Lianne Frith

About:

Lianne holds a degree in marine sciences from the University of Bordeaux and has always been intrigued by the opportunities that technological advancements bring to the environmental and medical sectors, as well as how artificial intelligence can pave the way for these innovations. Her professional background in sales and marketing has allowed her to work closely with digital technologies, and she now revels in the opportunity to share her discoveries with readers. Lianne currently resides in the UK.

Articles

Geothermal Energy: The Challenges and Developments

Given its high costs and risks, geothermal energy harnessing is far from the most popular energy solution. Nevertheless, engineers have been developing new and improved methods of tapping into our underground resources. We consider geothermal energy developments and their overall potential.

about 2 weeks ago
Research

Could Transparent Solar Panels Mean That Tomorrow’s Windows Will Generate Electricity?

Solar panels, being opaque due to their semiconductor layers, can traditionally only be mounted on buildings. Recently, however, scientists at Incheon University, South Korea created a transparent version of the energy harnessing technology. Could these see-through solar panels ever be integrated into windows?

2 weeks ago
Opinion

Accurately Detecting Earthquakes: Can We Engineer a Solution?

While there has been much progress in disaster predictions in certain areas, such as hurricanes, earthquake detection is falling behind. Now, engineering teams are stepping up to the plate, hoping that they can use AI areas, such as machine learning and complex algorithms, to create the beginnings of a solution.

3 weeks ago
Opinion

The NASA Perseverance Rover: Recapping the Events and the Engineering That Proved Perseverance Pays Off

On February 18th 2021, the most advanced robot ever sent to Mars landed safely, following the spacecraft’s ‘seven minutes of terror’ touchdown on an especially dangerous Martian terrain. We recap the events and discuss the engineering that helped NASA prove that perseverance really does pay off.

2 months ago
News

Will Micromobility Ever Become Fully Popularised in Europe’s Cities?

Micromobility is technically illegal on some of Europe’s streets, but its increasing public demand and eco-friendliness suggest that it should be pushed forward. We look at some of the many companies that are helping to bolster electric micro vehicle uptake, and ask: could it ever be considered as practical as driving a car?

about 3 months ago
Opinion

Elon Musk is Offering a $100 Million Prize for the Best Carbon Capture Technology

Elon Musk is offering a prize worth $100 million to any participant who can suggest the best solution to achieving carbon capture technology. The tech billionaire and Tesla founder tweeted the announcement with further details promised to follow.

3 months ago
News

Is the UK Rushing the Electric Vehicle Revolution?

In 2020, the UK government announced its plans to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030—an admirable, but incredibly ambitious, aim. Given the infrastructure and charging network required, the question arises: is the UK’s target viable, or is it rushing the electric vehicle revolution?

3 months ago
Opinion

COVID-19 is Driving Engineers to Further Develop Smart Technologies

As many continue to self isolate to combat COVID-19, we are seeing a continued drive for the need for advanced and remote systems that support our new way of life. Accordingly, engineers have been developing smart technologies to expedite the possibility of an autonomous and contactless world.

4 months ago
Opinion

Will Gallium Nitride Soon Be Charging All Our Devices?

With the average household containing at least five connected electronic devices, there are huge expectations around charging capabilities and performance. While silicon has battled with delivering fast charging through small devices, gallium nitride (GaN) technology is uniquely positioned to provide a solution to the challenge.

4 months ago
Opinion

Recycling Electronic Waste: Could Magnetic Density Separation be the Answer?

Magnetic density separation (MDS) offers many opportunities in recycling and is already used in some recycling plants for mixed plastic waste streams. Now, researchers are focusing MDS on electronic waste management, meaning it could one day be industrialised into a sustainable, mass-recycling solution for electronics.

5 months ago
Opinion

COVID-19 Has Led to a Pivotal Moment for Renewables, Such as this Floating Hybrid Energy Platform

The economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic is pressuring governments to review their energy strategies. As long-term recovery plans are outlined, there is an opportunity to incorporate innovative renewable energy solutions—and this is certainly the case with SINN Power’s Ocean Hybrid Platform.

5 months ago
Opinion

The World’s First Mass-Produced Fully-Electric Digger

Earlier this year, a JCB electric digger, called the 19C-1E, won the UK’s annual MacRobert Award, the leading prize in the UK to recognise engineering innovation. The vehicle is the world’s first volume-produced, fully battery-powered digger and offers the potential to drive sustainable engineering in the construction sector.

6 months ago
News

Biomimetic ‘Mole-Bot’ Enables Unmanned Exploration of Underground Resources

The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has recently announced the development of a mole-inspired robot. The biomimetic drilling robot imitates the biological structure and excavation habits of moles, and the team hopes it will be able to mine previously unreachable underground resources.

