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Making A Difference With Generative AI

Everyone seems to be using ChatGPT for something or the other. Here, our experts suggest some serious, game-changing applications that the technology can be put to—and the pitfalls to avoid

Putting G, P, And T Together

ChatGPT is writing essays, answering questions on the Bhagavad Gita, suggesting menu options for lunch, coding, and debugging code, writing new episodes of Star Wars, proposing itineraries for vacation travel, and even completing assignments for students.

"I Either Do WHAT I LOVE Or Learn To Love WHAT I DO"

Hailing from a partitionaffected, erudite family, being a rebel since childhood, becoming the Managing Director of Cadence Design Systems in India at the early age of thirty-two and Corporate Vice President at the age of thirty-six, Jaswinder Ahuja, an engineer, and a thought leader, continues his insightful journey. In a conversation with Sudeshna Das, Consulting Editor at EFY, he shares the story of his life

"Our Customers For The SUPERIOR Come To Us TECHNOLOGY Of OUR CAMERAS And THEIR QUALITY"

Three engineers got together in late 2003 to form a design services startup. Within five years e-con Systems started eyeing the manufacturing market and within ten years of its inception the startup entered the camera manufacturing industry. Today, the company has more than 300 products in its portfolio. Co-founder Maharajan Veerabahu shared his learnings with Yashasvini Razdan from Electronics For You. Read on to know how a design services startup transitioned into a product manufacturing company over the course of two decades

MAKE IN INDIA: Lessons From Shenzhen

Individuals can develop the expertise needed to excel in manufacture of high-quality goods only by practical exposure to the manufacturing ecosystems. Let us see if we can take some lessons from the vast Chinese manufacturing industry

1 A (BLU)ARMOR TO BREAK BIKERS' COMMUNICATION BARRIERS

Remember chattering away with your travel companions while in a car? How would that ever be possible on a road trip while riding to a picturesque location on bikes during the holidays? Well, BluArmor has come up with an incredible solution to an age-old but ignored issue. Read on to figure out how to get yapping with your biker buddies on your next bike trip

INCREASING PRODUCTIVITY AND QUALITY With New-Age Soldering Irons

Thinking of how to speed up your assembly lines? These loT based soldering irons with easy-to-use menu, stable temperature, and sleep mode features might help. This article discusses some innovative soldering trends that can elevate assembly to a new level

"We Call This CONCEPT An INFINITY CHARGER; There Is NO LIMIT For VOLTAGE And CURRENT In This Configuration"

Greendzine claims their vehicle chargers are half the size. Plus, they have a LEGO-like modular system. One unit can power an e-bicycle. Two can power a 2-wheeler. Three can power a car. What tech has enabled these innovations? Co-founder Karthikeyan Sundaram explained the technology to Yashasvini Razdan from Electronics For You and gave a few additional insights as well

Repair technique allows small aerial robots to fly despite damaged artificial muscles

MIT researchers have developed repair techniques that allow a bug-sized aerial robot to fly effectively despite severe damage to its artificial muscles.

Driving simulation checks how intentional robotic deception affects trust

Kantwon Rogers, a Ph.D. student in the College of Computing, and Reiden Webber, a second-year computer science undergraduate at Georgia Tech, have designed a driving simulation to investigate how intentional robot deception affects trust.

Flexible foldable robots that can perform variety of complex tasks

A multidisciplinary team led by researchers at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering has created a new fabrication technique for fully foldable robots that can perform a variety of complex tasks without relying on semiconductors.

Walk Into The Future With Deployment Of 5G loT

The introduction of 5G networks is revolutionising the way we live and work, with the Internet of Things at the forefront of this change. Imagine a world where your devices seamlessly communicate with each other, providing you with real-time data, improved efficiency, and lightning-fast speeds. Keep reading to learn more about the exciting advancements in 5G loT and how it is shaping the world of tomorrow

The Near Future Of Electronics

So far, electronics has depended heavily on silicon for its development. But now new materials and techniques are emerging to take electronics further

A Three-Step Process To Predictable Sales

Having a process to get in front of a prospective customer without manual intervention and then genuinely helping them reach logical decisions via a diagnostic process is one of the critical assets in a small business's arsenal

Your Own Supercomputer With Super Cool Tech

There are areas where we need small computing machines that can work collectively like a supercomputer.

