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Sponsored Content: How YMIN liquid snap-in aluminum electrolytic capacitors can improve the stability and efficiency of new energy storage systems

In the context of the explosive growth of the energy storage market. New energy storage market prospects With the increasing penetration of renewable energy, especially due to the instability of ...

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Viewpoint: Ultra-early wildfire detection with IoT sensors using LoRaWAN

Why not use IoT-enabled sensors, using the LoRaWAN standard, for ‘ultra-early’ wildfire detection, asks Carsten Brinkschulte, co-founder and CEO of Dryad Networks? Wildfires contribute approximately 20% of the world’s CO2 emissions, equivalent to the combined emissions of automobiles, airplanes, trains, and ships. Even more concerning, these wildfires trigger a chain reaction in our climate, intensifying ...

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Viewpoint: Problem traps – in the electronics world

Ash Madni considers hitting snags in electronics design – or what he calls “problem traps” – and shares some very experienced perspectives on how best to manage… So we’ve just started another exciting job in Analog IC design at a good company. We pat ourselves on the back and feel proud of ourselves until a ...

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Viewpoint: Empathy in the workplace – what we could all do better

We are all human beings and every now and again, life throws a curveball, writes Ash Madni. Being an engineer doesn’t absolve us from life’s challenges. Sometimes, we can take these in our stride and in others we are reduced to a sombre mood….silence as if our world is collapsing around us. I didn’t mention ...

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Viewpoint: How Bluetooth LE Audio can empower the hearing-loss community

David Hollander, of the Bluetooth SIG, considers how Bluetooth LE Audio enables those suffering from hearing loss to take advantage of the same benefits enjoyed by users of standard wireless headphones and earbuds. Over 5% of the world’s population are affected by hearing loss – by 2050, nearly 2.5 billion people are projected to have some ...

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Viewpoint: IoT and the cybersecurity industry’s hardware blind spot

In an IoT network, even if a server and its assets are secured, there may be millions of sensors connected to it, and each of these is an open window into its core. Until the security industry puts more focus on hardware security at the edge, vulnerabilities will abound, argues Dr. Shahram Mossayebi of Crypto ...

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Viewpoint: OEMSecrets shares parts and components market insight

New data shows positive and increased opportunities in various industries even with shortage and price uncertainty still affecting the supply chain, says OEMSecrets, the people who power our EW-Compare tool. With the growing need for stable supply chain networks, OEMSecrets has identified four key trends that reflect a recurring theme in 2021. Tracking these trends, ...

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Viewpoint: Tesla v Rivian, Automotive trade secrets in the spotlight

In a high-profile US court action, Tesla is suing its Silicon Valley rival, Rivian, for the alleged theft of “highly-proprietary trade secrets”, writes Diego Black a partner and patent attorney in Withers & Rogers. According to court papers submitted by Tesla since the case was filed last year, it is alleged that over 70 employees ...

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Viewpoint: How to test and evaluate quantum technologies

How quantum technologies can be tested and evaluated for commercialisation is explained by Dr Rhys Lewis, Head of NPL’s Quantum Metrology Institute. The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is the UK’s National Metrology Institute and home to the Quantum Metrology Institute (QMI). The QMI brings together all of NPL’s cutting-edge quantum science and metrology research and ...

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Viewpoint: On antenna placement for new wireless designs with 5G

Geoff Schulteis, an antenna applications specialist with Antenova, considers the challenges of antenna placement for new wireless designs with 5G. 5G offers the advantage of greater data throughput and lower latency, and will enable a host of new mobile applications, for example in broadcast, robotics, Augmented Reality, Autonomous Driver Assisted Systems (ADAS), vehicle telematics, remote ...

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