Further development in wearable integrated circuits and the Internet of Things
Dr Steve Mackay30 May, 2016
It's the year of engineering stretchable, wearable electronic devices for the impending future of wearing technology on our bodies, clothing etc. Nanoengineers, electrical engineers, mechanical engineers and computer engineers have never put this heads together quite like this before. Researchers at The University of Wisconsin-Madison are showing off their own...Read More
Further development in wearable integrated circuits and the Internet of Things
Dr Steve Mackay30 May, 2016
It's the year of engineering stretchable, wearable electronic devices for the impending future of wearing technology on our bodies, clothing etc. Nanoengineers, electrical engineers, mechanical engineers and computer engineers have never put this heads together quite like this before. Researchers at The University of Wisconsin-Madison are showing off their own...Read More
Engineers work on direct air capture to dissolve carbon emissions
Dr Steve Mackay30 May, 2016
A Canadian plant might hold the future of carbon emissions and what we could do with them. The hope is that we could remove carbon from the air everyone is breathing right now in a process called 'direct air capture'. The company has been actively working on the process for...Read More
Energy Storage Wars: Ikea’s pledge and Mercedes’ prices
Dr Steve Mackay30 May, 2016
Ikea, the home furnishing store, made a pledge last June that it would be investing in the future of renewable energy. The intention is to only use renewable energy to power the chain of home improvement stores by 2020. According to the Guardian, Ikea enjoyed a comfortable profit of $33...Read More
Energy Storage Wars: Ikea’s pledge and Mercedes’ prices
Dr Steve Mackay30 May, 2016
Ikea, the home furnishing store, made a pledge last June that it would be investing in the future of renewable energy. The intention is to only use renewable energy to power the chain of home improvement stores by 2020. According to the Guardian, Ikea enjoyed a comfortable profit of $33...Read More
Dubai’s 3D printing strategy & the first 3D printed office
Dr Steve Mackay30 May, 2016
Dubai is banking on 3D printing in a big way. The country has announced their 3D printing strategy. The strategy is being enforced by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Vice-President of Dubai, who is confident that additive manufacturing is definitely the way to go when it comes to...Read More
Dubai’s 3D printing strategy & the first 3D printed office
Dr Steve Mackay30 May, 2016
Dubai is banking on 3D printing in a big way. The country has announced their 3D printing strategy. The strategy is being enforced by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Vice-President of Dubai, who is confident that additive manufacturing is definitely the way to go when it comes to...Read More
Energy Storage Wars: Academics encourage governmental investment
Dr Steve Mackay28 May, 2016
Renewable power is making strides in Europe. Britain is said to be the dark horse of the energy storage game right now, Germany ran on full renewable energy for a few hours and Portugal did a four-day stint on completely renewable energy. However, academics are poking holes in some of...Read More
Robot Revolution: Foxconn cuts employees, employs robots
Dr Steve Mackay27 May, 2016
The robot takeover continues. Industrial automation and the Industrial Internet of Things are the keywords that you should be following in the year 2016 because there will be news about them every day. Recently, Adidas opened a fully automated branch in Germany and is now making pairs of shoes in...Read More
Oil bidding war: Qatar’s largest oilfield is open for business
Dr Steve Mackay27 May, 2016
There is an oil field in Qatar that is considered the largest offshore field in the world and it needs a new operator. It is called the Al Shaheen field and the bids have been flying in from the usual suspects, BP, Shell, Maersk Oil (who ran the field for...Read More