A lot has been said about the Internet of Things and how, when it is secured, we will all make massive business gains. In my role as an IoT strategist, I spend most of my waking hours caring about what the IoT can enable but also caring about how this delivery of benefits can be secured. But why do I care? Not just out of interest in the technology but simply because we should be able to deliver better “IoT products” and better profitability. Note, however, that I believe there will be very few of us producing things that should be labelled as “IoT products.”

Createc Japan (the Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies) was held last week at Makuhari Messe, one of the largest convention centers in Japan.

Even if no failures are detected, the results might highlight a weakness in the design.

Thinner materials for microwave boards benefit from smooth surfaces to decrease insertion loss.