Wearable sensors to measure respiratory issues
Dr Steve Mackay3 June, 2016
Another week, another wearable. It seems like every week some university shows off its biomedical health trackers off to media outlets. This time is no different, the US National Science Foundation's Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Advanced Self-Powered Systems of Integrated Sensors and Technologies (ASSIST) that operates out of North...Read More
The Industrial Internet of Things opens smart-factories up to cyber attacks, warn experts
Dr Steve Mackay2 June, 2016
Industrial control systems (ICS) will be under threat of being infiltrated by cyber criminals says the Allianz Global Corporate & Speciality group. The company supply companies with insights into risk factors and how that might impact their future business. They have now released a press release to warn engineers that they might want...Read More
Switzerland opens longest railway tunnel in the world
Dr Steve Mackay2 June, 2016
It's the year 2016 and we are still seeing marvels of engineering being built all around the world. Switzerland has just taken the crown from Japan for having the longest railway line in the world. The previous record was 33,49 miles, a railway tunnel known as the Seikan rail tunnel....Read More
World’s first invisible sensor engineered in Singapore
Dr Steve Mackay30 May, 2016
Researchers from the National University of Singapore have invented a new method of camouflaging sensors to the point where they are considered invisible. Professor Qiu Cheng-Wei from the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at NUS Faculty of Engineering was at the helm of a team that is slamming their flag...Read More
The acoustics of the knees: Biomedical engineers test wearable joint-assessing microphones
Dr Steve Mackay25 May, 2016
It seems this year (2016) is the year that biomedical engineers will show off the most. It's almost June and we've seen dozens of amazing new technologies being developed in the biomedical industry that pertain to wearable technology. The latest piece of gear that could be improving our lives is a device...Read More
Two elevators, one shaft
Dr Steve Mackay17 May, 2016
Engineers at one of the world's leading elevator companies, ThyssenKrupp, have shown off an elevator system dubbed 'TWIN', that would see two elevators on the same shaft. In some countries, the system has been installed and have been working for quite some time, but for others, two elevators on one shaft...Read More
System-on-chip companies seeing success
Dr Steve Mackay16 May, 2016
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) have found the right people to shake hands with to ensure that they continue to produce processors to the engineering industry. Due to this, they saw revenue jump up in the biggest increase in the last 35 years for the company and are reportedly expected...Read More
Ultra-thin solar panels and energy efficient electronic devices promised with engineered semiconductors
Dr Steve Mackay16 May, 2016
Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) is the newest addition to semiconductors in the optoelectronics field. Optoelectronics is the field of engineering that has produced great, useful machinery like X-rays, infrared and more. Now, engineers from the University of Buffalo's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have discovered a method wherein ultrathin semiconducting...Read More
The delicate balance of engineering quality products
Dr Steve Mackay11 May, 2016
Never has electrical engineering and audio engineering come together in quite an innovative way. Sony has announced a new iteration of their LED light bulb speakers. Yes, you read that right...lightbulb speakers. Sony Japan quietly launched the bulbs with Bluetooth speakers embedded into them last year in July. Credit: Sony...Read More
What will power electric vehicles in the not so distant future?
Dr Steve Mackay6 May, 2016
Interesting week for electric vehicles and the companies that are producing them. Tesla Motors Inc. has seen the exit of two top executives whilst they confidently stride forward to releasing the Tesla Model 3. Tesla initially said that they would be delivering the car at the end of 2017 and intend to push out...Read More