Care homes for the elderly are notoriously expensive, challenging to manage, and damaging to families, but the rising capabilities of AI and robotics could soon help provide independence to those with mild dementia. What challenges does dementia introduce, how...

AI | By Robin Mitchell | 09-09-2022

Hardware Pioneers Max returns to London at the Business Design Centre. This annual gathering, held on 25 October 2022, is dedicated to all those involved in developing IoT solutions and bringing them to market.  There will be an audience of over 2000 people at...

IoT | By Hardware Pioneers | 08-09-2022

Recently, a deal between a coal-fired power plant and the UK authorities has delayed the coal plants decommissioning in fear of energy struggles this winter, but could wind energy be the solution to the UK’s future energy concerns? What challenges does the UK...

Environment | By Robin Mitchell | 08-09-2022

Recently, Chinese giant Alibaba Cloud unveiled a new RISC-V development platform that it hopes will continue to push developers into the field of RISC-V. What challenges does RISC-V currently present to designers, what are the specifications for the new platfo...

RISC-V | By Robin Mitchell | 07-09-2022

As governments worldwide continue to enact protectionism on semiconductor products, a lack of foresight could help embolden Chinese semiconductor manufacturing while still leaving the semiconductor industry vulnerable. How could China still benefit from the se...

By Robin Mitchell | 06-09-2022

Recently, researchers have demonstrated a temperature array that can be adhered to other surfaces and be used to generate heat maps. What challenges do typical thermal sensing solutions present, what did the researchers develop, and how could it help engineers...

By Robin Mitchell | 05-09-2022

Researchers have conducted an experiment to reduce the size of DRAM and increase memory density by eliminating the need for a cell capacitor, which they achieved through the 3D stacking of vertical transistors. The new technology, called capacitorless DRAM, ha...

By Robin Mitchell | 05-09-2022

Recognising the challenges patients face when taking lithium, researchers recently demonstrated a touch sensor that can determine the levels of lithium in the blood without using invasive measures. What challenges does lithium present, what did the researchers...

By Robin Mitchell | 02-09-2022

Recently, Google announced that it will be shutting down its IoT Core service and has begun informing customers to migrate their devices to other services. Why is Google shutting down its service, what challenges does this present to the IoT industry, and why...

IoT | By Robin Mitchell | 01-09-2022

Different types of batteries are used for various applications, but the overall dominant player in the rechargeable battery space is the Li-ion battery. However, there are applications where they are not the best suited because their energy densities are not a...

By Liam Critchley | 31-08-2022

As the western world continues to tighten its grip on semiconductor technologies, the UK government has blocked a sale of a British semiconductor technology company to oversea investors in Hong Kong. Who are Pulsic, why was the sale prevented, and does this de...

Security | By Robin Mitchell | 30-08-2022

Recently, researchers from MIT demonstrated a new e-skin that can provide key biodata measurements without needing to integrate a processor or battery. What challenges do typical wearables face, what did the researchers develop, and could the future of wearabl...

Wearables | By Robin Mitchell | 30-08-2022