Issue 05/2017 | IEC e-tech

Tech & innovation

Omnipresent printed electronics

A decade ago, printed electronics was still very much a budding technology destined to a niche market. The emergence and rapid growth of connected devices such as smartphones, tablets and wearables have boosted the...

Tech & innovation

Connecting the printed electronics and wearables communities

Printed electronics as a manufacturing method has become established in a number of areas across the electrotechnical world. The connections that are made are emerging as particularly significant in the new generation of...

Digital world

Securing critical infrastructure all the way to the top

As more and more objects are connected, communicate and interact with each other, in what is labelled the internet of things (IoT), they become building blocks in larger systems. Known and unknown vulnerabilities in this...

Thermal energy harvesting powered wireless sensor

Digital world

Self-powering the internet of things

The rapidly growing number of connected devices that form the backbone of the internet of things must become self-powered. The US research and advisory company Gartner, Inc. forecasts that 8,4 billion connected things...

Tech & innovation

Behind the virtual wheel

Virtual reality (VR) applications are improving the workplace of diverse industries. From construction, military and mining, to training first responders, practising complex surgery, or enhancing classroom learning, the...