Genetically engineered bacteria that can detect bleeding in the stomach and potentially other gastrointestinal problems have been combined with electronics that convert the bacterial response into a wireless signal that can be read by a smartphone. “At the mom...

By Rob Coppinger | 12-07-2018

With laptop in hand you are about to set off on your train, metro, bus or tram journey home hoping to get some work done using the onboard Ethernet. What you don’t know is the sheer number of settings, any of which can fail, that make this endeavour possible....

By Nnamdi Anyadike | 09-07-2018

Memristors are simpler than transistors, smaller, use less energy, can alter their resistance and remember previous states which could lead to computers that use less power, never forget, have improved distributed memory and processing and can switch on and of...

By Rob Coppinger | 06-07-2018

Being served drinks by a robot in a glittering high-tech bar is one thing but would you want one operating autonomously on one of your major organs? Mercifully, the scalpel-wielding-droid question does not currently arise for patients who are just about to...

By Paul Whytock | 05-07-2018

The fourth industrial revolution is fast becoming a reality in many parts of the developed world. And as this revolution comes into being, manufacturing is being transformed with a move to fully ‘smart’ or intelligent factories and the evolution of smarter pro...

By Nnamdi Anyadike | 02-07-2018

Do the challenges presented by the disclosure of the Meltdown and Spectre exploits remain locked into the usual bug-patch-repeat dynamic? Do businesses have a choice beyond putting up with PCs slowed by patching the bugs? It turns out that there could be a...

By Christian Cawley | 29-06-2018

How long it takes for a memory microchip to delete data is to be used to detect fake or failing flash memory with a smartphone app expected next year. The electronics industry faces two challenges with components, the infiltration of counterfeit parts into...

By Rob Coppinger | 28-06-2018

The market for robust relay modules is growing rapidly on the back of rising demand from heavy duty industrial and infrastructural applications. Relays come in a variety of styles and technologies and it is important to match the one that best suits their desi...

By Nnamdi Anyadike | 27-06-2018

Neuromorphic computing, electronic devices that imitate the processes of the human brain for faster, more energy efficient, computation could have come one step closer with the development of a nanoscale device that acts like a neuron. Neurons in the brain...

By Rob Coppinger | 22-06-2018

MRAM (magnetoresistive random-access memory) technology has been around for the past 30 years but recent developments could make it the go-to memory tech. Why is that? The major developmental reasons relate to speed, density and those all-important power cons...

By Paul Whytock | 20-06-2018

The market for optoelectronic sensors is growing with new unveilings coming from an ever increasing array of suppliers. The devices, which source, detect and control light are used in a wide variety of industrial applications. These range from the environment,...

By Nnamdi Anyadike | 18-06-2018

Almost all conversation about the future of motoring centers on the idea of a self-driving car. Several projects have been launched, most famously Waymo, owned by Google's parent company Alphabet. But who really wants a driverless car? What's the point? Veh...

By Christian Cawley | 15-06-2018