10/04/2018
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Mixed reality is starting to have an impact on the commercial world bringing the physical and virtual together.
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10/04/2018
“We are entering a new era where artificial intelligence systems are helping to shape the future world,” says CEA-Leti’s chief scientist, Barbara Der Salvo.
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27/03/2018
While voice has been the natural means of communication between humans, it hasn’t been quite so important when it comes to electronic devices. With the exception of the various telephony devices developed over the years, voice has only been used for one way communication – the television and the radio being the obvious examples.
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27/03/2018
As automotive designers try to balance limited cabin space with additional display elements, many are turning to light guides as a solution.
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26/03/2018
Autonomous driving will lead to a mass of external sensors being deployed, but manufacturers aren’t neglecting the vehicle’s interior.
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26/03/2018
With the number and sophistication of cyber-attacks and cybercrimes on the increase how can vulnerable businesses best protect themselves?
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13/03/2018
Augmented reality is an old technology with new hopes – and could change the face of electronic design.
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01/03/2018
Though often used as synonyms, Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) is really the controlling of radiated and conducted Electromagnetic Interference (EMI); and poor EMC is one of the main reasons for PCB re-designs. Indeed, an estimated 50% of first-run boards fail because they either emit unwanted EM and/or are susceptible to it.
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28/02/2018
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With automation accelerating around the world, according to the International Federation of Robotics, one of the fastest growing segments of the industrial robotics market is that associated with collaborative robots.
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28/02/2018
In January 2018, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) celebrated its 20th anniversary. Formed in 1998, the group was started with just a handful of companies who were looking to replace wire for mobile voice and data. Today, membership stands at more than 33,000 companies.
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14/02/2018
According to a 2017 Nielson Sports survey, motor sports have become enormous, watched by millions of people in over 190 countries. Few other sports have that level of global appeal.
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14/02/2018
UKRI is to map the UK’s research and innovation infrastructure, looking to identify what will be needed for the UK to stay competitive in the next 10 to 15 years.
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23/01/2018
The demands of the IoT are pushing wireless MCU developers to create devices with more processing power, a range of connectivity options and ultra low power consumption.
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23/01/2018
The race is on to develop new battery chemistries and manufacturing processes – and the UK is looking to take the lead.
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13/12/2017
The Internet of Things is developing from being a concept just a few years ago to something far more tangible. But the whole idea of the IoT is dependent upon collecting masses of data from billions of so called edge devices, analysing it and deciding on actions. That data needs to be collected by sensors of all description – and those sensors need to be low cost if the aims of those creating products for the IoT are to be realised.
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13/12/2017
Last month saw the publication of the Industrial Digitalisation Review which outlined a series of proposals to boost the UK’s economy through the deployment of advanced digital technologies including: robotics, 3D printing, augmented and virtual reality and artificial intelligence.
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29/11/2017
Established in 2003 by Professor Bob Stone, Birmingham University’s Human Interface Technologies (HIT) Team, based within the university’s School of Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering (EESE) has been a pioneer in the development of interactive media and telerobotic technologies in the UK, building on Stone’s long experience in virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), mixed reality, simulation and telerobotics.
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28/11/2017
It is easy to see artificial intelligence (AI) as a naturally power-hungry technology; it demands racks of servers stuffed with a combination of multicore CPUs, GPUs and, increasingly, FPGAs that crunch through terabytes of data to form the connections between millions of virtual neurons.
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28/11/2017
The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) was established in 1900 with the aim of bringing ‘scientific knowledge to bear practically upon our everyday industrial and commercial life’ and, over the past 117 years, it has established itself as a world class centre of excellence in measurement science. Not only that it has maintained the nation’s primary standards of measurement while developing and contributing to a host of innovations and technologies, from radar to atomic clocks.
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15/11/2017
A report published earlier in 2017 by consumer body Which? reinforced the perception that companies designing products for the Internet of Things don’t take security seriously enough.
In what it called a ‘snapshot’ investigation, it set up a network featuring such smart gadgets as wireless cameras, smart padlocks and children’s toys, then hired a team of ethical security researchers to hack it. While some of the devices proved harder to hack than others, eight of the 15 appliances on the network had at least one security flaw.
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14/11/2017
Set up in 1956 Roke Manor Research has over the past 60 years established itself as a world-class electronics engineering consultancy.
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08/11/2017
Hand-stacked turf harvesting is still widely used in the industry. Farm equipment companies have tried to build machines to automate turf slab cutting and stacking over the years to improve productivity, but the machines’ traditional approach makes them either perform inconsistently or increase productivity only slightly more than the hand-stacking process. They incorporate common mobile equipment such as electrically operated valves that control fluid power to hydraulic cylinders and motors for motion control. Though reliable for simpler systems, these components have been less effective for performing many parallel operations in tight synchronisation with other processes as well as implementing the complex math needed for advanced signal processing and high-speed motion control trajectory generation. In addition, limited data processing power and closed system architectures limit advanced functionality and remote monitoring and diagnostics.
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20/10/2017
Test drive any new car and you’ll discover the automotive industry is in the middle of a connected car revolution. From rear view cameras and blind spot detectors to adaptive cruise control and lane assist, an unprecedented amount of electronics is being added each year in the name of improving safety and the driving experience.
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11/10/2017
Tired of the countless articles talking about the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)? Surely all of the pundits, industry-leading companies, and technology providers excited to share their perspective on the growing impact of the IIoT have exhausted the topic. Instead of focusing on what the IIoT is, this article takes the opposite approach and talks about what the IIoT isn’t. Let’s be honest, the IIoT isn’t defined. It isn’t a known target with a clear set of parameters and rules. But there’s one thing we do know—as we build and define the IIoT, it’s critical that providers overdesign their technology offerings for flexibility.
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11/10/2017
Over the last decade or so, the semiconductor content of cars has increased dramatically; not only in terms of value, but also in terms of the number of components being deployed.
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