Organisations across the UK are being held accountable by the UK’s Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to prevent the growth of legionella and other known pathogens in fresh water systems. Healthcare and hospitality are especially under pressure here. But, to…
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AI and IoT technologies now mainstream as businesses gear for growth
Innovative businesses are increasingly making use of emerging technologies, such as robotics, augmented reality (AR) and the Internet of Things (IoT) to stand out from competitors and skyrocket their growth, new research has revealed. According to a survey of UK…
Automation, connectivity and intelligence evolve in smart homes
The global smart home device market accounted for $68.8 billion in 2020 and is expected to reach $156.6 billion by 2028. That is a lot of money quickly being invested into some serious home improvement! Our homes are rapidly graduating…
Plug-and-play IoT LED streetlight controller
Urban Control, a smart city solutions provider, announced that working together with Nordic Semiconductor it has developed a plug-and-play IoT LED streetlight luminaire controller that is quick to install and can scale-up to millions of lights. The Urban Node 324…
A Return to Smart Cities (City Digital: Season 1, Episode 3)
Following on from Episode 2, this three-part documentary from Digi-Key and Supplyframe present a three-part series highlighting some of the most advanced cities in the world, to discover how the latest technology and innovations are reshaping the way people work, commute, and…
European Space Agency selects GTT for hybrid cloud & security services
GTT Communications a global cloud networking provider to multinational clients, has announced that the European Space Agency has renewed and expanded its agreement with GTT for cloud networking services. ESA shares Earth Observation data from its satellites orbiting Earth with institutional…
HMIs and servos driving high-precision automation projects
The vision of futureproof, automated factories is one of high-speed, agile production lines capable of quickly delivering products to customers. The backbone of these automated systems are the perhaps less visible servos and HMIs, which are key for precision motion…
Offering to help global customers accelerate SaaS journey
PTC, which operates in the UK from its base in Farnborough, has today launched its Windchill+ product lifecycle management (PLM) software. Viewed by many as the next generation of the company’s market-leading Windchill® software, the new solution is delivered via…
IIoT platform for plant wide asset monitoring
Sensata Technologies announced the Sensata IQ platform that makes it easy to deploy asset health monitoring to prevent unplanned downtime within manufacturing environments. Online asset monitoring systems have traditionally been expensive, complex, and required users to have deep domain expertise.…
How the security mechanism of microcontrollers secure IoT devices
The coming of IoT era brings a huge amount of data in the cloud and edge. With the growth of cloud-based information, Statista has expected more than seven million data centres in 2021 and Global Market Insights has projected $45bn…
