17-10-2019