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National day for engineering announced to combat narrow perceptions of profession among young people

The car of the future on Europe’s roads: 3Ccar project enhances reliability & robustness in highly automated vehicles

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Top 15 stories on EPDT in August 2019...

The key to capacity: capacitors for energy storage

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- The growth of smart gardens: smart tech for your garden (07/08/2019)
  
  With smartphones, cars and homes, it seems like everything is getting smarter. So why stop there? The garden, a once untouched battlefield for electronic technology, is also beginning to feel the influence of smart gadgets, as smart agri tech migrates to consumer applications.
- EPDT August 2019 issue (inc. Power & Manufacturing features) now available online (02/08/2019)
  
  This month’s issue, available in print or digital editions, contains features on Power technologies & Manufacturing applications.
- How to effectively monitor signal voltage & power with RMS-to-DC converters (01/08/2019)
  
  Switched mode power conversion & industrial controllers use switch mode transistor, semiconductor controlled rectifiers & related thyristor devices to control power by adjusting the duty cycle of the input waveforms.
- Reducing EMI in high-speed power conversion (01/08/2019)
  
  Wide band-gap devices in power conversion can switch within nanoseconds, promising low losses. However, such edge rates can cause EMI problems, so special precautions must be taken to ensure trouble-free operation & compliance with international emissions standards.
- Northern Manufacturing & Electronics 2019: the North’s premier industrial tech show (01/08/2019)
  
  Northern Manufacturing & Electronics, northern partner to a successful sister event, Southern Manufacturing & Electronics, returns to EventCity, Manchester from October 2nd-3rd. As the North’s only electronics exhibition, the show is an important showcase for components, production hardware & manufacturing services.
- WNIE Live 2019: the UK trade show for everything electronics – embedded, engineering, design & manufacturing (01/08/2019)
  
  Exhibitions remain a vital part of bringing business to life: nothing beats the energy of a face-to-face meeting or the thrill of seeing a machine in a live environment and witnessing the latest technologies & standards in action.
- How GaN technology is transforming power supply design (01/08/2019)
  
  AC-DC power supplies used in the industrial & medical industries have always had three basic requirements: reliability, a compact form factor and the ability to remain cool.
- Want to know the top 15 stories on EPDT in the first half of 2019? (01/08/2019)
  
  Now we're firmly into the second half of 2019, we thought it would be interesting to look back at the most popular stories – as decided by the readers – on EPDT’s website and in its newsletter during the first half of the year...
- Celebrating Women in Engineering event hosted by Farnell in honour of #INWED19 (19/06/2019)
  
  Ahead of International Women in Engineering Day this Saturday 23rd June, electronics distributor, Farnell is celebrating the countless women engineers who drive innovation by hosting a ‘Women in Engineering’ event at its offices in Leeds, on Thursday 20th June.

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