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Not even the agriculture sector can escape the hype of drone technology. TheEuropean drones outlook studyreports 150,000 agricultural drones will be used across European farms by 2035, undertaking tasks such as soil and field analysis, crop monitoring and spraying. Here, Chris Johnson, Managing Director atSMB Bearings, explains the value of agricultural drones and advises on the importance of bearing selection for these devices.

Drones could soon be adopted as essential tools for various agricultural tasks; however, with respect to their use in farm management, research is still lacking. To address this issue, researchers in Japan compared drones to well-established technologies for spraying pesticide over rice paddy fields.

Xsens has announced two new products in its MTi 600-series, extending the customer’s choice of rugged products with and without an integrated satellite positioning receiver. Xsens is adding a new GNSS/Inertial Navigation System (INS) module, the MTi-670G, and a rugged Attitude and Heading Reference System (AHRS), the MTi-630R to the MTi 600-series.

Every year technology gets more impressive, and is able to do increasingly incredible things. AI has defeated the Go world champion, cars get closer to self-driving every year, and our phones now talk to our houses. Yet despite this, some of the most basic and fundamental crises facing our world haven’t been solved, chief among them: hunger.

In an age of environmental consciousness, how many people have received a delivery package lined with foam and thought, 'what a waste'? Here, Jordan Flagal, an environmental scientist and policy analyst, writes forMatmatch, explaining how mushrooms can be an ally in creating a biodegradable alternative to polystyrene.

Arduino Prohas announced the launch of the Arduino Edge Control, a smart remote solution for monitoring and control, designed to deploy AI on the edge. Optimised for outdoor environments and easy to place anywhere, it is ideal for precision farming, smart agriculture, and any application requiring intelligent control in isolated locations.

Backed by the energy regulator Ofgem, 300 homes in Scotland will soon become the first in the world to use 100% green hydrogen, in a four-year trial that will further cement the UK’s green recovery. Here Luke Worrall, Business Development Manager atNerG, explores the implications and explains how businesses can use existing CHP technology to save money now, while futureproofing their investment as the UK transitions to hydrogen power.

High-growth technology company specialising in controlled-environment-agriculture (CEA),Vertical Future, has partnered with newly established Northamptonshire based vertical farming company,Syan Farms. Launching with Vertical Future’s proprietary production systems, Syan Farms will also be brought on board as a research partner as part of Vertical Future’s wider research activities, focused on seed breeding, genetics, and robotics.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is on the cusp of becoming an irreplaceable tool in a wide range of fields, such as working from home, avionics, telecommunications and defence. The latest frontier in this development is ruggedisation and miniaturisation. Here, Andy Conway, Sales Manager at Embedded Computing Specialist Recab UK, reflects on the unpredictability of the inventions that led to the breakthroughs behind AI.

Power semiconductors are the key to an energy-efficient world. New technologies such as silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) enable higher power efficiency, smaller form factors and lower weight. Silicon also plays a major role in many designs. Energy efficiency is the focus of the ‘Virtual Power Conference’, which will be available ‘live’ from May 4th to 6th, 2021.