Smart wearables are the next big thing in the consumer market! Many companies across the globe have nailed it with smart tech wearable devices. But up till now, these smart wearable devices have been limited to certain parts of the body. Expanding the horizon, Mayank Rajput along with his co-founder initiated the venture, StretchSkin Technologies with the aim to develop…
This article starts from defining blockchain technology, the difference between blockchain and cryptocurrency, clearing some common misconceptions, and then moves through blockchain to IoT. Then eventually, this article leads to the main point which is the merger of IoT and Blockchain, is it even feasible? Is it the future? If yes then what are the applications of Blockchain…
Many buildings still use keys, keypads, and access cards to enforce access control. These legacy methods rely on a password or physical tokens, which are no longer a secure access control methods and incur a substantial overhead. In recent years, there has been an increasing shift toward biometric access control that provides access based on physical characteristics.
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The robotic revolution is underway! Micro robotics, an emerging field of research wherein cross-fusion of micro-technology and robotics takes place is fast paving the way for the development of robots that are smaller than a human hair. Yes, you read that right. From microbots that can walk, fly, swim, climb, crawl, and do various tasks like delivering drugs in our bodies,…
As predicted by the FAA a few years back, the drone sales for commercial purposes have increased dramatically, so has the global solar energy capacity. These two technologies together have raised the hopes of seeing solar-powered drones flying high up in the sky. Many small private companies, large tech and aviation giants like Airbus, Boeing, Google, AeroVironment,…
Take a moment and think of the last project you worked on. How many things didn’t go as planned? How many delays did the project experience in each phase and how could they have been avoided? Delays in any schedule are frustrating; when they happen in electronics project development, it can easily lead to a startup losing its edge in the market. Rightfully, this is of major…
With the ever-increasing population, there is a rising need to grow organic food, and making optimum utilization of places like balconies in high-rise societies is becoming vital. The agriculture sector too needs to be digitalized. Farmers today are facing various problems like there is a lack of a proper irrigation system that ensures the water is distributed equally…
Tesla, a leading Electric Vehicle manufacturer recently announced its Q2 2020 financial results by delivering a profit despite the current global pandemic situation, making it one of the most valuable company ahead of Toyota, Volkswagen, General Motors, etc. Citing this, CEO of Volkswagen, Herbert Diess quoted on LinkedIn that “In 5 to 10 years, the most valuable company in…
The 60s and 70s were years filled with brilliant discoveries, inventions, and advancements in technology, especially memory technologies. One of the key discoveries at the time was made by Willard Boyle and George Smith, as they explored the application of the metal–oxide–semiconductor (MOS) technology for the development of a semiconductor “bubble” memory.
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Incubated at IIT-Madras Incubation Cell, Planys Technologies is India’s first OEM of compact ROV firm that has gained immense popularity since its inception. The ROVs developed by the company are underwater drones used as inspection and survey solutions. Besides, being an industry leader that provides smart underwater inspection solutions, the startup has been in news for…
When it comes to working with power electronics, a DC-DC converter topology becomes very crucial for practical designs. There are mainly two types of major DC-DC conversion topologies available in power electronics, namely, the switching converter and the Linear converter.
Now from the law of conservation of energy, we know that energy cannot be…
Transportation accounts for around 30% of our carbon dioxide emissions in the atmosphere globally. The number of fossil fuel cars is set to double by 2040. Various automobile companies have been working on electric vehicles but these vehicles have some dependency on fossil fuels. What then could be the smart solution to cut down the percentage of carbon dioxide emissions…
