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Professional development tools for the web generation
10 January 2013
What do engineering employers expect from universities in preparing students for the workplace? Firstly it is to turn out students who have a strong grounding in engineering; secondly to educate them in problem solving. The graduate engineer is a generalist and becomes a specialist later.
Engineers' loss of confidence in government demands action
28 November 2012
There is a growing sense of unease throughout UK engineering. A look at our Confidence Index points heavily towards a lack of confidence in the Government's ability to support the industry. In an atmosphere of doubt and discontent there is a fear among engineers that local investment could dry up.
About the installation of a Lontra Blower at Worcester Sewage Works
07 November 2012
A prototype Lontra compressor has shown 20 per cent efficiency gains from the Blade Compressor over competing technologies. This technology has been put to test in a real life environment at Worcester sewage treatment works.
Minimizing energy consumption in capacitive sensing applications
06 November 2012
This paper looks at capacitive sensing applications, how they operate and the benefits over alternative solutions. It considers how energy consumption can be mitigated using a microcontroller (MCU) that can remain in a deep-sleep mode while still responding to sensor inputs quickly and reliably.
How do you unleash the potential of engineers in SMEs?
25 September 2012
Research by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has examined how you can achieve competitive advantage through people in SMEs, taking an engineering company as one of the central case studies.
11 September 2012
Why are so few young people choosing careers in engineering? My belief is that the answer lies in engagement.
999 location information: obligations for telephone networks
23 August 2012
Stephen Killen of ConneXon examines the problems associated with delivering correct location information with 999 (or 112) calls made from within private telephone networks and considers the regulatory, legal and moral obligations placed on organisations to ensure that this information reliable.
COMSOL Multiphysics Version 4.3
15 June 2012
This major upgrade adds more speed and new tools to the COMSOL modelling and simulation environment. Most notably, geometry and meshing have become faster and more powerful.
Powerline versus WiFi - the pros and cons
01 May 2012
Comparing two wireless solutions and examining their relative merits in a home networking environment.
The right tool to diagnose your network
12 March 2012
What criteria play a role in selecting the right network diagnostic tool?
process heating for the future
23 January 2012
An innovative thermal fluid based plastic recycling method has been manufactured that can work effectively at the upper and lower ends of the heating cycle.
Re-inventing the stiction motor
03 December 2011
New technical challenges often give old technologies a new lease of life. It may come as no surprise then to discover that the emergent Internet of Things - the "next big thing" - might just have a small place for that old favourite of the maverick engineer; the good old stiction motor!
Inertial sensors keep passenger and freight operations on track
01 December 2011
Today, there are a multitude of sensors used to not only monitor conditions, but also to enable and enhance the performance, safety, economy, and efficiency of modern passenger and freight operations
Providing lighting solutions for a low carbon economy
24 November 2011
A MANCHESTER-based lighting specialist is helping businesses cope with the cost of meeting their obligations for flexing into a low carbon economy.
Revving towards the right partner
24 November 2011
When world-class motorcycle manufacturer Husqvarna had to address an NVH problem, they approached LMS. This proved to be just the beginning.
Procuring, Investing and Trading in Renewable Energy
24 November 2011
Vicky Kenrick at Allen-York studies the relationship between corporate sustainability and renewable energy.
Career trends in Energy and the Environment
24 November 2011
The UN has declared 2012 as the International Year of Sustainable Energy for All and a growing demand for professionals within the energy and environmental sectors supports this.
Maintaining the bottom line of aviation
24 November 2011
Aircraft systems components made from high-performance polymers reduce maintenance costs.
Spitfire enters the digital age
22 November 2011
3D digital scanning specialist Physical Digital has captured the very essence of the last airworthy Spitfire.
A cool approach to cutting fluids
06 October 2011
Which industrial cutting fluid should you be using for optimal lubrication?
Centres of excellence explained
06 October 2011
The term Centre of Excellence (CoE) is becoming a popular way of focusing attention in many organisations, but what exactly is a CoE? How can it be incorporated into an organisational structure? And, is it just another ‘excellence’ fad? Kerrine Bryan and Ian Herbert answer some typical questions.
06 October 2011
Smart grids represent a profound and evolutionary opportunity. However projects can be easily derailed when the wrong approach is applied.
Remote Access to PLC Controller Production Equipment
19 July 2011
Special purpose production equipment requires a level of support which may only be provided by the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM). This support is best provided on-line using remote access technology. This article explores current best practice and suggests further development.
