Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, NY, USA says that Michael Shur (its Patricia W. and C. Sheldon Roberts Professor of Solid State Electronics) is to receive an Achievement award from the UK's Institution of Engineering and ...
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Photovoltaic technology is increasingly being recognised as a likely major contributor to the world's future energy needs. Lasers are playing an increasingly important role in the design and fabrication of high efficiency solar cells. ...
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University of Leeds researchers have taken the lead in the race to build the world's most powerful terahertz laser chip. A paper in the Institution of Engineering and Technology's (IET) journal Electronics Letters reports that the Leeds ...
National technology competition sees students build and test a robot through different missions The First LEGO League competition arrived at Birmingham yesterday, as the latest regional event of the technology competition took place at ...
Robin, one of the most famous brands within the UK electrical testing arena and now partnered with Amprobe, is offering a new, lightweight Portable Appliance (PAT) Tester. The easy-to-use Robin-Amprobe GT-400-UK PAT Tester has been ...
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To coincide with the popular and informative series of earth and loop testing seminars it is currently running around the UK, Megger is offering a three-wire earth electrode test kit free of charge to anyone who buys one of its latest ...
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The UK-wide tour of Megger's hugely successful PAT testing roadshow, which provided a clear and concise explanation of the differences between Versions 3 and 4 of the IET Code of Practice (CoP3 and CoP4), has finally come to an end. Those ...
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The new is specially designed to help workplace duty holders to comply with the latest guidance on safeguarding against the risks posed by appliances and other equipment. The latest IET Code of Practice stresses the importance of taking a ...
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De Monfort University (DMU) has joined forces with business advisors Deloitte to launch a masters in science (MSc) for cyber security - what it says is the first of its kind in the UK. DMU's Cyber Security Centre experts and Deloitte's ...
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Cyber-crime incidents that are reported by the press are "just a snapshot" of what is actually happening, according to the government spy agency GCHQ's director Sir Iain Lobban. In an article entitled "Countering the cyber threat to ...
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Organisations across the IT, communications and defence sectors have teamed up with Business and IT Sector Skills Council (E-Skills UK) to launch cyber security apprenticeships. The aim is to boost the number of young people working in ...
Teaching engineers cyber security skills is vital in order to protect the UK's critical national infrastructure, according to cyber expert at the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET), Hugh Boyes. The IET is trying to raise ...
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A new DVD that provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to PAT testing is now available from portable test equipment expert, Megger. A trailer that includes a three-minute sample of material on the DVD can be viewed here or by ...
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PA Consulting and Raspberry Pi have selected the finalists of their programming challenge who will present their ideas to six expert judges on 20 March. The competition was intended for school and university students to present ...
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Nestled at the foot of the Cairngorms national park, Pitlochry Festival Theatre is a delightfully spacious, airy venue that is responsible for a veritable list of productions as well as a range of workshops, tours, concerts and even a wine ...
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