The acquisition of Newport Wafer Fab by Nexperia has been called-in for a full national security assessment by Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng.

A suite of AB Dynamics products has been used to conduct a driverless, on-track crash test of NASCAR’s Next Gen race car at Talladega Superspeedway.

Following the news that Google is planning to release its smartwatch known as the Google Pixel Watch, this article looks at some of the features to expect and ultimately what they could mean for the wearables marketplace.

Researchers from Georgia State University have developed a new type of artificial vision device that uses a vertical stacking architecture to allow for greater depth of colour recognition and scalability at the micro-level.

Researchers have developed a new microfluidic chip that can detect diseases using a minimal number of components and can be powered wirelessly by a smartphone.

As EVs (electric vehicles) become ever more prevalent, the concept of range anxiety is a big challenge for automakers. This piece discusses what manufacturers are doing to combat such a concern.

After a 4-year COVID-enforced absence, the Drives & Controls Show and its co-located manufacturing industry events returned to the Birmingham National Exhibition Centre last month.

Royal Mail has set out its ambition to scale up its use of drone technology and create more than 50 new postal drone routes over the next three years, subject to Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) approval, as part of a partnership with Windracers, the logistics drone company.

The UK has long been a pioneer in space technology. From the development of early rocket technology to the first 150lb microsatellite, UK heritage speaks to the demand and opportunities of the commercial space age.

Despite major strides, many IoT devices remain challenging to secure or vulnerable to attacks. End users that adopt these devices may become more exposed to hackers and cybercrime. Industrial Journalist Emily Newton discusses what Arrow Electronics is doing to help combat such challenges in the Internet of Things.

2Excel Aviation and IAI (Israel Aerospace Industries) have completed a demonstration of IAI's Maritime Heron UAS, or unmanned aircraft system, in a series of live, Beyond Visual Line of Sight maritime search and ISR – intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance – scenarios. The demonstration was based out of West Wales Airport in Aberporth, Wales.

CycloTech and Yamato Holdings have created a mid-class cargo eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) aircraft capable of precision landing in confined areas and able to handle challenging wind conditions.

National Space Day was created to inspire all of us in the pursuit of knowledge and progress. With that in mind, here are 10 thrilling books that explore old and new space missions, the technology behind them and the people who assisted along the way.

This National Space Day lets lift off and explore some of the biggest events in space history. These events have been made possible due to incredible contributions to all disciplines of engineering. From avionics, to electronics, and software and design to rockets, engineering has turned space exploration dreams into reality.

How can you keep cyber secure this World Password Day? Industry experts share their views with Electronic Specifier with keeping cyber safe.

GaN semiconductors are relatively commonplace and now the P3EP project moves the spotlight to developing scalable power conversion modules that capitalise on GaN technology for mass manufacturing processes, writes Caroline Hayes.

Star Wars is home to some incredibly out of this word technology. This May fourth, Electronic Specifier showcases some of the cool technology that is no longer completely science-fiction.

Kimi is a recently released crime thriller from Director Steven Soderbergh. The film centres around a Seattle tech worker during the COVID-19 pandemic who suffers from agoraphobia.

Now more than ever before, people are reliant on technology, particularly their smartphones and smartwatches. But most people’s devices are on them – not in them. That’s where tech implants come in: this article looks at what tech implants are, how some of them work, and what users may think about such a controversial use of technology.

In the first half of 2021 there were over 1.5 billion IoT related cyber security attacks – more than double the previous year. Many of these attacks exploit device vulnerabilities and can expose individuals, leading to reputational damage and financial loss for businesses. This article from Iqbal Singh, Founder of Intelligens Consulting discusses what risks arise from the increasing number of connected devices and what security design consi...