Industrial
E-learning online: Learning management systems and their designs
The role of e-learning (electronic learning), particularly in the context of engineering education, is becoming more and more clear as technological progress allows STEM students the chance to engage with their university materials anywhere on the Internet. Electronic Specifier’s Sam Holland discusses learning management systems and how implementing their designs are key to e-learning in engineering.
GaN gains on silicon and keeps going
Gallium Nitride (GaN) has been nipping at silicon’s heels for dominance in IC design for 20 years. Its adoption is accelerating as prices fall and new uses for high power density chips are found. Caroline Hayes provides a status update.
Robustel release next-gen IoT gateways
Robustel strengthen its portfolio of industrial IoT routers and gateways with a series of cost competitive, fully integrated EDGE computing gateways.
What to do with all this ‘clean’ energy waste...
In this opinion piece, Sam Holland discusses some of the electronic waste concerns that solar energy panels are bringing to the forefront, while also considering the 'bright' side...
Anritsu launches single sweep VNA-Spectrum analyser
VectorStar VNA family provides engineers with single-instrument solution to verify active and passive devices more efficiently and accurately.
Growing Demand for Ultra-High Precision Optics
Optical Surfaces Ltd. reports how strong demand for high precision optics and optical systems from the astronomy, fundamental physics and defence communities has enabled it to exceed its annual sales target after just 7-months of 2022. This follows a 20% growth in sales achieved in the previous 2 years.
Dielectric capacitor Class I from KEMET at Rutronik
KEMET complements its high-temperature dielectric Class I portfolio. The capacitor is a robust and reliable component for critical applications that require stability at higher operating temperatures. The X8G extension shows no change in capacitance as a function of voltage and exhibits only a minimal change in capacitance as a function of ambient temperature. It is suitable for transient voltage suppression, safety-related circuitry, filtering a...
An optimal combo: robotics design and design automation
While the most obvious concept of robotics design is when humans manufacture robots, this article by Sam Holland considers how design automation has an invaluable role in ensuring that machines can also inform robot designers' decision making.
Sempre introduces CT scanning services
Traditionally, to fully inspect entire components and assemblies, manufacturers often require multiple systems. Even if they are scanned, manufacturers can struggle to retrieve the necessary insights to improve their production process. To provide manufacturers with access to this equipment and data, industrial metrology supplier The Sempre Group now offers CT systems as well as industrial CT scanning and data analysis services from its Ireland o...
Questioning ‘common knowledge’: the gender gap
It is considered common knowledge that there are many more male engineers than there are female members of the industry. As Electronic Specifier’s Sam Holland considers, the points that are less understood, however, are how the ratios of female-to-male employees fare in other STEM-friendly industries – and the reasons why engineering has one of the widest gender gaps of them all.