Engineering success in a culture without rules 23rd June 2017
Mark Patrick of Mouser Electronics explains that open source hardware has democratised high technology, empowering those with creative goals to bypass traditional engineering barriers and start work directly on bringing inventive new concepts to fruition. In such a completely free environment, a trusted partner can make the difference between completion and confusion.
Spotlight
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Female tech founders are not being heard by their male counterparts -
Bath University triumph in UAS Challenge 2017 -
The tech inspired flooring that can smell a rat! -
3D display improves viewing comfort in VR headsets -
Kit simplifies speed measuring sensor designs -
Facial recognition system developed for smartphones -
DC-AC inverters with battery charger and UPS function -
Rack and panel connectors mix power and signal contacts
Around the Industry
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Female tech founders are not being heard by their male counterpartsOne in five (22%) of female tech founders say they are not being heard by male investors. This is the findings of a new survey published by AllBright. The ‘FoundHER Female Founders’ survey also found that access to capital remains the largest challenge facing women in business today.
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The tech inspired flooring that can smell a rat!Dr Toby Bateson is aiming to raise £65,000 through Kickstarter to manufacture RatMat, a humane electrified rodent repellent flooring.
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Garching laboratory will support research on the future of energyEnergy research at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) now has a home of its own: In the new Research Center for Energy and Information (ZEI), built on the Garching Research Campus at a cost of 17 million euros, scientists will perform interdisciplinary research on topics related to the energy transition.
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Students get taste of technology to celebrate INWED17‘Engineering isn’t just for blokes’ was the message from RS Components and the University of Northampton when they came together to host an event at the Avenue campus site, to celebrate International Women in Engineering Day #INWED17. The event was attended by over a hundred year 7-9 female students and showcased the RS Live truck, the company’s mobile innovation experience.
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Helping athletes to get back in the gameA recent study by Polytechnic University of Catalunya (UPC), in collaboration with the medical team at Futbol Club Barcelona, has developed a new method of measuring sports related muscle injury. The research could help provide accurate return-to-play time for athletes by exploring localised bioimpedance measurement (L-BIA) to help quantify the damage to soft tissue structure in injured muscles.
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Gyro sensors get worldwide distribution platformMEMS Gyro sensors and GYPRO evaluation boards from Tronics are available worldwide from Digi-Key Electronics, as the result of a new distribution agreement between the two companies. Tronics’ products are ideal for applications that require precise measurement such as precision instrumentation, platform stabilisation, guidance and navigation control, auto-pilot, inertial measurement unit (IMU), attitude and heading reference system (AHRS), flight control and back-up instrumentation, unmanned and autonomous vehicles, pipe inspection, three-dimensional mapping, and robotics, among others.
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Mobile phone IC sales will top personal computing in 2017Sales growth in both mobile phones and personal computing systems is being driven by higher memory prices, however, research by IC Insights claims that mobile handsets will become the largest application for ICs this year.
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Surge in applicants eases Britain's cyber security crisisA surge in interest from candidates has helped shrink Britain’s cyber security skills gap, but the shortage of expertise means UK Plc remains at risk of cyber attack, according to new data released by the global job site Indeed.