7 months ago
News

Engineering Innovations Focused on Improving Our Mental Health

Never has the importance of our mental health been more prevalent. The COVID-19 pandemic has driven a huge rise in anxiety illnesses across the globe. And, while our health services were already stretched, they are now bursting at the seams. Now more than ever, this has called for engineers to design technology that can monitor, research—and hopefully improve—our mental wellbeing.

7 months ago
Opinion

UK Government Makes Significant Investment in Satellite Technologies Through OneWeb Acquisition

The distressed global communication firm OneWeb has recently been saved from bankruptcy by a UK government-led consortium. The investment will see the UK take a significant equity share in OneWeb, whose headquarters are already based in the United Kingdom.

9 months ago
News

Study Focused on Realising the Health Impacts of 5G Wireless Networks Finds It Unharmful

While fifth-generation (5G) wireless technology offers faster connectivity, more bandwidth, and higher download speeds, there are fears surrounding its potential health implications.

9 months ago
News

Adapting Wearables to the Monitoring Needs of COVID-19 Patients

With engineering teams focusing on protective devices and treatments for the novel coronavirus, we have seen fewer ways to detect the virus.

10 months ago
News

A Shift in the Industry: Electronics Manufacturers Consider “Boycotting” China

Calls to boycott China have been sounding out for some time. Now, with COVID-19 adding to the list of reasons to reconsider manufacturing there, the campaign is again rife on social media.

10 months ago
Opinion

A Portable and Renewable Energy Source to Replace Automotive Battery Power

Portable electrical power is vital for many electronics, especially in the automotive industry, and the demand is growing further.

10 months ago
News

Should We Let AI Develop Curiosity Algorithms?

Artificial intelligence (AI) has been around for a while now, but it is evolving. Engineers have created a software with Darwinian theory, allowing programs to improve themselves without human input.

10 months ago
Opinion

The Challenges of Creating an Electric Vehicle Ecosystem

Electric vehicles (EVs) being positioned as a clean energy alternative that will help countries across the globe achieve their zero carbon emissions targets.

11 months ago
Opinion

TouchNetix has Introduced Touchscreen Displays for Hazardous Applications

UK-based ompany, TouchNetix, has introduced a new touch screen controller chip that can be used in challenging industrial environments.

11 months ago
News

International Women in Engineering Day: How It Aims to ‘Shape the Engineering World’ for Female Engineers

International Women in Engineering Day 2020 (INWED20), will be in its seventh year this year and with COVID-19-related restrictions across the globe, the annual event has its work cut out like never before.

one Year ago
Opinion

How British Engineers Are Helping in the Fight Against COVID-19

With the coronavirus pandemic spreading across the world, every country is facing the challenge of providing the necessary medical equipment, diagnostic capabilities and infrastructure to protect its most vulnerable residents.

one Year ago
Opinion

How the Development of Programmable Liquid Crystalline Elastomers Could Revolutionise Soft Robotics

As engineers seek to make ever-more capable machines, realistic human movement and emotion, biology is a constant source of inspiration.

one Year ago
Research

Can We Trust AI Emotion Recognition Technology?

With decision making in AI (or artificial intelligence) bigger than ever, engineers are now focused on emotion recognition technology (emotion AI), which has been developed to infer people’s feelings based on facial analysis.

one Year ago
Opinion

Air-Gen: A New Technology That Claims to Generate Electricity Through Air Moisture

In a world with an ever-growing population, energy demands are at an all-time high.

one Year ago
Research

The Leading Electrical Engineering Research Areas

The electronic industry encompasses an important area of expertise from consumer goods to medical supplies and communications equipment.

one Year ago
Opinion

Europe’s First Cryogenic Storage Plant: Will it Solve the Challenge of Storing Renewable Energy?

Highview Power, a leader in long-duration energy storage solutions, has announced its plans to construct the world’s first cryogenic energy storage facility in the North of England.

one Year ago
Opinion

Critical Engineering Skills For the Future: Readying for the Fourth Industrial Revolution in the UK

Engineering is vital to the UK’s economy: it provides quality employment alongside some vital solutions to major global challenges. However, the UK, similarly to the rest of Europe, has been experiencing a skills gap. Faced with the fourth industrial revolution and more, will the UK have the volume of engineering talent it needs to remain a key player?

one Year ago
Opinion

How Standardising Computing Platforms Could Accelerate the Delivery of Autonomous Vehicles at Scale

Self-driving cars must control themselves, perceive their environment and make decisions. Many of the prototypes are in fact able to achieve such functionalities, but still, autonomous vehicles for consumers are still a long way from mass production. To deliver what is needed, standardised, autonomous computing solutions, alongside industry collaboration, is vital.

