Recently, Dryad Networks announced that their smart sensors designed to fight forest fires are being installed in Italy. What challenges do forest fires present, what does the Dryad solution do, and how will LoRAWAN help with remote applications? What ch...

By Robin Mitchell | 21-07-2022

For the past year, Fujitsu has been developing a tsunami prediction system using supercomputers and AI to try and identify areas that are at risk of flooding. Fujitsu is taking its developments further and now developing an app that will warn users in dangerou...

By Robin Mitchell | 21-07-2022

Hive is famous for its range of IoT devices, but it has recently announced that it will no longer support its own security devices. What challenges does IoT fragmentation present, what has Hive announced, and how does this demonstrate the dangers of lacking lo...

IoT | By Robin Mitchell | 20-07-2022

Many people and companies worldwide are looking toward sustainable solutions for a greener future while trying to maintain the same level of living standard and technological advancement. Electronics often come under fire as wasteful material, not necessarily...

By Liam Critchley | 20-07-2022

It would seem that of all semiconductor companies, mother nature has an axe to grind against Renesas with first fire and now a lightning strike. What exactly happened at the Renesas facility, what else has Renesas struggled with, and how does this show the nee...

By Robin Mitchell | 19-07-2022

Recently, European regulatory bodies have allowed custom 3D printed bone grafts to be used for medical procedures. What challenges do implants present, what does the 3D printing technology do, and how does this help to lower the cost of medical procedures and...

By Robin Mitchell | 19-07-2022

A hacker claims to have conducted history’s biggest data heist, having obtained over 1 billion records on Chinese citizens, including IDs, addresses, and contact details. How has China used digitisation to track its citizens, what is the hacker claiming, and c...

By Robin Mitchell | 18-07-2022

In a surprising report, RISC-V International reported that over 10 billion RISC-V cores have been delivered to market solutions, and yet it would seem that RISC-V processors are a rare find. What does the report claim, where are these RISC-V processors, and do...

RISC-V | By Robin Mitchell | 15-07-2022

After the fallout from Pegasus, Apple has announced that it will introduce a lockdown feature that will prevent spyware from accessing Apple devices. What did the Pegasus spyware do, how will the new lockdown feature work, and what challenges does spyware pres...

By Robin Mitchell | 14-07-2022

As engineers continue to find economic solutions to storing excess renewable energy, the media continues to exaggerate well-established technologies with the goal of creating hype and wonder. What energy storage solutions currently exist, what has Switzerland...

By Robin Mitchell | 14-07-2022

When it comes to providing personal security, it’s fair to say that biometrics are pretty good but not infallible. Biometrics are vulnerable to numerous hacking methods, including the dramatically named threat acting, but more on that later. The problem is tha...

By Paul Whytock | 13-07-2022

As fuel prices continue to rise, the need to conserve energy couldn’t be more important. Recently, the US and EU released a joint statement on their intentions to deploy over 1.5 million smart thermostats to try and do just this by the end of 2022. How would a...

By Robin Mitchell | 13-07-2022