Samsung and GlobalFoundries team up for next-gen AMD GPUs, APUs

A new report is claims Samsung and GlobalFoundries will team up to make 
next-generation AMD APUs and GPUs at the 14nm node. In the past, AMD 
sourced its big-core APUs from GlobalFoundries and its smaller, budget CPU 
cores, graphics cards, and game consoles from TSMC. Moving most of this 
business to the Samsung / GlobalFoundries alliance would be a major shift 
from AMD’s earlier strategy.

It is definitely more of what AMD actually wanted to do with the GlobalFoundries 
spin-off in the first place. When AMD first created GF, it penciled down wafer 
agreements that allowed it to continue producing GPU hardware at TSMC, 
but specified that all future 28nm products would be built at GF. 
This never materialised ,kudos to GlobalFoundries’ problems with Krishna and 
Wichita back several years ago. 
We got it from facts that 20nm versions of the modern consoles were also 
planned for GlobalFoundries, before that was canceled.

We can’t say anything about AMD’s upcoming GPUs just yet, but the Korean 
Times is claiming that the upcoming high-end APU, Greenland, will offer up 
to 2x higher performance-per-watt than Fiji. That’s entirely reasonable, given that
all next-generation lithography nodes offer companies a range of performance 
and power consumption to target. The figures we’ve seen for 14nm in general 
have suggested either 50% reduced power at the same performance or 20-30% 
improved performance at equivalent power.

AMD is structuring Greenland and its other GPUs on Samsung’s 14nm LPP 
(Low Power Plus) process, but GF has hinted us that it’s done some customization 
to make sure the process node is suited to higher power GPUs. We don’t know 
yet if AMD has split its foundry orders between TSMC and GF for next-gen 
graphics or not — it’s entirely possible that the company will do high-end desktop 
cards, with 150W+ TDPs at TSMC, and mobile hardware at GF.

AMD would likely prefer to avoid such situations, since they increase overhead 
costs associated with bringing up multiple designs and different foundries. But the
company plays coy on its foundry partners and doesn’t like to disclose who builds 
which parts until we can read the labels for ourselves.

There’s no word on whether or not the Xbox One and PS4 will see die shrinks 
and fresh SKUs in 2016, but we expect that they will. We’re coming up on the 
three-year anniversary of each platform, and after skipping the 20nm refresh cycle, 
both Microsoft and Sony are likely wanting to launch new hardware. There’s also 
no word on whether we’ll actually see fresh console hardware as early as 2018, 
though that’s not something we’d expect MS or Sony to announce until much 
closer to debut.

Pocket-Size Device Converts Smartphone into a High-Powered Microscope

Have you ever wonder thought about the numerous microorganisms crawling 
within or around your kitchen counter? May be you'd like a close-up view of 
those dusty bunnies in your room.There is a new pocket-size device that can
assist you take a closer look at these household specimens.

A small, smartphone operated microscope,called μPeek, just attained its funding 
goal on Kickstarter.This device is attached to the rear of any smartphone (above 
the camera lens),just the size of a credit card and is controlled via an app,
making you view crystal-clear images of small objects and adjustment the 
microscope on your phone.

This high resolution microscope differs from any other magnifying lens for your smartphone," Patrick Galliker, co-founder and CEO of Scrona, the company 
behind μPeek, said in a Kickstarter video promoting the new device. 
The microscope is fitted with a motorized lens and sophisticated optical 
components — two things usually found on expensive (and relatively big) 
professional microscopes. [Gift Ideas for Kids: Best Educational Toys & Games of 2015

To use μPeek, mount the device on your phone and place it on any surface 
that you want to view on the microscopic level. You can look at the microcosm 
contained on the living room carpet or get a close view of a fallen leaf, 
for example. If you'd rather use μPeek to look at something on a microscope
slide, you can do that, too. The device comes with a standard-size slide 
holder and a set of blank slides, plus a guide that explains how to prepare 
specimens.

The company's Kickstarter video shows the device being used in a number
of ways, including a professional laboratory. Although μPeek does not look
like conventional microscopes, it can be very useful for real-life scientists,
Galliker explained in the video. In fact, the scope is very "simple and powerful"
that it will become a professional scientist's "first choice," he said.

And it is useful in other environments, as well.


