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From a sourcing perspective, there are three key things that have impacted the market: lead times. pricing and inflation, and transportation, lead time and costs. All of these areas have ballooned over the last couple of years. Not only…

When we think of machine learning, we see the AI model progressively make decisions based on millions of data inputs and cumulative reasoning, however unlike humans, decisions are made one at a time and then evaluated manually. A…

By Carolyn Mathas There is a lack of robot dexterity partly because artificial grippers are missing the fine tactile sense of the human fingertip. Two papers published in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface provide the…

By Carolyn Mathas Researchers used the ‘robot scientist’ Eve and automated text analysis to semi-automate reproducing research results. Reproducibility is a major challenge in science. Led by the University of Cambridge,…

By Carolyn Mathas 3D printing, creates objects by addition of material, layer by layer and metal powder is typically used. The powder is produced using atomisation, in which a molten metal stream is broken up into fine droplets using air…

According to a Gartner survey, IT workers have a 10.2% lower intent to stay in their current job than non-IT employees. Surveying 18,000 employees in Q4 2021, including 1,755 employees in the IT function in 40 different countries in 15…

Dozens of black cats had ended up dead. They weren't run over or the target of cruel pranks. Rather, they were just lumpy cat bodies resembling flattened quilted dog toys with squeakers with a perfectly preserved head and tail. I stumbled…

Globally, rare earth elements are highly hazardous to extract, causing significant environmental challenges. Researchers at the University of South Australia are finding ways to transform the recovery of rare earth elements and other vital…

According to the latest forecast by Gartner, Inc., 5G+ (5G/Beyond 5G) is the fastest-growing segment in the wireless network infrastructure market. Currently, 5G+ technologies rely on large and bulky antenna arrays that only come in very…

The number of devices using short-range wireless communication technologies, such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Zigbee and others, is predicted to exceed 17 billion by 2030 (source: Statista). This means short-range wireless will dominate the…