In 2025, IEEE increased the monetary prize for its Medal of Honor to $2 million as a show of its strength and commitment to celebrating innovation and inspiring future generations. The award is one of the world’s most prestigious for contributions to engineering, science, and technology.

Network Rail has announced an initiative to develop the UK’s first ‘drone assured navigation and safety system’ for use along its 20,000 miles of railway tracks and infrastructure. 

Electronic Specifier is excited to announce its participation in Hardware Pioneers MAX 2025, the UK’s premier event dedicated to innovation in IoT, embedded systems, and connected devices.

Electronic Specifier takes a look at the top 5 power products released this March.    

Motherhood brings its unique set of challenges and maintaining personal health while managing family responsibilities can sometimes take a back seat.

Electronic Specifier walks through the top 5 IoT products released this March 2025.

Acoustic Resonance Mitigation (ARM) technology disables drones by using directed acoustic energy and has recently been unveiled by Fractal Antenna Systems.

At embedded world Everspin Technologies expanded its MRAM portfolio with new offerings under the PERSYST family: the EM064LX and the EM128LX were launched in response to growing demand for high-performance MRAM solutions from the aerospace and defence industries.

UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves has invested £3.25 billion into public service reforms, placing technology and AI at the centre of the government's strategy to drive economic growth, boost public sector efficiency, and maintain the country's global competitiveness.

Han Jong-Hee, Vice Chairman and CEO of Samsung Electronics, passed away on 25th March 2025 at the age of 63 due to cardiac arrest. ​

Researchers at Aalto University, Stanford University, and Texas A&M have released a study that shows how smartwatches could provide a simple and effective way to minimise the spread of disease.

Boston Dynamics and the Robotics and AI Institute (RAI Institute) have announced a partnership to push the boundaries of humanoid robotics using reinforcement learning.

A team of researchers at ETH Zurich has achieved a breakthrough in optical data transmission, developing a plasmonic modulator capable of operating at frequencies beyond one terahertz.

MIT engineers created a new method to grow artificial muscle tissue that could twitch and contract in several coordinated directions.

Has NVIDIA been biding its time in the quantum field, only to now swoop in and take control of this exciting industry?

NVIDIA, Google DeepMind, and Disney Research have unveiled Newton, an open-source physics engine poised to revolutionise robotic learning and development.

Public perception, government support, and the development of suitable infrastructure play key roles in influencing whether innovations are adopted or rejected, finds research from NEOMA Business School.

Network Rail’s Air Operations team has been testing a powerful new camera system that combines high-resolution photography with laser surveys and near-infrared images to give engineers an incredible view of the network.

The UK’s only commercial seaplane service has committed to leading the way in a new generation of zero-emission, electrically powered passenger carrying aircraft.

Teesside International Airport is set to become a testing ground for autonomous trams, with a pilot project expected to begin in 2025 as part of a wider initiative to introduce self-driving public transport across the region.