Editors comment

Technology predictions from an electronic design and test thinktank

Jay Alexander, CTO at Keysight Technologies, and Jeff Harris, VP of Marketing, take a look at the shape-shifting business operations and technology trends that are unfolding through the lens of the pandemic, the effects of which will continue to have lasting effects on organisations and society.

2021 – opportunity is the keyword

Here, Neil Ballinger, Head of EMEA at EU Automation, offers an overview of three sectors where the difficulties of 2020 have originated new opportunities for 2021.

Looking ahead: The race to zero

Happy New Year and welcome to the January issue of DPA! As per New Year tradition, I thought I’d start off this year by looking to the future. In my first-ever column, I discussed the positive effects of the pandemic on the environment and celebrated Britain’s milestone in reaching two months of coal-free power generation.

Is hydrogen a hope or hype solution?

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced further investment of hydrogen technologies, while new funding initiatives for energy efficiency and electric vehicles (EVs) are also in the pipeline. But how does hydrogen compare with other green energy alternatives?

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2021 will see a rapid acceleration in innovation(05/01/2021)

Vicor Corporation released its industry predictions for 2021, covering four areas: Automotive, High-Performance Computing, Aerospace & Defence and Robotics.
The developments that steered electric vehicles from past to present day(16/12/2020)

With sales of electric vehicles (EVs) already rising by 144 percent in 2019, the popularity of EVs will only continue to increase, but they haven’t always been racing ahead. Here, Simone Bruckner Managing Director of Cressall, looks at the history of EVs, and the developments that advanced them.
Turning our back on 2020(14/12/2020)

Here Chris Billinge, Group Business Development Director at TFC, explains why UK industry is ready to take on 2021.
What’s in store for energy management in 2021?(09/12/2020)

Businesses and consumers alike have a growing appetite for cleaner, greener and fairer energy systems. The global shift towards being more climate conscious and efficient has accelerated the need to embrace sustainable technology, and the 2050 carbon neutral goals only adds to this by closely aligning business success with sustainability.
Online hub to help inspire tomorrow’s engineers(30/11/2020)

Tomorrow’s Engineers Week, which took place last month, has announced a new online hub to provide information and guidance to those organisations supporting young people and inspiring them to pursue engineering careers.