The device's affordability —the standard μPeek is expected to retail for $159
 — and its small size make it a practical tool for science classrooms.
Since you can put μPeek in your pocket, it can also be used anywhere,
like out in the woods, or on the beach.
Scrona is also offering another version of the device, μPeek Blue, equipped
with UV lights so that it can be used as a fluorescence microscope.
The more advanced scope is expected to retail for $219.

While you can't go out and buy a μPeek just yet, Galliker said the device
will be available for purchase online during the second half of 2016.
So, get your specimens in-place.

Writable' Circuits May Allow Scientists Draw Electronic Circuits

Scientists have developed means to make soft, flexible and stretchy electronic circuits and radio antennas by manually, just by writing on highly specialized sheets of material.

This means may assists people draw electronic devices based on demand for customized devices, researchers said in a new study explaining the method.

As old electronics are stiff, new soft electronics are flexible and easily stretchable and foldable. Researchers worldwide are looking at applications of soft electronics such as wearable and implantable devices. [5 Crazy Technologies That Are Revolutionizing Biotech]

The new method researchers developed makes circuits by fusing, or melting, together small bits of metal to make electrically conductive wires.Even though this newly developed process make no use of heat, as is usually the case with fusing. Instead, this method involves soft sheets made of silicone rubber with numerous small droplets of liquid metal embedded within them. Pressing down on these sheets using, for instance, the tip of a pen, ruptures the capsules, much like popping miniature water balloons, and the liquid metal inside can come together to form circuit elements.

"We can make conductive lines by hand just by writing," said study co-senior author Michael Dickey, a chemical engineer at North Carolina State University in Raleigh.

The researchers used a metal called eutectic gallium indium (EGaIn), a massively conductive electrical alloy,liquid at about 60 degrees Fahrenheit (15.5 degrees Celsius). They enclose droplets of EGaIn that were only about 100 nanometers, or billionths of a meter, wide into sheets of the type of silicone rubber known as PDMS.

When these droplets come together, their electrical conductivity increases tremendrously about tenfold compared to when they are separate, the researchers said. To understand why, imagine a hallway covered with water balloons.

"If you covered a floor with water balloons, you could not make a conductive path between balloons," Dickey told Live Science. However, if the balloons get popped, they merge to form a continuous electrically conductive pathway, he explained.

These mechanically fused metal pathways could also serve as radio antennas. Researchers could tune the frequencies these antennas pick up simply by changing the length of the pathways.

"An antenna can be created on the fly simply with a magic marker," Dickey said.

Normal circuit boards consist of circuits of electrically conductive foil laminated onto stiff electrically insulating boards. The fabrication of such circuit boards requires multiple steps, and the circuits must be designed in advance of use. In contrast, these new soft circuit boards can be created simply by writing on them, which means the circuits can be built on demand, the researchers said.

"We live in a world with lots of soft materials — our bodies, clothing," Dickey said. "Most electronics are made from rigid materials and are therefore mechanically incompatible with our 'soft world.' Rigid electronics also tend to fail catastrophically when deformed — I've seen plenty of cracked phones, as an example. The circuit boards we made are soft and deformable."

The soft circuit boards can easily be cut into desired shapes, the researchers said, and it is also possible to connect rigid components, such as lights, simply by inserting them into the sheets. For instance, using this new technique, researchers created Christmas trees that could be lighted.

One drawback of this approach is that droplets may sinter accidentally if they're exposed to excessive pressures. The researchers discovered that one way to solve this problem is to brush a clear glue onto the sheets. The glue dries and forms a rigid protective layer that could prevent unwanted sintering after the circuits are written, the scientists said.

Another limitation of this approach is that the wires are only as thin as the stylus used to create them and thus are nowhere as narrow as the wires in traditional microchips. The scientists noted that commercial desktop lasers could lead to more complex patterns, although this does make the fabrication process more complicated. Another possible way to form straight, thin channels involves embedding the droplets in orderly patterns within the silicone rubber, such as in microscopic rows.

However, "Many advances are still needed to make this commercially viable," Dickey said. "This is a simple demonstration to illustrate the concept of soft circuits."

This Self-Drying Jacket Is Straight Out of 'Back to the Future'

Great Scott! "Back to the Future" fans may be waiting for time machines
and (true) hoverboards to be invented, but a self-drying jacket similar to 
that Marty McFly wore in "Back to the Future Part II" may soon make an 
addition to your wardrobe.

