Globally, 62 million tonnes of electronic waste (e-waste) was generated in 2022, yet less than a quarter of that waste was properly recycled, according to the UN’s Global E-Waste Monitor.

As the new year begins, Electronic Specifier is excited to announce the return of the Electronics Excellence Award for 2025.

Jalal Bagherli, co-Chair of the UK Semiconductor Advisory Board, has been appointed CBE in the King’s New Year Honours list.

Electronic Specifier takes a look at the top 5 AI products to have been released in December 2024.

Electronic Specifier walks through the top 5 IoT products released this December 2024.

Metal Oxide Varistors (MOVs) are a type of varistor – a variable resistor – designed to handle transient voltages and safeguard sensitive components from damage.Metal Oxide Varistors (MOVs) are a type of varistor – a variable resistor – designed to handle transient voltages and safeguard sensitive components from damage.

On 24th December 2024, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe made history by coming within 3.8 million miles (6.1 million km) of the Sun’s surface. This event marked the closest-ever approach to the Sun by a human-made object.

The Peltier module, also known as a thermoelectric cooler (TEC), is a solid-state device that uses the Peltier effect to transfer heat.

Analog Devices Inc. (ADI) and Vodafone use their magic to make communication sustainable. The collaboration between the two industry giants focuses on reducing power consumption in radio access networks (RAN) by using advanced techniques, such as symbol-based switching and micro-sleep discontinuous transmission.

Researchers at NYU Tandon School of Engineering have unveiled microchips capable of detecting multiple diseases from a single air sample or cough.

Electronic Specifier walks through the top 5 Power products released this December 2024.

Around two thirds of people want to see the UK become a clean energy superpower (64%), and for the UK to make enough clean energy to export it to other countries (65%).

Right before the end of 2024, the EU has marked the next step in the space industry. Contracts have been awarded for a €10.6 billion IRIS² satellite constellation project as a response to the fast-growing spaceborne Internet networks such as Starlink.

A driverless bus service, hailed as a world-first for its scale and scope, is set to cease operations in February 2025 due to low passenger adoption.

The Robotic Avian-inspired Vehicle for multiple ENvironments (RAVEN) is a drone that is inspired by the natural world. Developed via a collaboration between the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and the University of California, Irvine, RAVEN aims to operate across multiple terrains without the constraints of traditional designs.

As 2024 draws to a close, the team at Electronic Specifier reflects on a year of insightful conversations, industry-defining debates, and technical deep dives featured on our podcast series.

Elon Musk has become the first person in history to achieve a net worth of $400 billion, with his wealth recently soaring to $439 billion following a significant valuation increase of his aerospace company, SpaceX.

The UK government has introduced new proposals requiring online marketplaces, such as Amazon and eBay, to contribute more significantly to the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE).

Google, in partnership with Samsung and Qualcomm, has introduced Android XR, a new operating system designed to redefine user experiences in extended reality (XR).

Google has announced a new quantum chip, claiming it can solve a problem in five minutes that would take the world’s fastest supercomputers ten septillion years—10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 years—to complete.