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Pictured is a stretchable wearable devices incorporated on a newly developed material substrate that can adjust its dielectric properties to counter the disruptive effects of motion on interfacing electronics. The performance of the system was tested under various types of deforming motions, including twisting

New material enables stretchable wearable devices

Comment: The future of headphone design will be solid-state

Professor Massimo Alioto, director of the FD-fAbrICS joint lab, speaking to participants from the industry and research community to share the latest developments in FD-SOI technologies at an industry showcase held on 3 May 2024

New chip tech offers energy efficiency for AI devices

The battery developed in the lab is small but the team says the technology is scalable

Zinc-lignin batteries show promise for cheap storage

Firms like the English Electric Company said they benefited from work done by agencies such as the NEL

May 1960: Tracking the UK's tech transfer

Industry Fellowship funds crop monitoring tech

Sensinel Cardiopulmonary Management System

New sensory device could cut heart failure hospitalisations

Maxon x-by-wire can add electronic control to acceleration, braking and steering

Comment: Vehicle electrification is increasing reliance on motion systems

2024 Engineering & Manufacturing Awards (EMAs) close for entries tomorrow!

Smart ‘man overboard’ detection deployed on North Sea rig

NPL's optical stabilising reference cavity was developed for the European Space Agency (ESA) and is designed to lock laser frequency for future high-precision space instruments. The cavity acts like a tuning fork and prevents a laser from drifting.

NPL working with ESA to SWAP all the clocks

Gas-sensing detector gets measure of toxic gasses