29/04/2020
The Covid-19 pandemic has shone a bright light on the capacity of the healthcare system to cope with the numbers who need to access it.
|
|
|
27/04/2020
Sensor design is often described as straightforward and better performance can usually be achieved in terms of power, measurement time or sensor size.
|
|
|
24/04/2020
Whilst the advantages of converting from fluorescent lighting to LED technology are substantial, they become far greater when integrated with an intelligent lighting control system, which delivers the correct amount of light where and when it is needed.
|
|
|
22/04/2020
Over the past decade it’s been estimated that around a quarter of greenhouse gas emissions have been derived from agriculture, forestry and other land use.
|
|
|
21/04/2020
Integrated passives have a lot going for them. They take up less space on a PCB, they simplify design and they can, with the right processes shrink circuit tolerances thanks to closer component matching. The downside is that, as with semiconductors, volume is everything.
|
|
|
20/04/2020
In recent years, some in the cyber world recognise that there is a lot to learn from the biological world when protecting systems against viruses.
|
|
|
17/04/2020
Two years ago, the electronics distribution market was in an optimistic and positive mood.
|
|
|
16/04/2020
With teachers and educational budgets under pressure there has been a growing move towards using technology to aid teaching and, over the past ten years, that has given rise to the development of the Edtech sector, which is starting to radically change the face of learning.
|
|
|
14/04/2020
Could the days of the hard computer chip be numbered? Covered in transistors and other semi-conducting elements, these rigid devices likewise render the devices in which they are found similarly inflexible.
|
|
|
09/04/2020
NOR Flash has been a dependable technology in vehicles for many years, and today is used in various automotive systems, including the instrument cluster and in infotainment and telematics systems.
|
|
|
06/04/2020
This year’s MWC was meant to provide a showcase for the 5G network technology now making its way into the deployment phase.
|
|
|
03/04/2020
Not so long ago, “smart home” meant an assortment of individual connected gadgets, from smart LED lights to HVAC controls to security cameras, that users could control from their smartphones.
|
|
|
01/04/2020
With the IoT industry calling for common standards and infrastructure it’s fair to say that the industry is very much in its infancy; certainly not mature anyway.
|
|
|
30/03/2020
The Chief Scientific Adviser Sir Patrick Vallance argues that science needs to be embedded throughout government.
|
|
|
26/03/2020
"For me science fiction is a way of thinking, a way of logic that bypasses a lot of nonsense. It allows people to look directly at important subjects," so said Gene Roddenberry, the creator of Star Trek.
|
|
|
25/03/2020
Small is the desirable form factor, whether it is consumer devices or industrial equipment. As space becomes more limited on circuit boards or in automotive systems, it pays to be small.
|
|
|
24/03/2020
Some electronic components are well known to even complete rookies, not to mention electronic engineers or technicians. They are so common that at some point we stop paying attention to them, even though we have never even thought of finding out the name of their manufacturer. A very good example of such products are the well-known XT30, XT60 or XT90 power connectors (plugs and sockets). Do you know the name of their manufacturer?
|
|
|
24/03/2020
Projected capacitive touch technology is now the most commonly implemented touch technology in the world, offering responsive touch performance to everyone who owns modern smartphones and other touch-ready devices.
|
|
|
20/03/2020
Industrial organisations pursuing digital transformation are intensively connecting assets to capture data that can help improve activities such as customer support, new product design, and environmental performance
|
|
|
16/03/2020
With 4K and 8K displays hitting the market, how can manufacturers continue to improve picture quality? By Elliot Mulley-Goodbarne
|
|
|
12/03/2020
If there is a one protocol that has effectively taken over communications it is Ethernet. Driven by demand within and between data centres, the networking standard is moving into areas like front- and back-haul communication for high-speed wireless cellular networks.
|
|
|
11/03/2020
With devices getting smarter and intelligence now becoming an essential element in homes, vehicles, and workspaces, what’s referred to as the Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT) is fast becoming a fact.
|
|
|
11/03/2020
As connected devices have proliferated across homes, organisations, and cities, the range of vulnerabilities has grown as well. Device security must be a primary requirement for any connected device manufacturer, and that requirement starts well before a device ever is shipped to a customer.
|
|
|
10/03/2020
At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), carmakers decided the way forward for dashboards was to extend them and, like military aircraft, project their graphics onto the windscreen as head-up displays.
|
|
|
10/03/2020
Amongst a bombardment of advertising from your favourite Californian conglomerate, every September a debate will break out about the cost of mobile devices.
|