The Municipality of The Hague has launched a pilot project to keep the historic Hofvijver plastic-free.

Global e-waste levels continue to rise, posing serious challenges to human health and the environment.

Researchers from Case Western Reserve University and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have discovered new properties in boron-doped diamonds (BDDs) that have the potential to enhance quantum processing capabilities.

University of Bristol and University of West England researchers have advised the robotics industry to create robots that are able to be reprogrammed and repurposed once its lifespan is up, in an effort to tackle, rather than contribute to, the growing rise of electronic waste (e-waste).

Researchers based at the University of California, Irvine and New York’s Columbia University have successfully embedded transistors in a soft, comfortable material in a move that has created a biocompatible sensor implant capable of monitoring neurological functions through phases of a patient’s development.      

OpenAI has partnered with Oracle and SoftBank to develop data centres designed to support advanced artificial intelligence (AI), with an initial investment of $100bn (£81bn) set to be deployed immediately.

Apple is once again the world’s most valuable brand. Brand Finance, the brand valuation consultancy, values Apple’s brand at $574.5 billion for 2025, keeping it ahead of its closest rival, Microsoft, valued at $461 billion.

A seven-nation initiative has been launched to preserve and celebrate the Cornish language and Cornwall’s cultural heritage. Named REVIVE, the £2.5 million project is led by Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) and combines immersive technologies with participatory storytelling to promote endangered European languages.

New Glenn safely reached its intended orbit during its NG-1 mission, accomplishing its primary objective.

Researchers at Oregon State University (OSU) have created a new approach to 3D printing, by using materials that mimic the properties of living muscles. These materials, known as liquid crystalline elastomers (LCEs), are soft, flexible polymers that change shape dramatically when they are exposed to heat or other stimuli.

SpaceX has successfully launched two private lunar landers, Blue Ghost and Resilience, to the moon.

Janice Turner, Founder and Chief Product Officer of Wren Games, has spent her career solving problems in innovative ways. With over 18 years of experience across a variety of industries, she has turned her expertise as an engineer, product specialist, and entrepreneur into creating solutions that resonate with users.

Approaches to address electronic waste, or e-waste, have been varied. Some of these approaches that have featured on Electronic Specifier have included recycling electronic components - so they’re not outright discarded into landfill - while others have investigated new materials that are more recyclable, and battery-free applications that remove one major part of e-waste altogether.

CES 2025 cemented its reputation as a global hub for technology innovation, attracting over 141,000 attendees, 4,500 exhibitors, and more than 6,000 media professionals.

Imagine a battery that feeds on simple sugars instead of plugging into a wall – a sustainable alternative to conventional energy storage, powered by the metabolic processes of living organisms. Well, researchers at Empa have brought this very idea to life with a biodegradable battery powered by fungi.

As CES 2025 comes to a close today in Las Vegas, US, Electronic Specifier recaps some of the exciting and innovative technologies that were debuted at the show, acknowledging the forward-thinking and keen sensitivity to challenges that characterises companies’ new solutions.

At CES NVIDIA CEO, Jenson Huang, allured to the idea that useful quantum computing could be almost two decades away, causing a stock market upset for the sector.

In the late 1990s, Sony introduced the world to aibo, a robotic dog designed as an entertaining consumer product. While aibo was primarily focused on companionship, the concept of robotic dogs – also known as quadrupedal robots because of their four-legged design – has evolved into a machine that can enable increased safety and efficiency in security and defence scenarios.

The transformative potential of wearable technology was the centre of attention at CES 2025 during a panel discussion titled ‘Next Gen Wearable Tech: Shaping the Future.’  

O’Reilly recently released its 2025 Technology Trends Report, providing data-driven insights into what the most popular technology topics were among its 2.8 million users. The report analyses platform usage to establish what technology tools are gaining traction and which are less relevant.