Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation

25 Aug 23

UK risks £65m in exports without switch to heat pumps, energy analysts warn

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

According to new analysis from the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU), this could cost the UK a total of £1.3bn in lost exports between 2030 and 2050. In January, the government’s net zero review concluded that no new homes should be built with a gas boiler from 2025. It…

24 Aug 23

This Nigerian Startup’s Minigrid Began as a School Project

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

When Ifeanyi Orajaka was an undergraduate engineering student in 2008, he had his career all mapped out. After he graduated from the Federal University of Technology in Owerri, Nigeria, his plan was to get a high-paying job at one of the multinational oil and gas companies based in the country.…

24 Aug 23

Wireless System Design Challenges and AI-Based Solutions

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation

The advances in technology have increased wireless systems and network complexities by widening the range of parameters that need to be introduced, continuously monitored, and tuned to ensure quality of the overall systems. This white paper discusses design challenges where AI techniques and MATLAB-based workflow can improve overall network performance.

24 Aug 23

Jaguar Land Rover repurposes old car batteries for grid-scale energy storage

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

The project, which is in collaboration with Wykes Engineering, could be used to store excess electricity generated by renewables such as solar and wind and help the National Grid deal with peaks in demand. JLR said that 30 second-hand batteries from its Jaguar I-PACE series can store around 2.5MWh of…

24 Aug 23

Norway opens world’s largest floating wind farm to cut oil industry emissions

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

Located in the North Sea, Hywind Tampen is considered the world’s largest floating wind farm project. The project has been funded by Norwegian energy firm Equinor and other oil companies including OMV and Vår Energi, owned by ENI. Their goal is to use the green energy generated by the wind…

23 Aug 23

Camera Crushes Lidar Claims Startup

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation

If you’re going to let a car drive itself, it had better have an exquisitely detailed picture of its surroundings. So far, the industry has favored the laser-powered precision of lidar. But startup NoDar, based in Somerville, Mass., says camera-based systems could do better.Lidar, which is short for light detection…

23 Aug 23

Finding The Wisest Ways To Global AI Regulation

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

Welcome to Fixing the Future, an IEEE Spectrum podcast. I’m senior editor Eliza Strickland, and today I’m talking with Stanford University’s Russell Wald about efforts to regulate artificial intelligence. Before we launch into this episode, I’d like to let listeners know that the cost of membership in the IEEE is…

23 Aug 23

Apptronik Introduces Apollo Humanoid Robot

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

Back in January, Apptronik said it was working on a new commercial general-purpose humanoid robot called Apollo. I say “new” because over the past seven or eight years Apptronik has developed more than half a dozen humanoid robots along with a couple of full-body exoskeletons. But as the company told…

23 Aug 23

5G-Based System Could Warn Drivers of Potential Collisions

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

This article is part of our exclusive IEEE Journal Watch series in partnership with IEEE Xplore. With the rise of 5G technology, new ways to keep roads safe are becoming possible. In a recent paper, researchers based in Germany argue the tech could be used to warn drivers about potential…

22 Aug 23

The Power Engineer Electrifying John Deere’s Tractors, Trucks, and More

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

For Brij Singh, electrifying John Deere’s heavy-duty vehicles reflects his past. Singh grew up on a farm in India, and is committed to bettering agriculture’s future. John Deere, headquartered in Moline, Ill., is a leader in agricultural, construction, forestry, and turf-care machinery. Singh, a power-electronics engineer, has been working to…

UK risks £65m in exports without switch to heat pumps, energy analysts warn

This Nigerian Startup’s Minigrid Began as a School Project

Wireless System Design Challenges and AI-Based Solutions

Jaguar Land Rover repurposes old car batteries for grid-scale energy storage

Norway opens world’s largest floating wind farm to cut oil industry emissions

Camera Crushes Lidar Claims Startup

Finding The Wisest Ways To Global AI Regulation

Apptronik Introduces Apollo Humanoid Robot

5G-Based System Could Warn Drivers of Potential Collisions

The Power Engineer Electrifying John Deere’s Tractors, Trucks, and More

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