Controlling the car of the future
16 March 2011
Cars have seen great improvements in styling, safety and performance over the last 40 years. The next area for evolution is likely to be the interior, in particular the interfaces between the car systems and the occupants.
Powering a world without cables
10 December 2010
Imagine a world where a single universal cable is all you need to bring both power and data to any device.
2D and 3D design: Let's work together
11 October 2010
There's no need for an either/or decision – the goal should be to blend 2D and 3D design tools and processes, and get the best of both.
Is fibre more than a simple commodity?
23 September 2010
Has fibre connectivity in the data centre become commoditised?
Will mobile networks be ready for the 4G data deluge?
10 September 2010
How are mobile networks going to deliver the deluge of data that smartphone users are demanding?
RF and antenna materials and design innovation - the key to mobile broadband profits?
01 September 2010
Can better RF and antenna design mean better returns for mobile operators?
Too many cooks? The pitfalls of new product design and manufacture
23 August 2010
Understanding your supply chain can go a long way towards removing the bottlenecks that will inevitably arise when taking a new product through design and into manufacture.
20 August 2010
Michaël Gazier, senior director in the Office of the CTO at Ciena looks ahead to 2020, and discusses how cutting-edge applications will lead to great changes in communication networks.
Trends in human-machine interfaces
11 August 2010
The designers of operator panels and industrial PCs are making their user interfaces more friendly and intuitive by taking inspiration from consumer devices such mobile phones and satnavs.
i-Give: a new era of charity donation
30 July 2010
A professor from the School of Design at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University presents details about the first highly interactive donation system, providing a user-friendly multimedia interface for promoting, motivating and assisting people to make donations at any particular time.
Isolated DC-DC performance in an ultra-small form factor
30 July 2010
Presenting innovative silicon integration, power-system-in-package and proprietary control architectures to enable benchmark isolated DC-DC performance in an ultra-small form factor.
Leveraging network intelligence for competitive advantage
29 July 2010
Cable companies need better network intelligence if they're to compete with telcos to offer advanced services.
Digital prototyping for lower costs and increased customer satisfaction
29 June 2010
One of the areas that can benefit most from digital prototyping is mechatronics - an innovative blend of mechanics, electronics, computing, and control engineering.
16 June 2010
With budgets tight, how can engineers and others save money and time when it seems that everything has already been cut to the bone? 3D CAD, in the form of digital prototyping and building information modelling (BIM), is a greatly underestimated avenue that needs serious consideration.
Deepwater Horizon Drilling Platform Explosion
02 June 2010
There has been widespread coverage of the Gulf of Mexico disaster in many news papers but the report which is more interesting to control systems engineers, was published in The Times on the May 18th
The rise of M2M – how will the network adapt?
26 April 2010
Adapting networks to the 'internet of things'
Abrasives specification for investment casting applications
15 April 2010
Investment - or lost wax - casting has been around for millennia. It has evolved rather a lot in all that time, but one thing that hasn't changed is the need to clean up your castings once they are made.
Machine safety: Three standards, one objective
13 April 2010
A well-meant but poorly-timed decision to delay implementing new EU electronic and mechanical safety standards has caused confusion and dismay, but fortunately help is at hand.
Do we still need to find black boxes?
19 March 2010
Could better aircraft communications help make aircraft black boxes obsolete?
10 March 2010
How can IP based PBXs provide location information during emergency calls?
Danish railway gets in-carriage network
26 February 2010
Network enabled trains integrate security, surveillance, passenger counting and infotainment technologies.
ETSI launches latest white paper on security
24 February 2010
The latest European security standards document adds coverage of topics including quantum key distribution; aeronautics, reconfigurable radio systems and IPv6, as well as developments in 3GPP.
Virtualisation helps secure mobiles
21 October 2009
Formal proof of virtualisaton scheme improves mobile security
The rise of COTS in carrier-grade base platforms
21 October 2009
Can the use of commercial off the shelf components and free/open source software help carriers cut their costs?
Creating a new paradigm – mechatronics and future challenges
12 October 2009
Mechatronics is a unification of two technical elements (mechanics and electronics), but it is used nowadays in a wider sense as a noun and employed in company names, magazine titles and department names in universities.
Using customer experience management to meet the challenges of next-generation mobile
12 October 2009
Mobile operators could benefit from understanding how customers experience their services
Intelligent cabling - what and why?
08 September 2009
One vital but largely invisible part of the data network has been overlooked
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