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Paving the path to a digital future
Bernie van Leeuwen, Director Product Management Digitalisation at SKF explains why digitalisation of established technologies such as condition monitoring and smart sensors could have a revolutionary effect on manufacturing.
Build a Pi-powered plane watcher
This project uses a Raspberry Pi with super low cost software-defined radio (SDR) hardware to receive tracking information from the Mode-S transponders of aircraft up to hundreds of km away, with the addition of a neat 3.5” TFT display to provide a handy summary of airspace activity. Article contributed by RS Components (click for full article).
Trade secrets and the ECSN
Adam Fletcher, Chairman of the Electronic Components Supply Network (ecsn), reviews new legislation and considers it’s likely impact on the electronic components industry where there is currently significant merger and acquisition activity and therefore increased risk of information ‘leakage’.
Simulate the weather from your desk
Social Media Editor at Raspberry Pi, Alex Bate discusses the weather-simulating lamp that can recreate the weather of any location in the world called the Modern Inventor's Storm Glass.
From highways in the sky, to ‘eye‑ways' in our homes
Surely it’s a dream to have a car that will move you and your family from Point A to Point B without ever sitting in traffic? Let’s think about how convenient it would be to book a taxi that rises above the city streets and flies you to your destination through the clouds?
Buildings of the Future: Science fiction or science fact?
The world is changing at an exponential rate and science fiction is fast becoming science fact. We are moving towards an increasingly digital, interconnected society and with it comes the realisation that everything we know will change. The built environment has been slower than other industries to react to this change.
Delays, more delays and marketing...
Steve Rogerson looks at some of the news that may have missed the front page. My travels in the past month took me to Jakarta for the Inatronics electronics show. I was quite excited about this as I had been hearing a lot about the advancements in Indonesia’s electronics industry and it would be good to see it first hand. However, my confidence in their technological capability was dented as early as passport control, when the computer...
Seven tips for young digital entrepreneurs to reduce operating costs
As any business entrepreneur knows, keeping operating costs down is an important strategy towards staying within the business budget and achieving profit targets. So how does one keep operating costs down? It takes money to run a business, buy things for the office supplies, initiate marketing activities, and so on.
Designing an underwater drone is surprisingly hard
As there has been a recent growth in autonomous flying drones, driven by advances in technology and economies of scale, thoughts turn to underwater drones becoming as cheap and ubiquitous as their airborne counterparts. Guest blog by Mirko Bernacchi, Mouser Electronics.
Top three PC board storage hazards
It's late. Do you know where your PC boards are? Let me rephrase that: Can unused PC boards be stored for future use? Yes, they can - if stored properly. Keep them wrapped up or sealed in a bag. Anti-static isn't necessary in this case, but it won't hurt. It’s best to keep them in a cool, dark place. Be sure to keep them clean and do your best to avoid dropping them on the floor and stepping on them. Author: Duane Benson, Chief T...