Editors comment

Are self-driving cars safe?

All of a sudden the autonomous future is looking a bit more uncertain, which is surprising given what tech and auto boosters have been saying for years – namely, that self-driving cars are “just around the corner.”

Making life easier for people with prosthetic hands

Making an added appendage react as if it were a real hand has always been one of the primary challenges for the designers of prosthetics. How do you integrate man with machine?

How the IIoT can improve UK industrial productivity

Back in February, Mark Bottomley, UK Sales Director, Rockwell Automation, blogged about UK industry and asked if it was ready to adapt to the turbulence of an era of change. In this piece, he looks at what he believes is a significant tipping point in IIoT adoption here in the UK.

Elon Musk says nanotechnology is ‘BS’

Musk recently tweeted that he thinks nanotechnology is “BS”. So, is it a jazzed up buzzword or a real branch of scientific discovery making a difference?

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