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Innovate UK funding to accelerate development of electric aircraft awarded to TT Electronics

New PXI multifunction instrument from Marvin Test Solutions

New direct printing technique offers new dimension for smart sensor technologies

Low-power 60 GHz radar chip for contactless health tracking in battery-powered devices

ADI & Intel collaborate on radio platform for addressing 5G network design challenges

New entry-level scope from Tek designed to meet needs of education, embedded designers & maker community

- ecsn/afdec mid-year update for UK & Ireland electronic components market forecast revised down (04/08/2020)
  
  ecsn's updated mid-year 2020 forecast released today now points to a 'modest decline' in 2020 revenues for authorised distributors of electronics components in the UK & Ireland, after being revised downwards in response to current economic uncertainty as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- LIVE & updated! All the latest EPDT COVID-19 electronics industry news & stories... (04/08/2020)
  
  As the coronavirus pandemic outbreak continues to dominate the news cycle & media channels, EPDT is trying to feature all the best & latest COVID-19 electronics & manufacturing news, stories & updates for you – and now, we're collecting it together in one place for you in a regularly updated summary with links to the original posts...
- EPDT August 2020 issue (inc. Manufacturing & Medical features) now available online (03/08/2020)
  
  This month’s issue, now available in print or digital editions, contains features on Manufacturing technologies & Medical applications, as well as editorial on diversity in engineering and, for STEM Matters, a review of the latest report on ‘Educational Pathways into Engineering’.
- Maggy selects Silicon Labs Bluetooth SiP for social distancing wearable designed to fight COVID-19 (03/08/2020)
  
  'Identity-blind' wearable device protects user privacy, while delivering high-performance accuracy to help protect against risk of COVID-19 infection transfer. Silicon Labs Bluetooth SiP accelerates time-to-market for Maggy design team.
- STEM Matters: EngineeringUK analysis – Educational pathways into engineering (02/08/2020)
  
  For more than 20 years, EngineeringUK, the not-for-profit organisation working in partnership with the STEM community to inspire tomorrow’s engineers & increase the STEM talent pipeline, have published a comprehensive report on the state of engineering in the UK – covering educational routes into engineering, as well as key statistics describing the sector & its workforce.
- Editor's comment: In STEM, diversity matters... (02/08/2020)
  
  As we start to emerge from lockdown – and try to figure out what the ‘new normal’ will look like for all of us – STEM (science, technology, engineering & mathematics) has a vital role to play in the process. Critically, scientists are leading the search for a vaccine & other drug therapies to combat the virus – as well as doing the research & providing the advice to help inform government policy decisions.
- Improving patient adherence to address the changing healthcare landscape (01/08/2020)
  
  Over the course of the last decade, the global healthcare sector has undergone a major transformation. As Alexander Vervuurt, Healthcare Business Innovation Specialist at manufacturer of electronic components, modules & devices, Murata explains, to reduce acute pressure on stretched hospital resources & enable cost reductions, greater emphasis is now being placed on administering treatments to patients in their own homes.
- Factors to consider when specifying thermal imaging cameras for COVID-19 screening (01/08/2020)
  
  The coronavirus pandemic has created worldwide demand for infrared cameras that are able to screen humans for a fever condition. But how can you be sure the camera you select can actually do the job it is supposed to do, asks Glenn Wedgbrow, Business Development Manager at measurement technology specialist, Micro-Epsilon.
- Increasing manufacturing productivity for the ‘new normal’: outputs vs. inputs (01/08/2020)
  
  As the manufacturing industry emerges from lockdown and approaches a ‘new normal’, the competitive landscape will see some changes – and those quick off the mark could gain an advantage...

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