A level results bust myths about girls and science 16th August 2019
WISE, the campaign for gender balance in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) says this year’s A level results in STEM subjects breakdown myths about girls and science. As it releases its analysis of this year’s A level results, WISE says there is much to be excited about but urgent action needed to speed up the pace of change. The results show 1,930 more core STEM A Levels have been awarded to girls in 2019 than in 2018, while the number awarded to boys has dropped by a similar amount (1,792).
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Police roll out facial recognition technologySouth Wales Police have confirmed their intention to use facial recognition technology – rolling the application out to 50 police officers for an initial three-month trial. This will enable them to take a snapshot and analyse it immediately to answer the pressing question, “Are you really the person we’re looking for?”
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European semiconductor sales in the second quarter 2019European semiconductor sales in the second quarter 2019 reached $9.800bn, according to the European Semiconductor Industry Association (ESIA) reported based on the latest WSTS figures. These results represent a 4.7% decline from the previous quarter. European sales of sensors and microprocessor units showed strong growth in June compared to the previous month (6.8 and 2.4% respectively) and grew faster than in the other regions worldwide.
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Power supply manufacturer continues inward investmentTDK Corporation has announced further investments at its TDK Lambda UK manufacturing facility in Ilfracombe, North Devon. In addition to the £1m invested into the recently opened EMC centre, the company has invested £250k in new equipment and plans a further £590k within the next nine months.
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