Artificial Intelligence (AI) should not replace or seek to replace human thinking. This is a view held by 7000 people surveyed recently across seven countries. AI has been billed as possibly the greatest innovation that could work harmoniously with humans or d...

Insights | By Paul Whytock | 01-11-2016

The latest revolution to hit the manufacturing sector will introduce new and innovative ways of interacting with and controlling automated processes. By Mark Patrick, Mouser Electronics. These days, the word ‘smart’ seems to be a legitimate prefix for almos...

By Mark Patrick | 28-10-2016

The recent publicity frenzy focusing on the Samsung 7 phone fires has created more questions over the safety of Lithium batteries than any previous event, including a potentially catastrophic one such as whether or not Lithium battery fires could bring down a...

Articles | By Paul Whytock | 28-10-2016

The recent publicity frenzy focusing on the Samsung 7 phone fires has created more questions over the safety of Lithium batteries than any previous event, including a potentially catastrophic one such as whether or not Lithium battery fires could bring down a...

Insights | By Paul Whytock | 28-10-2016

Could it be possible that the architectural and computational performance of future computers lies within the anatomy of a 1mm long roundworm? Quite possibly is the answer to that if the continuing research by the Si elegans project proves successful. But just...

Articles | By Paul Whytock | 19-10-2016

Could it be possible that the architectural and computational performance of future computers lies within the anatomy of a 1mm long roundworm? Quite possibly is the answer to that if the continuing research by the Si elegans project proves successful. But just...

Insights | By Paul Whytock | 19-10-2016

A technology breakthrough that removes the need for dynamic random memory (DRAM) refresh and is claimed to provide power, efficiency and compatibility benefits has been unveiled by US non-volatile memory specialists Kilopass. Based on vertical layered thyristo...

Articles | By Paul Whytock | 12-10-2016

A technology breakthrough that removes the need for dynamic random memory (DRAM) refresh and is claimed to provide power, efficiency and compatibility benefits has been unveiled by US non-volatile memory specialists Kilopass. Based on vertical layered thyristo...

Insights | By Paul Whytock | 12-10-2016

News that a self-driving car saved its owner’s life this summer delivered a boost to the autonomous motoring revolution that is quietly taking over decision-making tasks from the human behind the wheel. Many new-car owners are already comfortable with self-dri...

Articles | By Pedro Calomarde | 11-10-2016

News that a self-driving car saved its owner’s life this summer delivered a boost to the autonomous motoring revolution that is quietly taking over decision-making tasks from the human behind the wheel. Many new-car owners are already comfortable with self-dri...

Insights | By Pedro Calomarde | 11-10-2016

Ross Bannatyne explains common ways semiconductor devices are made to resist extreme temperatures and radiation, and introduces Vorago Technologies’ proprietary hi-rel semiconductor process. Microcontrollers have become a mainstay in almost every electronic pr...

Environment | By Ross Bannatyne | 11-10-2016

A system that provides 360-degree vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communications and is expected to find applications relative to autonomous driving technology has been developed by Japanese electronics company Renesas. Offering real-time proc...

Articles | By Paul Whytock | 06-10-2016