July 2023 – Page 3 – ENGGtalks®

26 Jul 23

Unitree’s New Go2 Is One Dynamic Quadruped

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

It’s been just two years since Hangzhou, China–based Unitree introduced the Go1, a US $2,700 quadruped robot. And since then, the Go1 has had a huge influence over the small quadruped-research market, due to its unique combination of performance, accessibility, and being (as legged robots go) supercheap. Unitree has just…

25 Jul 23

Teen Wins Scholarship for His Glaucoma-Detection Device

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

Glaucoma is the second leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The optic nerve that carries visual information to the brain degenerates, leading to a gradual loss of vision. If not caught early, some degree of permanent blindness can occur. Even…

25 Jul 23

Climate Monitoring Could Be a Concern in 6G Era

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation

This article is part of our exclusive IEEE Journal Watch series in partnership with IEEE Xplore.The electromagnetic spectrum is getting crowded, as more and more technologies tap into frequencies in the gigahertz and tens of gigahertz range. This means that future wireless technologies such as 6G may need to operate…

25 Jul 23

Solar energy could help purify water, researchers find

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

A team of researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have suggested that renewable solar energy could play a crucial role in purifying water. Currently, water purification processes rely on electrochemical separation processes that are able to separate different particles within a solution. Although energy-efficient, this technique relies on energy derived…

25 Jul 23

Introducing the Ghaf Platform: An Innovative Solution to Zero Trust Architecture

Computer & Information Technology

With remote work driving the proliferation of Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) across IT systems, this white paper introduces the Ghaf platform, a scalable, secure edge device platform that augments ZTA and minimizes Trusted Computing Base (TCB) by leveraging virtualization and modular design - enabling isolation and enhancing end-to-end security.

25 Jul 23

The Role of Hydrogen to Enable the Decarbonization of Hard-to-Abate Sectors

Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

Representing around 75% of corporations’ global carbon footprint, Scope 3 emissions are the hardest to quantify yet arguably the most important to decarbonization success. With the impending introduction of SEC disclosure regulations, heavy industry must collaborate with customers and technology providers on the adoption of profitable solutions such as low…

25 Jul 23

TSMC to invest $2.9bn in Taiwanese advanced chip plant

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation

Taiwanese chip maker TSMC plans to invest nearly T$90bn (£2.4bn) in an advanced packaging facility in the Tongluo Science Park in northern Taiwan. “To meet market needs, TSMC is planning to establish an advanced packaging fab,” the company said. The announcement follows last week’s comments from the company’s CEO, CC…

25 Jul 23

Sizewell C receives £170m funding injection to speed up construction start

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

The facility is expected to cost at least £20bn and generate energy at a more expensive price when compared to renewables such as wind and solar. The project is planned to commence before 2024, with construction taking between nine and 12 years, depending on developments at the oft-delayed and over-budget…

24 Jul 23

Meta’s Llama 2 Elbows Into a Still-Open Field

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation

Last week, Meta introduced Llama 2, a new large language model with up to 70 billion parameters. The new generative AI system represents a spectacular shot across the bow of OpenAI, which shares few details about most AI models including GPT-3/3.5 and GPT-4. Llama 2’s release—with 40 percent of the…

24 Jul 23

British Gas predicted to reach record profits – report

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

British Gas, the UK’s largest energy firm, is on course to report profits of £857m over the first six months of trading this year, according to Investec. UBS, however, has predicted a slightly lower figure of £687m. Centrica, the company’s owner, has already reported that the supplier’s interim profits will…

Month: July 2023

Unitree’s New Go2 Is One Dynamic Quadruped

Teen Wins Scholarship for His Glaucoma-Detection Device

Solar energy could help purify water, researchers find

Introducing the Ghaf Platform: An Innovative Solution to Zero Trust Architecture

The Role of Hydrogen to Enable the Decarbonization of Hard-to-Abate Sectors

TSMC to invest $2.9bn in Taiwanese advanced chip plant

Sizewell C receives £170m funding injection to speed up construction start

Meta’s Llama 2 Elbows Into a Still-Open Field

British Gas predicted to reach record profits – report

Google won two major awards at MWC Barcelona 2025.

Expanding AI Overviews and introducing AI Mode

This MRI Can Run on Batteries

The Tiny Star Explosions Powering Moore’s Law