Falyon Wearable Tech, a San Francisco-based startup, has developed 
a jacket that can dry itself from the inside out just in minutes. The "Back to
the Future"-inspired jacket,known as SDJ-01, works by moving 
high-pressure air in the enclosed space between the coat's inner lining 
and outer layer.

The jacket's air amplifiers are powered by rechargeable battery fitted 
into an inner pocket. Falyon said it will take around 1 or 2 minutes to 
dry out the jacket — after you get beaten by the rain, for example ,also 
the battery can operate the system up to 30 minutes. The power of these 
built-in air amplifiers is equal to or better than that of commercially available
hair dryers, according to the company. 

Google Chrome 47 Finally Removes Desktop Notifications Centre

As promised back in October, Google with Chrome 47 for Windows,
Mac, and Linux has removed the desktop notification centre.Numerous
bug fixes also came as part of the update. The search giant also unveiled
Chrome 47 for iOS with additional features.Chrome 47 for Android is
expected to arrive Google Play soon.

Google in October announced its plans to remove the Chrome
desktop notification centre since few users utilised it, and some even
disabled it. It was introduced in 2013.This feature is still present in Chrome
OS for now.Google added that in this version, notifications sent to the
notification centre would result in an error "and API events linked to the
centre will no longer fire."

Google Chrome 47 besides removing the notification centre also
added numerous bug fixes, most of which were detected using
AddressSanitizer and MemorySanitizer codes, says the blog post.
It also lists 41 security fixes as a part of its bounty rewards programme.
The version has already been rolled out for Windows,
Mac, and Linux.

On iOS, Chrome 47 has support for more hardware keyboard shortcuts.
iOS users can now open, close and change tabs or conduct a voice search
by using Bluetooth and Smart Connector hardware keyboards. Chrome for
iOS also brings support for 3D Touch for iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus models.
3D Touch on the Chrome icon will open a new tab, a new incognito tab or trigger
voice search. The app is available to download from App Store.

For Chrome 47 on Android, the version in beta since October, and several
features are expected to be added to it. As for the blog post by Google,
Chrome 47 Beta for Android allows developers to add splash screens to
Web apps when a site is launched from the Android home screen.
This would show users 'something meaningful' as the content is loaded
in the background. "Developers can customize the splash screen by setting
a name, icon, background color, and notification bar color in the web app
manifest," adds the post. The version will also allow developers to configure
automatic dismissal of desktop notifications to improve the experience for
notifications coming from social media websites and emails. 

5 Employee Productivity Tools For Startups Robert Cordray

For startups it’s highly critical for entrepreneurs having multiple employees, and solopreneurs in an office of one, to use all available tools and resources to maximize productivity and have a competitive edge. Entrepreneurs need to challenge the status quo and constantly improve rate of production. To this end, lets look at five highly effective employee productivity tools for startups.

Trello

Better collaboration translate to better productivity. And Trello is a free and visual online collaboration tool that sorts projects into “lists of lists” with cards on a virtual board. The cards may be dragged and dropped between lists to know if a project is progressing.As visual tool, Trello provides entrepreneurs a view of what’s being worked on, which employees are working on what, and what progress has been made, all at once.

Trello is not only an interactive project management solution for groups but also works for individuals. Tim Maurer, an highly successful financial consultant and regular contributor on Forbes.com, said in a recent post that Trello, “has become my highly-personalized,individual task management system of choice.”

Rescue Time

Nothing reduces productivity like time waste which is highly true for entrepreneurs and solopreneurs who need to make every moment at work count. Rescue Time is a free software program installed on a computer,that assists bosses and employees increase productivity by tracking productive time. Together with monitoring activities throughout the day, Rescue Time enable users to set goals and track progress, track time spent both on and offline, restrict access to distracting, time-wasting websites, and see what apps and websites were used during the day. Using a metric called “productivity pulse”, Rescue Time measures daily time productivity on a scale of very distracting, to very productive, to produce an overall score that shows just how productive the user’s day actually was. Based on those scores, workers can make amendments to improve the productivity of their time.

