22/02/2019
With Mobile World Congress less than a week away (25-28 February), what can visitors expect? Here, industry gives its views, predicting what will be this year’s biggest trends at the Barcelona based show.
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14/02/2019
MIT researchers have developed a sub-terahertz-radiation receiving system that could help steer driverless cars when traditional methods fail.
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21/01/2019
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Earlier this month the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) took place in Las Vegas, and with over 4,500 exhibitors and upwards of 180,000 visitors it remains the largest consumer electronics show in the US, with a global impact to match.
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14/01/2019
It’s essential that companies consider managing their intellectual property rights.
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14/01/2019
From the first autonomous vehicles to 5G and the realisation of mobile AR devices, here’s what to look out for in the year ahead.
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06/12/2018
Capacitive touchscreens are constructed using an orthogonal grid of transmitter and receiver (or ‘drive’ and ‘sense’) electrodes which are usually formed on either side of a transparent substrate and behind a transparent touch surface such as glass.
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29/11/2018
If fully autonomous vehicles are ever set to become a reality, we need to start finding answers to the ‘impossible’ questions.
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23/11/2018
As the dependency on software within automotive development increases, so the importance of coding standards becomes more acute.
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22/11/2018
Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) are familiar terms, and can actually be dated back as early as the 1830s. Today, industry raves about their potential, so why is it that these technologies have still to deliver on the promises being made?
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21/11/2018
Last month saw over 2500 people from over 70 countries gather at a 4G/5G Summit organised in Hong Kong by Qualcomm. It was a chance for carriers, equipment providers, OEMs and software providers to come together to discuss how the industry was working to make 5G a reality and, despite accusations of hype, it appears that they are nearer to realising 5G than was previously the case – even just a few months ago.
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31/10/2018
According to Arm, without safety there is no future for autonomous driving.
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25/10/2018
When it comes to engineering outreach, AESSEAL puts its money where its mouth is and proved a worthy Grand Prix Winner.
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12/10/2018
Once regarded as a purely mechanical industry, the automotive sector has entered an electronic era as a result of increasing demand for electric vehicles, infotainment systems and driver assistance features.
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11/10/2018
As the amount of data soars and computational power accelerates, data centres are set to have a bigger carbon footprint than the aviation industry. What can be done to address this?
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02/10/2018
The gender gap is closing. Around 11% of the engineering workforce is female – that is a 2% rise from 2015 figures, according to the Women’s Engineering Society. It’s great to see that more women are deciding to enter into STEM, but it’s a slow journey.
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26/09/2018
As the maker-market thrives, a new breed of engineer has appeared, and one which needs some nurturing.
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26/09/2018
Arm’s collaboration with the University of Southampton hits 10 years. Here we celebrate a decade of innovation in mobile and embedded systems.
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25/09/2018
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Quality data, in real-time, will be critical to making the concept of Mobility as a Service (MaaS) a reality.
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10/09/2018
IoT security is notoriously lax leading to headline grabbing attacks that seed fear among consumers and threaten adoption. Typically, only nine percent of vendor budgets go on security implementation and testing. Even if we allow for the fact this low figure may be due to security being outsourced, it’s clear that security is too often, a secondary consideration with production and time-to-market dictating spend.
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10/09/2018
By 2020, for every human, there are expected to be 26 smart devices and if that forecast from Intel is accurate, that means around 200billion connected ‘things’.
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30/07/2018
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Despite Brexit uncertainty, levels of investment into the UK’s technology sector remain strong. But which technologies are attracting investment?
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26/07/2018
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The T-Level is a new, 2-year, technical Level 3 qualification, which will replace the current suite of vocational qualifications.
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26/07/2018
With so much uncertainty to contend with, how are UK manufacturers looking to capitalise on the challenges of the coming years?
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28/06/2018
Engineers are fundamental to shaping the lives of every man, woman and child. International Women in Engineering Day celebrates this inclusivity and marks an opportunity to extend it.
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27/06/2018
With the rising number of connected devices, how do we hold onto good Wi-Fi performance?
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