one Year ago
Opinion

Power Integrations LQ10N200CQ and LQ20N200CQ Audio Amplifiers

Power Integrations, a leading company in high-voltage integrated circuits for energy-efficient power conversion, has announced that its new 200V Qspeed diodes are now available. The LQ10N200CQ and LQ20N200CQ diodes have the AEC-Q101 automotive qualification and are optimal for in-vehicle audio systems due to their low EMI and reduced noise output.

one Year ago
Product Highlights

World’s First Fully Superconducting Hybrid-Electric Motor Prepares for Testing in Large Civil Aircraft

Air traffic is increasing by five percent each year, driving fossil fuel consumption and carbon emissions higher than ever before. While there is a plan to create fully electric aircraft, hybrid propulsion is desperately needed.

one Year ago
News

The First Programmable Memristor Computer: Impacts on Machine Learning and AI Industries

Until now, memristors have primarily been a solution looking for a problem. In a recent development, however, researchers from the University of Michigan claim to have built the first programmable memristor computer.

one Year ago
Research

Solving an Engineering Labour Shortage in Germany with Foreign Workers

Germany is a country on the brink of full employment with an unemployment rate of just 3.1% (the second-lowest in Europe). However, while economic growth is booming and unemployment is at an all-time low, there is a new problem on the horizon: almost every skilled and able worker is doing just that—working.

one Year ago
Opinion

Becoming a Chartered Engineer: The Benefits of Licensing as an Electrical Engineer in the UK

Definitions of a 'qualified engineer' vary according to educational systems and engineering degrees across the globe. Even more diverse are the definitions of licensures, registrations, and certifications that dictate a higher level of professionalism and experience.

one Year ago
Opinion

Are Electronics Manufacturers Ready for 5G Implementation?

To deliver on 5G’s promises, electronics manufacturers need to produce new components to support 5G networks. The next generation network needs to be faster, more reliable and more secure than its predecessors.

one Year ago
Opinion

Getting Familiar with 5G: What Is It Exactly and How Does It Work?

The anticipation of the arrival of 5G is growing by the day, with the first 5G-enabled smartphone expected to reach consumers this year.

one Year ago
Opinion

Necessary EU Investments to Boost Europe’s Lagging Tech Sector

Despite a population nearing 750 million, more than twice that of the US, Europe’s tech sector continues to lag behind its rivals.

about 2 years ago
Opinion

The Engineering Challenges of Operating a Zero Carbon Power Grid in the UK by 2025

The National Grid Electricity Operator (ESO) has reported that it will be able to fully operate Britain’s electricity on a zero-carbon system by 2025.

2 years ago
Opinion

Are Universities Properly Equipping EEs with the Skills Employers Seek?

Engineering is a tempting option for students with the promise of more job opportunities and higher starting salaries than that of other industries.

2 years ago
Opinion

Ways Smart Sensors Enable Smarter Robotics

The robotics industry has shown significant growth in recent years, especially in the fields of manufacturing and logistics. The robots that we work with are able to classify objects, navigate their surroundings, and teach themselves valuable skills.

2 years ago
Research

Are We Making Any Progress With Medical 3D Implants?

Back in 2015, market research firm Gartner predicted that 3D implants were set to make a big impact on the medical field. In fact, the prediction was that by 2019, 10% of people in the developed world would be living with 3D-printed items either on or in their bodies.

2 years ago
Opinion

Intel’s Loihi CPU: A Neuromorphic Chip Modelled on the Human Brain

Neuroscience, with its huge volume of complex interactions, is a field that offers an enormous amount of insight for the potential of hardware architectures and algorithms. The behaviors and properties of biological neurons have, to date, proven difficult to model let alone replicate. However, while the vast majority of biological neuron interactions will remain a mystery for some time, simplified abstractions of neural networks are now possible.

2 years ago
Product Highlights

Can Voice Recognition Applications Retain Surge of Growth in European Market Despite Device Flaws?

Voice recognition technology is an incredibly exciting innovation that is becoming a big part of our day-to-day lives. First integrated into our smartphones several years ago, the technology is now able to automate tasks, giving us the hands-free ability to achieve more.

2 years ago
Opinion

Electrical Engineers Designed This Shoe and That’s How It Should Be

Wearable technology is nothing new. Smart devices such as watches and glasses have become commonplace, giving us convenient access to all their features. In the same way that smartphones have untethered us from our desktops, smartwatches have released us from our phones.

2 years ago
Opinion

3 Implantable Medical Devices That Should Have Never Left the Lab

Since the first pacemaker was implanted back in 1958, there have been numerous developments and innovations in the area of implantable medical devices. By their very nature, these devices need to exist within the human body, and they are challenged by material, power consumption, size shrinkage and more.

2 years ago
Opinion

Engineers Can’t Avoid the Ultra-Personalized Future of IoT

The future is here with fast-evolving IoT devices integrated into every aspect of our work and home lives. But are these smart devices safe? And could we even avoid this invasion anyway?

2 years ago
Opinion