Dropbox for Business

This well known file-sharing desktop and mobile app,which is a hit among consumers. And now more and more startup entrepreneurs are using Dropbox for Business as a software tool to increase productivity.With work in recent time occurring on multiple devices, the Dropbox app makes it easy and convenient for workers to sync important work documents across all platforms for quick and easy retrieval on the device of their choice, whenever and wherever they are. With more than 50% of IT business professional disclosing that they will be deploying a personal cloud for workplace purposes, it’s clear that options such as Dropbox is required for day to day business. And ability to create shared folders, and choose which team members may access those folders to work on documents, makes Dropbox for Business a good collaboration tool.

Mailbox

As illustrated by many business productivity professionals, although rummaging through email boxes may cast illusion of being productive, it is anything come by. That’s where Mailbox, a mobile email management tool, comes into play. Designed by developers who realized that today’s business professionals are always on the go, Mailbox uses colorful swipe-based features, allowing entrepreneurs on the move to view and prioritize email on their mobile phones. Mailbox is available for OSX, iPhone, iPad, and Android. It’s just been integrated with Dropbox to allow quick and easy attachment of files while composing emails.

Bitrix24.com

The setback with major software collaboration tools is that they are not all that easy for employees to make use of. That’s the reason several small businesses are using internal websites known as the social intranet. Free for startups and more established businesses with 12 employees or less, Bitrix24.com has emerged as the fastest growing social intranet for business. Featuring a combination of work tools such as CRM, project management, file sharing, activity planning and real-time streaming, Bitrix24.com has collaboration incorporated from all angles. It  has advantage of being a cloud-based app, that enables employee access from anywhere and on any device.

From the founding solopreneur or entrepreneur, today’s startups should take advantage of all the tools they can to turn those young margins green. While the above list of productivity tools is by no means exhaustive,it serves as a very good start for startups.

German plasma giant strides raises nuclear fusion possibility

A German nuclear fusion experiment has yielded a super-hot gas which scientists believe will eventually result to clean and cheap energy.

The helium plasma - a cloud of loose, charged particles - lived just a tenth of a second and was about one million degrees Celsius.

It was welcomed as a breakthrough for the Max Planck Institute's stellarator - a chamber whose design differs from the tokamak fusion devices used elsewhere.

The Sun's energy is created by fusion.

Physicists are in a worldwide race to build stable fusion devices that could not only mimic the Sun but release abundant energy, without the amount of toxic waste generated by nuclear fission - the splitting of the atom.

The team at Greifswald, in northeastern Germany, aim in future to heat hydrogen nuclei to around 100 million C - the necessary conditions for fusion to take place like in the Sun's interior. They will use deuterium, a heavier type, or isotope, of the element.

The stellarator's plasma was created,using a microwave laser, a complex combination of magnets and just 10mg of helium. The Max Planck Institute calls its machine Wendelstein 7-X.

The project started nine years ago and costs 1bn euros (£720m; $1.1bn) so far.

The EU's main nuclear fusion project is called Iter, at Cadarache, in the south of France. But it will not be fired up until the 2020s. It is controversial, having already cost more than €10bn.

Iter will be a tokamak device - the word comes from Russian, meaning a ring-shaped magnetic chamber.

Scientists have been working on nuclear fusion for more than 50 years but the extremely high temperatures involved and difficulty of controlling plasmas mean progress is slow.

'Li-fi 100 times faster than wi-fi' test reveals

A recent means of delivering data,that makes use of the visible spectrum rather than radio waves, has been tested in a working office.

Li-fi is able to deliver internet access 100 times more faster than traditional wi-fi, with speed of 1Gbps (gigabit per second).

It needs a  source of light, just like a standard LED bulb,internet connection and a light sensitive photo detector.
It was tested by Estonian start-up Velmenni, in Tallinn.

Velmenni used a li-fi  fitted light bulb to send data at speeds of 1Gbps. Laboratory tests have indicated theoretical speeds up to 224Gbps.

It was tested in an office, to allow workers access the internet and in an industrial space, where it provided a smart lighting solution.


Speaking to the International Business Times, chief executive Deepak Solanki said that the technology would reach consumers "within three to four years".

The term li-fi was coined by Prof Harald Haas from Edinburgh University, who demonstrated the technology at a Ted (Technology, Entertainment and Design) conference in 2011.

His speech, which has now been viewed nearly two million times, showed an LED lamp streaming video.
Prof Haas described a future when billions of light bulbs could act as wireless hotspots.

