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

The use of facial recognition and other biometric identification that is becoming a standard feature in smartphones is on the verge of taking off in smartwatches. Many of the major consumer electronics manufacturers led by Apple and Samsung are competing on bi...

By Nnamdi Anyadike | 16-10-2019

The use of ultrasound technology, common in medicine, is fast becoming a feature across a broader spectrum of industries. Ultrasound technology is already used to analyse the uniformity and purity of liquids and solids using acoustic microscopy. It is also use...

By Nnamdi Anyadike | 14-10-2019

These satellites actually are cubical, and they’re also tiny. Their size is based on a what is designated as the standard CubeSat unit, referred to as a “U”. A 1U CubeSat is sized at 10 centimetres cubed – which is exactly the same as the volume contained in a...

Articles | By Gary Elinoff | 07-10-2019

These satellites actually are cubical, and they’re also tiny. Their size is based on a what is designated as the standard CubeSat unit, referred to as a “U”. A 1U CubeSat is sized at 10 centimetres cubed – which is exactly the same as the volume contained in a...

Insights | By Gary Elinoff | 07-10-2019

These satellites actually are cubical, and they’re also tiny. Their size is based on a what is designated as the standard CubeSat unit, referred to as a “U”. A 1U CubeSat is sized at 10 centimetres cubed – which is exactly the same as the volume contained in a...

Educational | By Gary Elinoff | 07-10-2019

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared diesel carcinogenic, fuel-cell cars may damage the environment and government hinders sales of electric vehicles.  Not the essential and rapid greening of the planet we need - and much of the ponderous and ponti...

Environment | By Paul Whytock | 02-10-2019

Analog Devices (ADI) has announced a power solution to maximize efficiency and minimize the electromagnetic (EM) emissions of motion systems for companies and factories migrating to Industry 4.0. With the increased adoption of industrial automation and Interne...

By Rob Coppinger | 01-10-2019