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The nation mourns its longest reigning monarch
The team at Electronic Specifier were all shocked and saddened to hear of the passing of Her Majesty The Queen yesterday at Balmoral.
Government needs to accept the engineering realities of scaling up low-carbon hydrogen
The UK government must capture the opportunities presented by low-carbon hydrogen and scale up its production, according to a report published by the National Engineering Policy Centre (NEPC), a partnership of 42 professional engineering organisations which the IET is part of.
Hydrogen could provide transport fuel alternative – but investment is needed
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has launched a new report which gives a detailed look at the key factors that will determine hydrogen’s future as a sustainable road transport fuel – a shift which could be vital to reach the Government’s Net Zero 2050 targets.
Obsolescence guide for maintaining existing equipment
Obso Global has launched a new guide, highlighting the importance of having a full obsolescence management plan for spare parts, to ensure equipment uptime in mission-critical applications.
Six world-leading engineers shortlisted for £350,000 research prize
Six world-leading researchers have been announced as shortlisted nominees for the Institution of Engineering and Technology’s (IET) prestigious A F Harvey Engineering Research Prize worth £350,000.
Judges announced for Electronics Excellence Award!
The judging panel for Electronic Specifier’s Electronics Excellence Award features specially curated industry thought-leaders and electronics specialists.
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 – andthe reasons why engineering has one of the widest gender gaps of them all.
Generation VR: the children who will spend 10yrs in the Metaverse
New research from the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) predicts that the next generation will spend approximately 10 years in VR (the Metaverse) over the course of their lifetime – around two hours 45 minutes per day.
Ten-year-old blazes his way to glory with fire-fighting invention
Harry Goodhead, from Newcastle, won the Institution of Engineering & Technology’s national ‘Super-Realoes’ competition with his fire-fighting invention.
IET has appointed first woman chair of IET Council
Members of the Institution of Engineering and Technology’s (IET) Council have selected engineer Dr Carol Marsh OBE EngD CEng FIET as its new chair, the first woman to be elected to this post.