Introduction The use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones, in the maintenance of electrical systems is rising fast as they gradually replace traditional maintenance processes. Drone costs are dropping even as their functionality with regards to increa...

By Nnamdi Anyadike | 28-08-2019

A Bank Account For Renewable Energy How to store excess renewable energy for when the sun doesn’t shine and the wind doesn’t blow While the future is bright (pun fully intended!) for utility-scale solar power there is a fly in the ointment, and that’s the prob...

Environment | By Gary Elinoff | 27-08-2019

3D printing, and accordingly 3D printers, have exploded in popularity. While once these awesome gadgets were relegated to the most hardcore makers, increasingly affordable 3D printers and a slew of resources, from downloadable 3D printable files to 3D printing...

By Moe Long | 22-08-2019

‘Smart door’ communication that allows residents to see and hear visitors on the indoor unit's colour screen, is a fast-evolving sector within the overall booming home security market. Demand for enhanced security measures combined with advancements in wireles...

By Nnamdi Anyadike | 21-08-2019

The first working Tungsten Diselenide based device that uses dark trions to transport data is to be built by researchers at the University of California Riverside.   Trion transmission allows more information to be sent than individual electrons, which are the...

By Rob Coppinger | 19-08-2019

Electrical Utilities are now generating Solar Power by the Hundreds of Megawatts. There is a quiet revolution going on even now in solar power. Electrical utilities worldwide are installing huge solar power plants, making it that much less necessary to burn hy...

By Gary Elinoff | 15-08-2019

Time synchronisation plays an indispensable role in the world of modern electronic devices. It ensures optimal performance through the consistent timing and sequencing of individual events. Previously, quartz crystal oscillators were the main method of providi...

By Nnamdi Anyadike | 12-08-2019

Tiny robots that can jump and swim are the goal of researchers following the creation of a wirelessly powered walking machine only two millimetres long.  What are Micro-Bristle-Bots? Called a micro-bristle-bot, the tiny walking machine is 1.8mm wide and 0.8mm...

By Rob Coppinger | 09-08-2019

The emergence of graphene technology back in 2004 sent physicists and electronics engineers into euphoric spasms about its operational potential.  But as always with ground-breaking, technologies that old bean-counting devil called financial viability raised i...

By Paul Whytock | 06-08-2019

What is a DC to DC converter How does it work? DC to DC converters that generate a precise and constant current are proving to be a crucial factor in the development of mission-critical electronic components. The DC-to-DC converter is a type of electric power...

By Nnamdi Anyadike | 05-08-2019

Smartphones that have the computational power to run artificial intelligence could be possible, the University of Michigan is claiming as it says it has created the first memristor computer. Memristor vs Transistor A memristor computer could be up to 10,000 ti...

By Rob Coppinger | 02-08-2019

Wearable technology isn’t new, but from its inception, wearable tech has truly blossomed. While initially, wearables were pretty limited, now they’re wide-ranging. These devices vary from wrist-based gadgets to the likes of chest straps and foot pods. Learn wh...

By Moe Long | 01-08-2019