2020-04-01 - Junko Yoshida

Covid-19: An Engineer Takes Charge

Meet Todd Semonite, Chief of Engineers of the United States Army. Knowing how to get things done is a prerequisite…

2020-03-26 - John Walko

Blog: Smartphones to Track and Trace Covid-19

The U.K. is in discussions with mobile phone operators about accessing subscribers’ location data to ensure, and if necessary, enforce…

2020-03-23 - Junko Yoshida

Blog: Life After Quarantine

From here the U.S., talking to our editors in Shenzhen and Taipei was almost like peering into the future —…

2020-03-19 - Lou Covey

Blog: Who Can We Trust?

"Zero trust is a different model and a different approach, it is going to take time for all the practitioners…

2020-03-17 - Junko Yoshida

Covid-19: We’re All in This Together

Returning to the US from a month abroad, I was miffed when friends asked, “So that means you will self-quarantine…

2020-03-12 - Stephen Las Marias

Blog: COVID-19 and the Electronics Manufacturing Supply Chain

Challenges such as Covid-19 and the U.S.-China trade war can create new opportunities for ASEAN, but can the region gear…

2020-03-03 - John Walko

Huawei: Sitting on the Fence to Hurt UK Carriers

Strict limits on Huawei gear appears to be an opportunity for Nokia and Ericsson, but they put BT, Vodaphone, and…

2020-02-27 - Bill Schweber

Blog: Energy Harvesting Isn’t as New as We Thought

An example is the noble thermocouple, which is commonly used as an energy-harvesting transducer when it's not doing duty as…

2020-02-25 - David Benjamin

Blog: Yelling at Machines

Reality Bites: For sanity's sake, please design in an "oops" button.

2020-02-21 - Junko Yoshida

China: Recovery Comes in Small Doses

Some companies resumed work starting last week in China. It's been a slow start. But it's also a reminder that…