One of the main advantage of li-fi is that, unlike wi-fi, it does not interfere with other radio signals, so it could be used in aircraft and in other places where interference is a major problem.

While the spectrum for radio waves is not scarce, the visible light spectrum is 10,000 times larger,so it is unlikely to run out any time soon.
But the technology also has its setbacks - most known is the fact that it cannot be deployed outdoors in direct sunlight, because that would interfere with its signal.

Neither can the technology penetrate walls so its initial use is limited to places where it can be used to supplement wi-fi networks, such as in congested urban areas or places where wi-fi is not secure, such as hospitals

Wearing a smartwatch could give hackers your PIN

The little movements made by your wrists and fingers, monitored by a smartwatch,may be used to map out what you just typed. Like... your PIN.

A small research paper from a student at IT University of Copenhagen collected movement data from a Sony SmartWatch 3 and was able to reliably decypher what was being typed on an external keypad.

Tony Beltramelli, the student who conducted the research,coined the concept as a type of "deep-spying", revealed a user entering a numerical code and then decoded what was typed after accessing the watches gyroscope and accelerometers.

Analysing the data using a machine learning algorithms -- which have been posted to GitHub - enabled patterns to be revealed from "unavoidably noisy data", the student wrote in his paper.

The masters student said the mens of eavesdropping on whatever is being typed may be used to steal passwords and other credentials, social security numbers, credit card numbers, and read messages that are typed.

"By their very nature of being wearable, these devices, may reveal a new means of pervasive attack surface threatening users privacy, among others," Beltramelli wrote in the paper's abstract.

"The aim of this research is to raise level of awareness about the possible risks connected to motion sensors built-in wearable devices and to show possibility of abuse leveraged by advanced neural network architectures."

The student tested out the method on keypads with 12 keys, but said the machine learning behind the device revealed "above-average accuracy even when confronted with raw unprocessed data".

The results showed 73 percent accuracy for touchlogging and 59 percent for keylogging, although said it would be "impossible" to detect what keys were pressed when a smartwatch was being worn on the hand not being used to type.

Dramatically, these observations means that a cyber-criminal  may be able,  theoretically eavesdrop on any device operated by the user while wearing a WAD," the paper concludes.

"Thus allowing access to highly sensitive and valuable information and possibly causing important damages."

Top 10 New Smartphones for Business

This write up contain the list of Ten foremost  new smartphones that is good for business. Business users can be hard to please, particularly when it is about smartphones. Today’s consumers normally want a simple design, complex features, constant internet access, a sofisticated camera and easy-to-use keyboard. We have listed  such smartphones that are very good appropriate for business users.

1. Motorola Atrix 4G 

The Motorola Atrix 4G was awarded the best smartphone at CES 2011. The phone, which is available through AT&T in the United States, operates on Google’s Android 2.2 Froyo operating system,powered by a dual-core 1GHz Nvidia Tegra 2 x 1 GHz processor and 1GB RAM.
The Atrix with its impressive specs,its main differentiator is its ability to connect to a bigger, computer-like docking station, says TG Daily. The handset switches to a “computer mode” when docked and powers the laptop docking peripheral as well as running a desktop operating system interface.

2. Kyocera Echo

Sprint introduced Kyocera’s Echo, a dual-touchscreen smartphone, running on Android 2.2. The Kyocera Echo features includes two 3.5-inch WVGA touchscreens linked together with a hinge. The two screens can be used separately or jointly to operate as a big single screen, according to The Wall Street Journal,the phone also comes with a Simul-Task mode which enable users to simultaneously run two of the Echo’s seven core applications.
According to Wired.com, the Echo runs on Sprint’s 3G network and comes with Wi-Fi hotspot capabilities. The smartphone is also fitted with a 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor with 1 GB of RAM and a 5-megapixel camera that is capable of 720p HD video capture. The Echo costs $199.99 with a two-year contract and a $100 mail-in rebate.

