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Engineers climb the ratings to become Britain’s second most trusted profession

electronica confirms its status as the world’s leading trade fair for electronics

“Electronics industry paves the way for climate protection” finds electronica Trend Index

Spotlight on T Levels awareness during 10th annual Tomorrow's Engineers Week

Rewilding, better CGI & mechanical bees top students' ideas for the future

Manufacturing & Engineering Week 2023: 'The Glastonbury of the industrial sector'

- Editor’s comment: Engineers will save the day… (02/11/2022)
  
  Regular EPDT readers will know that I often write about the key role engineers play in addressing the grand challenges facing society – from improving energy security & confronting climate change, to ensuring universal access to clean drinking water & maximising the benefits of AI for all. Engineers are tasked with creating, developing, building & maintaining the technologies to solve these problems & improve everyday life...
- A hotbed of innovation: New research reveals engineering adds up to an estimated £645bn to the UK’s economy annually (02/11/2022)
  
  On National Engineering Day, new research from the Royal Academy of Engineering has revealed that the UK is an engineering powerhouse, with the profession generating up to an estimated £645bn gross value added (GVA) to the UK’s economy annually – equivalent to 32% of the country’s economic output.
- “15 minutes bakers, 15 minutes!” Bake Off stars join forces to create an edible, working clock to celebrate National Engineering Day (02/11/2022)
  
  Engineers & former Great British Bake Off (GBBO) contestants Rahul Mandal, Andrew Smyth & Giuseppe Dell’Anno created the cake to celebrate National Engineering Day.
- EPDT November 2022 issue (inc. Manufacturing & Automotive features + T&M supplement) now available online (02/11/2022)
  
  This month’s issue, now available in print or digital editions, contains features on Manufacturing technologies & Automotive applications, plus the latest edition of EPDT's regular Test & Measurement (T&M) supplement...
- InfrastructurAL(PR): technology for the smart road (01/11/2022)
  
  The smart home is no longer a lofty ideal. Voice-activated lights, remote thermostats & video doorbells are flashy, but not unattainable; you probably know several people who own smart speakers. By the end of 2022, according to market research firm, Statista, the smart home market will break $125bn in the US alone.
- The next generation oscilloscope for accelerated insight (01/11/2022)
  
  Electronics & wireless T&M expert, Rohde & Schwarz is extending its oscilloscope portfolio with the R&S MXO 4 series, which it says represents a once-in-a-decade engineering breakthrough.
- The amazing technology behind EV batteries (01/11/2022)
  
  Unlike a single energy storage element, such as a fuel tank, electric vehicle (EV) battery packs consist of hundreds of individual lithium-ion (Li-Ion) battery cells in a long series. When not operated within a carefully controlled range, the capacity & lifetime of these battery cells can diminish & diverge over time & operating conditions.
- Industry urged to showcase engineering during the 10th Tomorrow’s Engineers Week (27/10/2022)
  
  Employers & engineers are being asked to flood social media with positive images, stories & messages about engineering careers to show young people the real face of engineering.
- NeoCortec to showcase NeoMesh at electronica 2022 (18/10/2022)
  
  Hall B5 will be used as a demonstration ground to show how easy battery powered NeoMesh enabled sensors can be deployed with no requirement for network planning or complicated configurations.

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