You will likely have heard that this week, Elon Musk bought Twitter for $44bn. Concerns have arisen regarding how he hopes to ‘transform’ the social media platform with free speech. Many critics have speculated that this openly invites hate speech…
Commercial end-to-end solution for intelligent edge
MontaVista Software, LLC, a provider of commercial Embedded Linux products and services, announced MVEdge, a full-platform solution for the Intelligent Edge, specifically aimed at gateway-style devices. MVEdge allows customers to focus their development resources on developing and enhancing their core…
IoT and the future of smart factories
Across manufacturing, businesses are trying to realise the future of factories through digital transformation. Whether a company is just starting out their journey or is further along, they are all looking ahead to the potential possibilities of the smart factory:…
Converting day-to-day movements into electrical energy
Harvesting energy from the day-to-day movements of the human body and turning it into useful electrical energy, is the focus of a new piece of research involving a Northumbria University Professor. Academics from Northwestern Polytechnical University in China, supported by…
Humanoid robot that will solve the labour crisis
Beyond Imagination is building humanoid robots to solve the world’s labour crisis by expanding access to jobs around the globe. The Beomni robot will appear at Explorers Club Headquarters and at the annual dinner on Saturday April 23rd in New…
Revolutionising healthcare with blockchain
The healthcare sector is set to benefit from blockchain in a huge variety of ways, including increased patient data security, privacy and accessibility. This article discusses the role of blockchain in healthcare and the benefits of its applications. In 2021, 79…
Preventing legionella with IoT, automation and digital processes
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…
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…
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…