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6 November 2019: Plextek-DTS (Defence Technology Solutions) has been awarded two contracts under the £2 million Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) competition to develop new capabilities to detect, disrupt, and defeat the hostile and malicious use of drones.
Nigel Whittle, Head of Medical & Healthcare, features in Critical Communications Today this week. Drones have the potential to revolutionise public safety operations in areas such as fire and rescue. But there are regulatory and logistical barriers.
Cambridge, UK – 16th September 2019 – UK engineering and design consultancy, Plextek has been working with US-based CNIguard to develop a new IoT-based system to prevent manhole explosions, primarily caused by bad weather and…
Soldiers on the battlefield are prone to all kinds of injuries. Some of the most common include musculoskeletal injuries, environmental injury and hearing damage. Now, the government is funding projects that could see soldiers utilise…
With the predictions of billions of devices connected to the Internet of Things (IoT), the idea of having to change all the batteries is a logistical, practical and financial nightmare.
We are all only too aware that early detection is absolutely key to improving the survival rates of serious illness and disease, never more so when it comes to cancer and other life-threatening conditions. But how can developments…
The role of facilitating effective IoT safe city solutions is currently a hot topic. Plextek has been deploying numerous IoT sensor solutions over the years and in this article, Nick Koiza, Head of Security Business, assesses key…
"Only governments can fix the problem of global warming, right? The massive change in behaviour that we need across the [...]
Cambridge, UK – 7th May 2019 – UK-based engineering and design consultancy, Plextek is launching a new innovation business unit called Ignite [...]
Our parent company, Plextek Group, celebrates 30 years of creating the future in this feature with Cambridge Network. Group Chairman, Dr Colin Smithers comments […]
More instrumentation means more information and the data deluge is putting a strain on traditional architecture, Damien Clarke for Plextek looks at how edge computing is solving this with processing coming to the sensors.
Ahead of our sponsorship of Cambridge Wireless’s International Conference 2019, Clem Robertson, Radar Capability Manager, features to discuss […]
WHO World Hearing Day is held on 3rd March every year to raise awareness on how to prevent deafness and [...]
To coincide with World Hearing Day on the 3rd March 2019 – Plextek are pleased to announce we are Founder [...]
EW BrightSpark, James Henderson features in electronic weekly showing his progression over the past year of his career.
Cambridge, UK – 10th January 2019 – Electronics and technology consultancy, Plextek joins a select list of private research organisations [...]
Plextek is featured in “Engineering and Technology” magazine this week to comment on the use of autonomous unmanned aerial systems in the defence and security industry.
Nick Koiza, Head of Security Business features in ‘Counter Terror Business’ magazine this week. He discusses Plextek’s recent collaboration with RF signal technology company, Wave Tech on a foreign object debris detection radar that has…
Cambridge, UK – 18th October 2018 – This week Plextek showcased their mm-Wave Radar on the Government of Dubai stand at GITEX 2018. The other technology firms that were invited to join the stand were Esharah Etisalat Security Solutions, Airbus and Nokia.
Cambridge, UK – 18th September 2018 – Design and innovation consultancy, Plextek have taken part in one of Cambridgeshire's largest annual charity [...]