Opinion

The Anticipated Concerns of a Renewables-Fuelled Power Grid in the UK

In a bid to lower energy costs, meet growing demand with sustainable power, and reduce toxic emissions, the UK is turning to renewables to replace its existing power systems now more than ever. From a technical perspective, however, the path to implementation remains lined with challenges...

3 days ago by Sam Holland

Common Issues Engineers Face Using PCBs and How to Fix Them

Printed circuit boards, aka PCBs, are arguably the most common components in electronic devices—and altogether set to be worth $89.7 billion by 2024, says GlobeNewswire. Engineers, however, need to be prepared for the following issues when dealing with such ubiquitous material...

5 days ago by Sam Holland

Addressing How Popular 3D Printing Has Become in the Engineering Field

There is no shortage of people who live and breathe for 3D printing, but is all its hype warranted? Is 3D printing truly a process with unlimited potential?

6 days ago by Luke James

Safety Soldering Procedures for Electrical Engineers

Every electrical engineer has, at some point, come in contact with a soldering iron and some rolled up piece of solder. Surprisingly, there are scores of engineers who say they have had long careers where they never had to use a soldering iron. In practice, many electrical engineers won’t need to do much or any soldering at all in modern jobs, thanks to surface mount technology and “plug and play” electronics design.

one week ago by Sam Holland

Robotics in Medical Procedures: Is the Technology Safe Enough Yet?

Medical robotics has played an increasingly important role that has grown throughout the past decade. Applications include urology, orthopedics, laparoscopic surgery, and others, but is the technology safe enough?

about 2 weeks ago by Luke James

Addressing Energy Inefficiency in Wi-Fi Systems and Infrastructure

The intensive use of Wi-Fi communications has led to the growth of W-Fi infrastructure worldwide. Due to the huge amounts of data transmission, however, these consume a whole lot of power that is lost as heat. This shouldn't (and doesn't need to) be the case.

2 weeks ago by Luke James

Open Source Software Electrical Engineers Should Know About

‘Open-source software’ (OSS) refers to computer programs whose copyright holders have licensed their source codes to the public to study, modify, and distribute the software freely. Additionally, some of them have thriving online collaborative communities where users can share ideas, utilise and modify the source code for a host of applications.

2 weeks ago by Sam Holland

Right to Repair Electronics is Essential to Product Design

The conversation around the right to repair has always been contemptuous, often pitting consumers against companies. Though international electronics brands are household names, they often lack meaningful brick-and-mortar presences in many countries.

about 3 weeks ago by Tyler Charboneau

The UK is Falling Behind in Robotics — Though There’s Long-Term Hope

The manufacturing world is increasingly embracing automation, with the EU seeing 12% growth in robotics last year. Global workforce saturation is rising as countries modernise their labour strategies. However, the UK is struggling to keep up: by comparison, its robot sales fell by 3% in 2018.

3 weeks ago by Tyler Charboneau

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?’

3 weeks ago by Emily Gray-Fow

Could 5G Deployment Really Pose A Security Risk?

5G is the next generation of wireless communication technologies that will be used by future mobile devices all over the world. As with the standards that came before it, 5G promises vastly better performance—it will substantially increase data transfer speeds, improve reliability, and greatly reduce latency.

3 weeks ago by Gaber Intihar

Has the Limits of Processing Power Been Reached?

As technology advances, so too does the need for more computing power to handle the explosive volumes of data generated. With growing trends in autonomous driving, high-bandwidth data transfer, and cloud computing, leading chipmakers are striving to push out lightning-fast processors every year through many manufacturing and design techniques.

3 weeks ago by Sam Holland

Distinguishing Between AI, Machine Learning, and Natural Language Processing

As the reality of a fourth industrial revolution becomes more certain, you probably come across the terms “artificial intelligence” and “machine learning” more often than you would expect to, however, surprisingly enough, not many of us really understand the difference between them and their relation to one another. When you understand fully what these terms mean, it becomes easier to appreciate their practical implications.

about 4 weeks ago by Bisma Hashmi

British Startup Blueshift Memory Supercharges Data Operations with New Memory Technology

Though steady CPU enhancements have boosted computational data manipulation, embedded memory is now the largest remaining efficiency bottleneck. Blueshift Memory is actively working to shrink this gap—a development that will significantly benefit genetic research, AI programming, climate modelling, and more.

one month ago by Tyler Charboneau

The Major Differences in Electrical Standards Between the U.S. and Europe

Working on an electrical engineering project for a country other than the one you were educated in is going to be a major challenge—especially when you consider that almost every country in Europe has its own version of electrical standards and codes.

one month ago by Sam Holland

How Much More Can You Do With a Master’s in Electrical Engineering?

Further education to enhance your career prospects is rarely a bad thing. But does it hold true for electrical engineers? And how much can you expect to gain in your field?

one month ago by David Rutland

A Guide to Basic Electronic Test Equipment for Electrical Engineers

Testing is a vital aspect of design and production for electromechanical devices. The need to verify, simulate, or monitor the behaviour of individual components and overall electric circuits exists to ensure the stability and reliability of the final products. Testing is also essential for troubleshooting faults in electronics after production.

one month ago by Sam Holland

The Importance of Mentorship for Electrical Engineers

For engineering, there are common techniques that recruiters use to weed out candidate applications. They try to find candidates that will fit well within the job role, of course—but also the team, and the company culture. It’s a threefold test.

one month ago by Biljana Ognenova

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 month ago by Lianne Frith

How Much Time Do Electrical Engineers Spend on Testing and Inspection?

Virtually every residential building, facility, or industrial plant requires myriad electrical systems to run various processes. This calls for extensive testing and inspection to ensure the reliability of assets and user safety.

one month ago by Sam Holland

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