Automatic Camera Based BOOM BARRIER Better Than The IR Based

This is a common sight at big buildings, such as shopping malls and 5-star hotels, where the entrance for staff and regular vendors has a boom barrier.

Automatic WATER TANK FILLING SYSTEM

In India, many houses have two sources of water to fill the rooftop water tank.

OVERVOLTAGE And UNDERVOLTAGE PROTECTION For Electrical Appliances

In some places, especially in developing countries like ours, sudden ups and downs in the mains voltage are quite common.

An Inexpensive 5-COLOUR LED FLASHER

This 5-colour LED flasher circuit can be built using the popular 555 timer and 4017 decade counter ICs.

ENABLING INDUSTRIAL SENSORS For Edge Computing Using EdgeX

For industrial prototyping and design, we often need industrial-grade sensors devices plus industrial platforms like EdgeX.

ENSURING PROFITABLE PRODUCT: Costing And Optimisation

The economic parameters explained here give us indication of the profitability and risk of our product development work. Ideas that give more profit with less risk are always preferable

OPINIONS ON THE METAVERSE Remain A Mixed Bag

CES 2023 renewed the debate on the future of the metaverse. While the exhibitors were all agog about it, the experts on panels suggested moving ahead with caution

You Can BET YOUR FARM On IT

Technology can aid farmers overcome problems ranging from climatic changes to demand fluctuations. However, the uptake by small farmers is still low, despite the range of affordable solutions available. How can Indian agri-tech startups reach the masses?

The Shape Of Things TO COME FROM JAPAN

NEPCON Japan is a good bet if you want to catch a glimpse of what's new in electronics. While NEPCON focuses on electronics manufacturing equipment, its co-located shows, which are related to electronics too, provide the holistic picture of what's hot and what's not. Rahul Chopra, Editor, Electronics For You, happened to visit the show and could not stop himself from sharing some key trends that stand out

What To Expect From The LATEST LIDAR SYSTEMS

Let us take a look at the technological trends in lidars and what the future holds for this amazing technology

How To Convert ChatGPT Into An Advanced Voice Assistant

ChatGPT-3 needs no introduction. You ask it any question and it replies in a flash. But the answer comes in the form of text. What if you could talk with it, just like you do with any voice assistant like Siri?

UNION BUDGET: Saptarishi For The Electronics Industry Too?

Key features of Budget 2023-24 announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on 1st February this year are highlighted below, along with the reactions from the industry

"The THROUGHPUT TIME For Us From The Time We Get An Order To The Time It's Ready To Ship IS ABOUT 15 MINUTES"

Mouser.com has increased its revenue by two billion dollars in the last two years! What's their success mantra? Why do customers keep going back to them? What are they investing in, to keep growing? Is India important for Mouser? Why? What's next? Quite a few burning questions, which got answered when Yashasvini and Rahul from Electronics For You met Mark BurrLonnon, Senior Vice President of Global Sales and Service at Mouser Electronics, during his recent visit to India. Key extracts...

Moving From MINIMUM VIABLE PRODUCT To A VALUABLE PRODUCT

Nobody wants a product that is minimally viable. Even you, for that matter, won't prefer that just minimally viable product. Would you?

"We IMPORT DEFECTIVES From 50 To 60 Countries, REPAIR THEM And SEND THEM OUT"

What is Flex doing in the field of circular economy’? How does this business operate? How do they help customers reduce their environmental footprint and maximise value recovery? To find answers to these questions, Rahul Chopra spoke to Nikhil Rao, General Manager, Global Services and Solutions at Flex in India. Here are the key excerpts of the discussion