16/08/2019
n ancient China, tethered kites were deployed to gain an aerial advantage over the enemy. Later, armies used hot air balloons for aerial attack and information gathering and, shortly after the Wright brothers’ first flight in 1903, aeroplanes were used in small and large scale battles, before the First World War.
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13/08/2019
The US, China, Russia and the UK are among a growing number of countries that are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning as they look to develop a new generation of advanced weapons system.
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22/07/2019
What are the implications for the electronics industry from the on-going trade dispute between the US and China, and is it simply part of a much deeper strategic confrontation?
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20/05/2019
As more connected devices appear, so the concept of modularity is being used to tackle the problem of security.
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29/04/2019
AI inference processing is still in its infancy, but the market and technologies are growing at a rapid rate.
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26/04/2019
How can Blockchain be used to solve the growing e-waste problem? Stewart McGrenary explains.
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24/04/2019
PCB Design and Manufacturing Live opens its doors for a second year, welcoming a host of the industry’s PCB experts.
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30/03/2019
New Electronics looks at how bespoke design is helping to encourage innovation in optoelectronics.
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01/03/2019
The setting up of the new Future Networks Lab looks to support and enable the adoption of IoT, LPWAN and 5G technologies.
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11/02/2019
A the end of 2018 Gatwick airport and the UK authorities were forced to bring in military teams, using advanced techniques developed on the battlefield, to search for an unauthorised drone buzzing the airport’s runway.
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14/01/2019
It’s essential that companies consider managing their intellectual property rights.
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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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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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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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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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10/09/2018
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The Cockcroft Institute is unique among institutions, bringing together industrialists, scientists and engineers to advance the science and technology supporting particle accelerators.
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20/08/2018
With approximately 1,500 active satellites orbiting Earth, most of them carry highly sophisticated microelectronics that support communication and enable research that was scarcely imaginable a generation ago.
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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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