The Consequences of Silent EVs It's certainly true that slow-moving electric vehicles (EVs) are deadly quiet and there are cases where that operational silence has killed pedestrians. Consequently, the European Union has made it a legal requirement that all ne...

By Paul Whytock | 19-07-2019

What is 3D Printing (Additive Manufacturing)? Additive manufacturing at volumes that are useful for mass production is the goal for a 3D printer that uses artificial intelligence and optical coherence tomography to increase output and quality. Additive manufac...

By Rob Coppinger | 17-07-2019

Intelligent logistics is increasingly coming to the fore buoyed by the adoption of smart devices, big data analytics, cloud computing and the Internet of Things (IoT). And these factors, which enhance the tracking and management process, will be the key driver...

By Nnamdi Anyadike | 16-07-2019

Building an IoT project almost always relies on the inclusion of at least one sensor. Perhaps it requires a trigger or the constant collection of data. Typical IoT sensors include IR sensors, thermistors for temperature, motion detection sensors, etc. But ther...

By Christian Cawley | 15-07-2019

The electric vehicle has long been touted as the future of the automobile. After all, the internal combustion engine is considered inefficient and dirty, unsustainable as a technology. In the European Union, in particular, its days are numbered, passed into la...

By Christian Cawley | 11-07-2019

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