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IET events this December – #engineering and technology dates for your diary

IET events this December – #engineering and technology dates for your diary

[ad_1] ‘Tis the season for joy and merriment, and the IET is getting in on the action by offering a number of fun, family Christmas lectures across the UK this month. There are also a number of different social events taking place for IET members of all ages and walks of life, including quizzes andRead more about IET events this December – #engineering and technology dates for your diary[…]

NIDays 2016: Industrial IoT routes itself into Time Sensitive Networking

NIDays 2016: Industrial IoT routes itself into Time Sensitive Networking

[ad_1] It is the attempt to answer some of the challenges for the transmission of large amounts of data deterministically, via ‘Hard Real-time Ethernet’. Basically, managing what goes over a network beyond the transmission of basic data. For example, high-performance I/O, multi-axis motion controllers, process and machine health monitoring, man-machine interfaces, machine vision, and process andRead more about NIDays 2016: Industrial IoT routes itself into Time Sensitive Networking[…]

Sky Mobile lets you roll over and save your data for three years

Sky Mobile lets you roll over and save your data for three years

[ad_1] Sky has launched Sky Mobile to complete its quad-play line-up, as it joins the company’s TV, broadband and home phone services. The news is no surprise, as Sky announced it would launch its own network in 2016 when it signed a deal with O2 back in January 2015, but some of the details areRead more about Sky Mobile lets you roll over and save your data for three years[…]

Precision linear magnetic field sensor hides many secrets

Precision linear magnetic field sensor hides many secrets

[ad_1] Called A1342, the monolithic BiCMOS IC has includes: a Hall sensing element, Hall temperature-compensating circuitry (both sensitivity and offset drift), a small-signal high-gain amplifier, dynamic offset cancellation, output linearisation circuitry, and the diagnostics. And it is AEC-Q100 qualified for automotive use. The 16bit ADC has user-selectable bandwidth for speed-sensitive applications and four-phase chopper stabilisationRead more about Precision linear magnetic field sensor hides many secrets[…]

Google is using machine learning to help fight diabetic blindness

Google is using machine learning to help fight diabetic blindness

[ad_1] A rapidly rising cause of blindness, diabetic retinopathy (DR) can put hundreds of millions of those struggling with diabetes at risk of losing their eyesight. While irreversible at a late stage, DR is treatable if caught early enough. To that end, doctors are getting help catching this disease from an unlikely source: an AI.Read more about Google is using machine learning to help fight diabetic blindness[…]

#Trump rides the Beast all the way to the White House – @RealDonaldTrump gets a brand-new @Cadillac – an annotated infographic

#Trump rides the Beast all the way to the White House – @RealDonaldTrump gets a brand-new @Cadillac – an annotated infographic

[ad_1] #Trump rides the Beast all the way to the White House – @RealDonaldTrump gets a brand-new @Cadillac – an annotated infographic Donald Trump will ride from his presidential inauguration in a brand new version of the current Cadillac-branded state limousine. “The Beast” boasts all current hi-tech security features, along with technology upgrades. Click on theRead more about #Trump rides the Beast all the way to the White House – @RealDonaldTrump gets a brand-new @Cadillac – an annotated infographic[…]

In the air gesture control gets haptic feedback

In the air gesture control gets haptic feedback

[ad_1] As technology has advanced so has our way of interacting with it. The first mobile phone keypads aimed to replicate the familiar push-button approach of a traditional telephone handset. Twenty or so years later and the introduction of the capacitive touch screen interface fundamentally changed the ways in which we interact with our smartphones.Read more about In the air gesture control gets haptic feedback[…]

Japan is about to build the world's fastest computer

Japan is about to build the world's fastest computer

[ad_1] Japan has announced its intention to climb to the top of the international supercomputer rankings by building the fastest computer in the world by 2018. At the moment there are two main players when it comes to building powerful supercomputers, and they are China and the USA. Those countries dominate the supercomputer world rankings,Read more about Japan is about to build the world's fastest computer[…]