As digital information becomes increasingly integral to our daily lives, protecting sensitive data from cyber threats has never been more critical. Encryption has long served as a fundamental safeguard, evolving from simple ciphers used in ancient times to th...

Insights | By Robin Mitchell | 20-03-2025

Key Things to Know: Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) are essential for balancing energy supply and demand, improving grid stability, and enabling greater adoption of renewable energy. BESS reduces reliance on fossil fuels by s...

Insights | By Impulse Embedded | 18-03-2025

Key Things to Know: Faster, more efficient procurement – Materials Direct eliminates long lead times with rapid order processing and optional 24-hour dispatch. No minimum orders or tooling costs – Businesses can order exactly what...

By Matthew Walker | 17-03-2025

Key Things to Know: Orbbec Unveils Game-Changing Vision Technology at ProMat 2025 – The company introduced the Gemini 335Le stereo vision camera and Pulsar SL450 LiDAR, setting new industry standards for robotic depth sensing and autonomou...

In The News | By Matthew Walker | 17-03-2025

While the semiconductor industry has long relied on integrated device manufacturing to propel innovation, soaring production costs and increasingly complex technologies have prompted a search for new business models. Recently, Arm—a key player in chip design—...

Insights | By Robin Mitchell | 17-03-2025

Key Things to Know: Miniaturization of FETs: Engineers are developing ultrathin silicon nanowires (below 30 nm) to create smaller and more efficient field-effect transistors (FETs) for advanced electronics. Challenges in Fabricatio...

Technical Analysis | By Liam Critchley | 13-03-2025

Key Things to Know: The S32K5 MCU family is the automotive industry’s first 16nm FinFET MCU with embedded magnetic RAM (MRAM), enabling faster over-the-air (OTA) updates and more efficient factory programming. As part of the NXP Co...

Buyer News | By Matthew Walker | 11-03-2025

Key Things to Know: Zinc Flow Batteries as an Alternative: While Li-ion batteries dominate the market, zinc-based batteries—especially zinc polyiodide flow batteries (ZIFBs)—are emerging as safer and cost-effective options for grid-scale e...

Technical Analysis | By Liam Critchley | 11-03-2025

While decades of meticulous fossil study have revealed glimpses of Earth’s ancient inhabitants, the incomplete and fragmented nature of the fossil record continues to challenge our attempts to fully understand long-extinct species. Recently, researchers at th...

Insights | By Robin Mitchell | 10-03-2025

While conventional pollination methods have long relied on nature’s own workforce—bees, butterflies, and other vital insects—rapid changes in agricultural practices and the environment have highlighted the need for innovative and sustainable solutions. Recent...

Insights | By Robin Mitchell | 07-03-2025

Key Things to Know: AI's Learning Limitations – Traditional AI models struggle with catastrophic forgetting, meaning they can't learn new information without erasing previous knowledge. Biological Inspiration – Researchers are desi...

Technical Analysis | By Liam Critchley | 06-03-2025

Qorvo, a global leader in connectivity and power solutions, has introduced powerful new modelling capabilities to its award-winning QSPICE® circuit simulation software. This latest feature enables electronic designers to generate semiconductor component model...

In The News | By Jack Pollard | 05-03-2025