Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation

11 Oct 23

Impossible Photo Feat Now Possible Via Holography

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation

Smartphones and movie cameras might one day do what regular cameras now cannot—change the sharpness of any given object once it has been captured, without sacrificing picture quality. Scientists developed the trick from an exotic form of holography and from techniques developed for X-ray cameras used in outer space.They detailed…

11 Oct 23

Scientists to assess radioactivity of ocean water samples near Fukushima

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

In 2011, a massive earthquake off the coast of Japan resulted in a tsunami that wrecked the facility beyond repair. Since then, the plant has been producing around 100m³ of contaminated water as part of efforts to keep the reactors cool since the meltdown. In the following 12 years, the…

11 Oct 23

‘Modular’ dam system cuts cost of renewable energy storage

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

Developed by the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) in the US, the dam has been designed as an energy storage facility that can help to balance loads on the grid. The method, known as closed-loop pumped storage hydropower (PSH), uses off-peak, surplus power to pump water from a lower-elevation reservoir to…

10 Oct 23

The Net Neutrality Debate Is Back!

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

On 7 September, the U.S. Senate confirmed Anna Gomez as the newest commissioner for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), by a vote of 55-43. The successful confirmation returned the FCC’s count of commissioners to its normal five, filling a seat that had remained empty ever since former chairman Ajit Pai…

10 Oct 23

No Signs Yet of Gallium or Germanium Shortage

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation

In July, China’s Ministry of Commerce announced fresh export restrictions on gallium and germanium, two metals whose global supplies both overwhelmingly originate in China. Firms that export either metal or any from a list of gallium and germanium compounds and substrates now have to request a government license, explicitly naming…

10 Oct 23

Labour promises railway and energy reforms if it wins the next election

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

Speaking at the party’s conference in Liverpool, shadow transport secretary Louise Haigh confirmed that plans announced under former leader Jeremy Corbyn to return the UK’s train system to public ownership have not been dropped under Keir Starmer. “There is no point offering infrastructure announcements of investment unless we radically reform…

10 Oct 23

Fresh From the Oven: Pi for Your Desktop

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation

Toss your desktop in the bin. The Raspberry Pi 5 is here.The thought of replacing a desktop or laptop with a single-board computer (SBC) might seem odd. But the Raspberry Pi 5, the latest in the long-running Raspberry Pi family, seems up to the task—and that’s always been the Pi’s…

10 Oct 23

World’s largest offshore wind farm begins powering Britain

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

The National Grid has connected Dogger Bank in the North Sea, set to become the world’s largest offshore wind farm, to the UK electricity transmission network. The 277-turbine wind farm is located 70 nautical miles off the coast of Yorkshire. Upon its completion, scheduled for 2026, Dogger Bank will occupy…

10 Oct 23

Startup Anticipates Smaller Chips in New Logic Scheme

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

Like many others in 2021, Avi Messica and Ziv Leshem saw that scaling down the size of CMOS circuits—the historical driver of Moore’s Law—was reaching the end of its road. “We wanted to do something about it,” says Messica, CEO of startup NeoLogic. “Since we don’t own a fab we…

Impossible Photo Feat Now Possible Via Holography

Scientists to assess radioactivity of ocean water samples near Fukushima

‘Modular’ dam system cuts cost of renewable energy storage

The Net Neutrality Debate Is Back!

No Signs Yet of Gallium or Germanium Shortage

Labour promises railway and energy reforms if it wins the next election

Fresh From the Oven: Pi for Your Desktop

World’s largest offshore wind farm begins powering Britain

Startup Anticipates Smaller Chips in New Logic Scheme

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