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Top 15 stories on EPDT in August 2019...

- How’s the reception? IET research says item kids most want in space is TV... (03/09/2019)
  
  Space may be filled with infinite wonders awaiting discovery, but new research from the IET found home comforts would be hard to leave behind for most children – with more than a third (36%) saying the thing they'd most like to take into space with them is TV!
- EPDT September 2019 issue (inc. T&M & Energy features + Outsourcing supplement) now available online (02/09/2019)
  
  This month’s issue, now available in print or digital editions, contains features on Test & Measurement technologies & Energy applications, plus EPDT's twice-yearly Electronics Outsourcing supplement.
- EPDT's H2 2019 Electronics Outsourcing supplement now available online (02/09/2019)
  
  Included in this month’s EPDT September issue, the second of this year's twice-yearly Electronics Outsourcing supplements is now available in print or digital editions.
- The key to capacity: supercapacitors for energy storage (01/09/2019)
  
  In energy & energy storage applications, capacitors are the ‘unsung heroes’ of the field. As passive devices, these two-terminal electrical components store energy & discharge when needed – often times as a critically important ‘back-up’ power source.
- Outsourced electronics manufacturing for SMEs (01/09/2019)
  
  Contract electronic manufacturing (CEM) is a specialised service that can help companies bring products to market faster, improve productivity & quality, and cut operating costs. Traditionally, contract manufacturing services have been seen as suitable only for large organisations.
- A network analyser for today’s technology (01/09/2019)
  
  Component characterisation nowadays can be a challenging task, due to the complexity of DUTs, meaning network analysers must meet various diverse & stringent requirements.
- Selecting the right batteries for test & measurement equipment (01/09/2019)
  
  In 2019, scientists worldwide voted in favour of modernising the traditional definition of a kilogram. Historically, it had based on the weight of Le Grand K — a cylinder of platinum & iridium stored in a Parisian vault. Here, Neil Oliver, Technical Marketing Manager at battery & charger design, development & manufacturing experts, Accutronics explains why design engineers specifying batteries for T&M equipment should care.
- Engineering profession calls for action to secure UK’s future economy & society (27/08/2019)
  
  The National Engineering Policy Centre, which represents nearly half a million UK engineers, has published a manifesto for a prosperous and secure economy and society, calling on government to work with them to invest in skills, innovation, digital and traditional infrastructure, and clean energy technologies.
- World’s largest FPGA, featuring 9 million system logic cells, from Xilinx (21/08/2019)
  
  New Virtex UltraScale+ device enables the creation of tomorrow’s most complex ASIC & SoC technologies, as well as the development of algorithms for AI, machine learning & sensor fusion.

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