Editor Blogs

June 2024

Technological Advancements Help Young Epilepsy Sufferer

University of Oxford

A young boy in the UK has had an implant fitted to his skull that will perform deep brain stimulation to treat his epilepsy

Technological Advancements Help Young Epilepsy Sufferer

Ally Winning, European Editor, PSD

Neuromodulation is a fascinating subject that looks like it will explode in popularity over the next decade or so. The technique involves providing electrical stimulation to a nerve to treat medical conditions. These conditions include chronic pain, involuntary movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease and

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06/27/2024

Paris Olympics to Showcase Hybrid and Electric Boats

Jason Lomberg, North American Editor, PSD

When the Olympics return to France this summer for the centennial of the 1924 Paris games, it’ll be slightly more green than normal – 31 boats selected for the unique opening ceremonies will be fitted with electric or hybrid electric-thermal engines. Course, the Olympics, in general, aren’t exactly

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Date:

06/24/2024

Sensors can be printed directly on human skin

University of Cambridge

Inspired by spiders, new high-performance bioelectronics sensors can be customised to a wide range of biological surfaces by printing them directly onto that surface.

Sensors can be printed directly on human skin

Ally Winning, European Editor, PSD

Sensors are the eyes and ears of the electronics world. They gather data from multiple sources that can to be fed to the system’s electronic brain for processing. This desire for information has grown enormously since we entered the IoT era, and it is forecast there will be billions more sensors in operation i

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06/23/2024

China Delivers 30 Electric Buses to Pakistan

Jason Lomberg, North American Editor, PSD

The PRC’s biggest exporter of buses and coaches just delivered a number of electric buses to a country (and part of the world) not traditionally associated with EVs. Pakistan’s history with EVs has been shaky at best. With domestic crude oil production satisfying a mere 15% of its internal demand (for

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06/17/2024

AI Writes Fictitious and Erroneous Stories for Major News App

Jason Lomberg, North American Editor, PSD

Turns out artificial intelligence is just as capable of sloppy journalism as humans – according to Reuters, Newsbreak has used AI to write at least 40 stories since 2021, many of them erroneous or with fictitious bylines. This definitely won’t be the first time we hear about a story like this. If you’v

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Date:

06/10/2024

Amazon Prime Air Receives Approval for Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations

Jason Lomberg, North American Editor, PSD

With its latest FAA approvals, Amazon Prime Air can now massively expand its operations. Amazon’s drone delivery service has had a rocky road, to say the least. While it was announced over a decade ago, in 2013, and their original goal aimed for 10,000 drone deliveries by 2023, it only hit 100 deliveries

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Date:

06/03/2024