Lucy Barnard
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Bringing over two decades in journalism, Lucy Barnard has reported on everything from London’s property chessboard to Abu Dhabi’s vertical ambitions — and always delivered the story before deadline. Lucy is interested in how technology intersects with major global challenges, from climate change to gender equality and social justice. She believes innovation isn’t just about efficiency or convenience—it’s a powerful tool for building a fairer, more sustainable world.

Researchers looking to revolutionise wireless tech

The concept that your earbuds could replicate everything your smartphone does, but better, may not be far off, thanks to a new category of synthetic materials potentially sparking the next revolution of wireless technologies and the work of researchers. A…

Q&A: Simon Ford, Blecon, praises the power of Bluetooth

Sometimes it’s the obvious things that open up a whole world of opportunities once realised. That was the message impressed upon by Simon Ford, Co-Founder of Blecon, who spoke to IoT Insider at Hardware Pioneers and makes up part two…

Media briefing: u-blox talks through indoor positioning solution

A newly launched indoor positioning solution from u-blox marks the company’s entrance into the end products market, which was born out of this “large demand” u-blox saw coming from customers, according to a recent media briefing hosted by Magnus Johansson,…

Bluetooth hailed as transformative for IIoT

The unveiling of Blecon’s Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) solution at Hardware Pioneers last month in London demonstrated an ongoing shift towards embracing Bluetooth as a technology capable of transforming IoT applications. For Blecon, part of the mission is to increase…

Q&A: Toby Gasston, Wireless Logic discusses cellular connectivity

Debuting a four-part series highlighting experts IoT Insider spoke to at Hardware Pioneers, in this first part we speak to Toby Gasston, Mobile Core Product Lead at Wireless Logic, who was present at the event to talk about cellular connectivity.…

Safety first: Element opens new testing facility in Surrey Hills

IoT Insider was invited to experience Element Material Technology’s new facility in Guildford, the Connected Technologies Center of Excellence on 4 June, as the testing provider cut the ribbon on a purpose-built facility which will fortify the company’s capabilities in…

Hardware Pioneers 2024 stresses collaboration and communication

Collaboration and communication were two major talking points at the latest edition of Hardware Pioneers, as the challenges the industry faces – ranging from complying with the latest regulation to issues in cellular IoT connectivity – requires close collaboration and…

Cars, trucks and tractors: the world of driverless vehicles

Perhaps no area has been subject to more scrutiny and at the same time, excitement, than driverless vehicles. Populating the news and world of IoT, driverless vehicles promise safety, security and efficiency – a sleek future where vehicles ranging from…

How can IoT help bakers?

For many, conjuring up an image of bakers is one who leans on traditional methods to bake bread, lovingly rolling the dough by hand or mixing ingredients in a bowl. Of course, for the industrial baking world, this image has…

Netmore Group expands into APAC region

Netmore Group, a global LoRaWAN network operator, recently announced its expansion into the Asia Pacific region to meet the increasing demand for sensor-based utility and municipal infrastructure monitoring, as well as energy management solutions. This move follows Netmore’s acquisition of…