3.  HP Pre 3

The HP Pre 3,planned for a summer 2011 launch, runs HP webOS, comes with a 3.58-inch WVGA display, slide-out physical QWERTY keyboard and powered by a 1.4 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. In addition, the Pre 3 sports business-class e-mail,allows multitasking, video calling and wireless charging capabilities.
The smartphone is the only global webOS device, check the hardware analysis of the Pre 3 on PalmInfocenter. The smartphone supports both GSM HSPA+ and EVDO Rev. The handset also supports Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1 EDR and GPS. The Pre 3 also comes with a 1230 mAh battery, 512MB RAM and 8GB/16GB of internal memory, according to Phone Beta
4. Samsung Galaxy S 4G

The Galaxy S 4G, available from T-Mobile,comes with updated HSPA+ technology and features a front-facing camera, Android 2.2 os and behaves like a personal Wi-Fi hotspot. The smartphone,comes pre-loaded with the film "Inception," is also equipped with a 4-inch AMOLED display, 5-megapixel rear-facing camera, 16GB SD memory card and runs on a Samsung 1GHz Cortex A8 Hummingbird processor, according to Digital Trends.

5.  HTC Thunderbolt

The HTC Thunderbolt, available from Verizon,comes with a 4.3-inch WVGA TFT capacitive touchscreen display, runs Android 2.2 os, boasts a 1GHz processor and features front- and rear-facing cameras. The handset also comes with a pre-installed 32GB microSD card and 8GB emmc + 768 RAM Memory card.

 6. Motorola Bionic

The Motorola Bionic, expected to be released in Q2 2011, powered by a dual-core processor, with each running at 1Ghz. The Android handset is available for Verizon’s 4G LTE network. The Bionic has a 4.3-inch qHD display, supports Adobe Flash and HTML5 and comes with an HDMI output. The phone also includes an 8 megapixel camera with HD video capabilities and a front-facing camera.

 7. Google Nexus S

In addition to running Android 2.3 os,Gingerbread platform, the Nexus S is fitted with Near Field Communications, which will enable the device to read smart objects. The GSM Nexus S also comes with a 4-inch Super AMOLED screen, front- and rear-facing cameras, packs a 1GHz Hummingbird processor, 16 GB of internal storage, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, 802.11n and A-GPS.

8. Samsung Continuum

The Continuum is from Samsung’s Android-based Galaxy S range of mobile devices. The main thing that enables this device to stand out from its list of specs is the Continuum’s independent ticker display, according to Geek.com.
The ticker,which is a secondary screen at the bottom of the handset, shows a running account of news feeds, new e-mail headers, social network updates, time and date. Since the ticker acts on it own from a grip sensor, users may not have to switch on their sleeping phones to retrieve their updates, says Computerworld.

9. BlackBerry Bold 9780

The BlackBerry Bold 9780 comes with the BlackBerry 6 operating system, 512 MB internal memory, and a 2 GB media card. Other features include Wi-Fi, a 5 MP camera, and Bluetooth capability.

10. HTC EVO Shift 4G

The HTC EVO Shift 4G runs Android 2.2 os , is fitted with a 3.6-inch screen, slide-out QWERTY keyboard, 5-megapixel camera with 720 HD video recording, Wi-Fi and the ability to share a WiMAX connection with up to eight WiFi connected devices.

Drone squad to be launched by Tokyo police

A drone commando squad, designated to locate and - if important - confisticate nuisance drones flown by members of the public, is to be launched by police in Tokyo.

The police unit will patrol public buildings such as the prime minister's office.

If a suspicious drone is detected, the operator will be notified via loudspeakers on the ground.

But if he or she fails to answer, police will launch drones fitted with nets to bring down the device.

"Terrorist attacks with drones carrying explosives are a possibility," a senior member of the police department's security bureau told the Asahi Shimbun website.

"We hope to defend the nation's functions with the worst-case scenario in mind."

In April, a drone carrying a small amount of radioactive material landed on the roof of the prime minister's office. No-one was injured and a man was subsequently arrested in connection with the incident.

A video posted online by Japanese website Jijicom shows how Tokyo Police's drones, complete with nets, might catch an unwanted airborne device in action.

Airspace restrictions

"In Japan, it is illegal to pilot drones over certain areas such as airports and power plants, over roads, or above a height of 150m," Paul Haswell, a partner at legal firm Pinsent Masons, told the BBC.

"Some cities such as Tokyo and Osaka have also outlawed their use in parks."

Regulations on drones came into force in Japan this week, following an amendment to the country's Aviation Act.

"Japan's new net-carrying, drone-disabling drone is certainly an interesting way to police those areas where drones are forbidden," added Mr Haswell.

Rules over drone use are being tightened up in several countries. In the US for example, authorities have called for a drone register which would list device owners across the nation.