Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation

21 Aug 23

A New Course On How to Transform Your City into a Smart City

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

The future of cities as we know them is changing, moving rapidly toward a smart-city model. The infrastructure used to advance smart cities is already being built.Cities are using technology to automate services. For a smart city to function smoothly, advanced technologies gather data from multiple sources such as smartphones…

21 Aug 23

Final turbine installed on UK’s ‘most productive’ onshore wind farm

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

Just over three years since breaking ground on the project and six months since turbine installation commenced, SSE Renewables confirmed last week that the installation of the wind farm’s 103rd and final 4.3MW wind turbine had been completed. The final turbine installation was completed well ahead of schedule, as the…

20 Aug 23

Lidar on a Chip Puts Self-Driving Cars in the Fast Lane

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

Auto accidents are responsible for 1.3 million deaths annually, according to the World Health Organization. That’s like losing the city of Prague each year. A switch to self-driving cars and trucks with various types of electronic sensors and sophisticated computers at the helm could save countless lives. But getting this…

19 Aug 23

Teen’s Pill-Tracking Device Attracts Interest From CVS Pharmacy

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

High school student Archishma Marrapu has made significant strides in the field of biomedical engineering. Her desire to use her technical skills to help others led her to develop low-cost innovations including an automated pill-tracking device that reminds patients to take their medications. Her Project Pill Tracker has caught the…

19 Aug 23

Wind-to-Hydrogen Tech Goes to Sea

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

Imagine this hopeful, and not impossible, energy scenario for the year 2040. Many countries have met their climate goals and are on track to be completely carbon neutral. Wind and solar parks produce a large portion of their energy. Then, as now, wind farms are operating off the world’s coasts—but…

19 Aug 23

Video Friday: Robot vs. Door

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion.IEEE RO-MAN 2023: 28–31 August 2023, BUSAN, SOUTH KOREAIROS 2023: 1–5…

18 Aug 23

Scientists design tougher flash memory device for space missions

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation

The researchers have been able to build a flash memory device that can withstand the hazards encountered by space probes, including exposure to radiation and huge temperature swings, which can be challenging for traditional electronic circuits. Although semiconductors are usually made from silicon, gallium oxide allows scientists to build devices…

18 Aug 23

UK could be left behind in green energy transition, study warns

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

Researchers have predicted British growth in low-carbon electricity output to reach 2.9 per cent by the end of the decade, lagging France (3.1 per cent) and Japan (3.2 per cent). The nations with the largest growth in the sector were the US (6.4 per cent), China (7.2 per cent) and…

18 Aug 23

New Concept Could Spark Ideas for Tree-Planting Bots

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

This article is part of our exclusive IEEE Journal Watch series in partnership with IEEE Xplore. Trees play clear and crucial roles in many ecosystems—whether they’re providing shade on a sunny day, serving as a home for a family of owls, or cycling carbon dioxide out of the air. But…

18 Aug 23

Members Advocate for AI Regulations During Visit to U.S. Congress

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

More than 100 IEEE members participated in the annual IEEE-USA Congressional Visits Day (CVD), held this year on 4 and 5 April in Washington, D.C. The 2023 event had more IEEE members involved than in any other year. CVD brings together engineers, researchers, technology executives, and others to raise visibility…

A New Course On How to Transform Your City into a Smart City

Final turbine installed on UK’s ‘most productive’ onshore wind farm

Lidar on a Chip Puts Self-Driving Cars in the Fast Lane

Teen’s Pill-Tracking Device Attracts Interest From CVS Pharmacy

Wind-to-Hydrogen Tech Goes to Sea

Video Friday: Robot vs. Door

Scientists design tougher flash memory device for space missions

UK could be left behind in green energy transition, study warns

New Concept Could Spark Ideas for Tree-Planting Bots

Members Advocate for AI Regulations During Visit to U.S. Congress

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