Predictive adaptive antenna tuning for inductive charging and data transfer could allow wireless bandwidth rates to increase. Inductive links such as radio-frequency identification (RFID) and wireless charging normally use the same carrier frequency, used prim...

By Rob Coppinger | 09-07-2019

The age of the EV is soon upon us, bringing an end to the 100 year hegemony of the internal combustion engine (ICE). However, an increase in the availability of next generation wall boxes to provide speedy EV charging is crucial to ensuring an even more rapid...

By Nnamdi Anyadike | 08-07-2019

With wireless connectivity, there are tons of different options. The most common is arguably Wi-Fi, which includes bands such as A, B, G, and N. Smart home devices feature a set of wireless communication protocols such as Z-Wave, Zigbee, and Insteon. Wired con...

By Moe Long | 04-07-2019

An earthquake registering 5.9 on the Richter scale may only be classed as moderate but it will damage old and weak buildings and is downright scary. I know, I experienced one during a business trip to Taiwan. Mine may have only lasted about 90 seconds but it’s...

By Paul Whytock | 03-07-2019

Glass fibre is rightly described as the communication base of the future on account of the ever-increasing amounts of data that will need to be transmitted, following the roll-out of the fifth-generation (5G) wireless standard that is expected in 2020. The rol...

By Nnamdi Anyadike | 02-07-2019

Electric vehicles and wearable devices could benefit from a safer, higher capacity lithium battery which uses a semi-liquid anode in combination with a garnet-based solid ceramic electrolyte. Typical lithium batteries use a lithium foil as anode and use combus...

By Rob Coppinger | 01-07-2019

A new solution for millimetre wave (mmWave) 5G networks with the highest available level of integration to reduce design requirements and complexity in the next generation of cellular network infrastructure has been announced. Produced by the industry leader i...

By Rob Coppinger | 27-06-2019

A number of companies are engaging with academic institutes to examine how best to develop and commercialise technologies for ‘intelligent’ production. One such potentially groundbreaking project is the five year collaboration known as ‘Engineering for Smart M...

By Nnamdi Anyadike | 26-06-2019

Projectors aren’t exactly new. Existing in a variety of forms, from 35mm film projectors to slide projectors and even overhead projectors, these devices offer a means of casting a large image on virtually any surface. Digital projectors come in various forms,...

By Moe Long | 25-06-2019

Optical neural networks could operate 10 million times more efficiently than their conventional electrical counterparts with a new photonic accelerator chip, according to simulations. The photonic accelerator chip, designed by researchers at the Massachusetts...

By Rob Coppinger | 24-06-2019

How Do Carbon Nanotubes Work? Forests of carbon nanotubes can act as a supercapacitor which is both stretchable and thin, key features for any self-powered wearable electronics’ power systems. Bulky batteries could make wearable electronics uncomfortable and s...

By Rob Coppinger | 20-06-2019

The surge in electronic design automation (EDA) that has been such a feature of high tech manufacturing over the past few years is expected to gain even greater momentum in the coming decade. EDA is now an integral component of semiconductor design, providing...

By Nnamdi Anyadike | 19-06-2019