Alun Williams

A European Electronic Communications (EEC) committee has approved the new Low Power Device-to-Satellite (LPD-S) regulatory framework. The draft decision follows a multi-year initiative by the LoRa Alliance to formalise this LPD-S category. Basically, it formally defines the conditions that low power devices communicating with satellites will need to fulfil. This is for connecting directly to satellites without the need for ...

Garden gadgets usually prove popular on the blog, so I hope this is no exception: the Legs Day Project. The big idea is to not leave plants stuck in one place, but let them find their own sunshine!

A school space club, Astrogazers, has taken a step closer reaching orbit with the help of engineers from the University of Bath. The school – Croydon High School – successfully completed the final stage of live testing their CubeSat satellite for Mission Pegasus. The initiative, encouraging STEM participation, involves the all-girl Astrogazers club. And their prototype CubeSat satellite was carried ...

Here's another publication for the Gadget Master blog's virtual book shelves: Designing Electronics That Work.

I'll file this one under Gadget Watch: it's HP Dimension with Google Beam, supporting "AI-powered 3D video communications"...

Codasip looking for a quick sale, Siemens applying AI across its design portfolio, employing AI for RF design migration, Wolfspeed filing for bankruptcy, and Intel 14A...

The UK Space Agency (UKSA) has launched a major new procurement process to tackle the threat of space debris. It is beginning a £75.6 million tender for a mission to remove defunct satellites from orbit. The proposed Active Debris Removal (ADR) mission, will involve a specially designed spacecraft. It will be equipped with robotic and autonomous navigation technology. This will ...

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AmbaSat has unveiled its first populated and functioning AmbaSat 3U CubeSat at the Space North East England Conference in Durham. The space education specialist designs and manufacture Low Earth Orbit (LEO) space satellite kits containing the components needed to launch experiments. And AmbaSat described the event as “a major milestone in our journey”, bringing together work across technology, regulatory and ...

This week we're talking about AI for chip design, Intel considering a focus on its 14A foundry process, and the use of satellite data for public services...