Tom Kevan Editorial Contributor

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• Sensors Smarten Up the Edge
  May 1, 2019
  Companies that want to bring AI to the edge face hardware and data processing challenges.
• Pushing the Printed Electronics Envelope
  April 1, 2019
  The prospects are real, but we may have to wait a bit before we can experience the full benefit of additive manufacturing in electronics.
• Making Autonomous Vehicles Smarter
  March 1, 2019
  Combining real-world info and simulated conditions to build a data set.
• Connecting the Thread: IoT
  February 1, 2019
  Most designers delve into unknown territory when it comes to implementation in the commercial sector of IoT.
• Creating an Origami Sensor Array
  May 1, 2019
  The rise of the Internet of Things, the growing role of printed electronics and the increasing number of technologies that mimic nature have all shaped the system’s development.
• Sensors Smarten Up the Edge
  May 1, 2019
  Companies that want to bring AI to the edge face hardware and data processing challenges.
• Morphing 3D-Printed Architectures into 4D
  April 1, 2019
  No longer will designers focus solely on dimensions like height, width and depth.
• Pushing the Printed Electronics Envelope
  April 1, 2019
  The prospects are real, but we may have to wait a bit before we can experience the full benefit of additive manufacturing in electronics.
• Making Autonomous Vehicles Smarter
  March 1, 2019
  Combining real-world info and simulated conditions to build a data set.
• Connecting the Thread: IoT
  February 1, 2019
  Most designers delve into unknown territory when it comes to implementation in the commercial sector of IoT.
• Giving Machines the Sense of Touch
  January 1, 2019
  It’s important to remember that the sensor is still in the early stages of development, yet the technology represents a step closer to giving robots, prosthetics and electronic devices the sense of touch.
• To 3D Print, or Not to 3D Print?
  January 1, 2019
  Consider the application, volume requirements and operational efficiencies.
• Sensors Boost Robot Performance
  December 1, 2018
  Robots are starting to deliver unprecedented levels of performance. But why now?
• Exoskeletons on the Move
  December 1, 2018
  Sensors, CAD models and human-based designs advance wearable exoskeletons.
• AI Moves to the Network’s Edge
  November 1, 2018
  Harnessing increased compute power to address AI applications requires storage, cloud and infrastructure planning.
• Developing Molecular Switches
  November 1, 2018
  Developers hope to use graphene technology to deliver a new class of electronic components that promote further miniaturization and pave the way for promising sensing, optoelectronic and flexible-device applications.
• Developing the Internet of Things
  October 1, 2018
  Engineers are creating more use cases for the industrial internet of things; but what roadblocks do they still need to consider?
• 3D Printed Graphene Recharges Battery Design
  September 27, 2018
  A 3D printed graphene technique developed by researchers from Virginia Tech and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) promises to revolutionize the way manufacturers produce batteries and supercapacitors.
• Gold Nanoparticles Shine Light on 3D-Printing Defects
  September 1, 2018
  An interdisciplinary team of researchers at Vanderbilt University has developed a technique that uses the optical properties of gold nanoparticles to detect and quantify missing layers in 3D-printed products.
• The V2X Standards Faceoff
  September 1, 2018
  Auto manufacturers and standards organizations weigh the options for V2X communications.