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Emily Gray-Fow

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Emily Gray-Fow is a technology journalist, web designer, and entrepreneur with a background in mechanical engineering and computer science, which she studied at The Open University. Currently based in the UK, she has lived in the U.S. and travelled extensively in Europe, and she is currently a business partner in a small electromagnetics compliance consultancy. Emily is particularly interested in neural networks and edge computing.

Articles

Is Wireless Power Transfer Safe and Secure?

With a range of small-scale and large-scale wireless power platforms in their final phases of testing and deployment, the question remains: ‘How can wireless power be both economically viable and secure?’

about 2 months ago
Opinion

Historical Female Engineers to Remember for Their Contributions to the Foundations of Electrical Engineering

Historically, engineering, and especially electrical engineering has been heavily skewed towards men. That said, history boasts a number of female electrical engineers. Today, women are more visible in engineering than ever before, though there is still a lot of variation in the proportion of women engineers from country to country.

2 months ago
Opinion

Female Engineers That Are Making A Name for Themselves in The Electrical Engineering Field

Despite the ongoing battle for female equality, today’s women electrical engineers have made a name for themselves both in engineering and in other fields like politics and business. This list includes several well-established figures, but also runs through some up-and-coming engineers who we can expect to make big leaps forward in their field over the next few decades.

3 months ago
Opinion

How Organic Biodegradable Electronics Help Protect the Environment and Ourselves

Waste, and especially electronics waste, is a major issue that humanity needs to tackle if it’s to keep this planet in a viable condition long-term. Bioengineers have been working increasingly closely with electronics engineers to resolve this issue with multiple breakthroughs in the last 12 months.

3 months ago
Opinion

Rectifying Antennas Are A Growing Practical Power Source For Electrical Devices

Rectifying antennas (‘rectennas’) aren’t exactly a new technology.

3 months ago
Opinion

Avoid Signal Interference with Harwin EMI and RFI Filtering Solutions

Throughout industry and the automotive sector, the effects of EMI and RFI (electromagnetic interference and radio frequency interference) are becoming more of an issue as technology evolves.

about 5 months ago
Product Highlights

Designing for the Future: Replacing the Mouse and Keyboard with Interactive Technology

The traditional mouse and keyboard have hardly changed for many years. However, many parts of the world are facing a skills crisis, and young people are leaving school with far more experience using tablets and smartphones.

5 months ago
Opinion

PCB Fuel Cell Breakthrough Set to Revolutionise Portable Power

A recent breakthrough in fuel cell manufacturing is set to revolutionise several industries that have been trying to integrate hydrogen fuel cells into their power systems.

7 months ago
Product Highlights

A Doctor on Your Wrist? The Rise of Wearable Technology in European Healthcare

Western medicine has seen huge growth in the use of technology for the treatment of disease and in preventative medicine. Many centres in Europe are leading the way in the use of smartwatches and fitness trackers to treat a number of different conditions, making innovative new leaps in how these body-worn sensors can help keep us fit and well.

7 months ago
Opinion

How Brexit will Affect Engineers in the UK and Abroad

The fallout from Brexit has been affecting the economies of EU countries and the United Kingdom since the day the referendum results were published.

7 months ago
Opinion

Global Electronic Component Shortages: Causes, Effects, and Mitigation

There is currently no end in sight for the electronics component shortage we have been plagued by in recent years. The rise of the Internet of Things (IoT), autonomous vehicles, and a move towards more distributed digital hardware infrastructures such as Edge computing have pushed component manufacturers to the breaking point.

8 months ago
Opinion

Avionics Technology Needs to Take Advice from Silicon Valley to Modernize

Traditionally, the commercial avionics industry, shrouded in a “conservative culture” is slow in developing and implementing new technology.

8 months ago
Opinion

It’s Scary that Young Engineers Don’t Have These Skills

While younger engineers might feel that their shiny new degrees make their skillsets more relevant, most established electrical engineers with years of experience have these necessary skills that haven't hit history books yet.

9 months ago
Opinion

Hyperloop Will Never Happen. Here’s Why.

Elon Musk's dreams of hyper-fast transportation and connectivity worldwide are filled with innovation and open-source production. But is the all-mighty Hyperloop possible, or just another unrealistic plan by tech's most eccentric innovator?

about 10 months ago
Opinion

If You Got Your Electrical Engineering Degree Before 2000, You’re at a Disadvantage

With age comes wisdom and experience, but with youth comes up-to-date education and marketable skills. Is your engineering degree as valuable as it used to be?

10 months ago
Opinion

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