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RS Components launches education initiative to promote STEM subjects

RS Components has launched Imagine-X, an education initiative designed to promote STEM subjects by providing free teacher resources to help pupils “realise the potential of STEM and their imaginations”. Imagine-X has been developed by RS – as part of its ongoing commitment to raising awareness of STEM subjects – to assist teachers and educators in ...

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Anglia expands range with Figaro IoT-ready gas sensors

Anglia is expanding its range of IoT-ready sensors with the Figaro range of gas sensors, used in air quality monitors, gas leak detectors, and other applications. Figaro gas sensors are used in applications such as fire detectors, air quality sensors, refrigerant leak detectors, gas leak detectors and monitors for carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, oxygen, carbon ...

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Harwin invests in local skills with expansion to Portsmouth site

Harwin has formally opened its Apprentice Training Hub, along with an R&D Centre. Located at the company’s Portsmouth headquarters, construction and kitting out of the unit that will house both these operations has been completed and they are now ready to be staffed. “We started an academy program with a local college as part of ...

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18–31.5GHz low noise amplifier in plastic package from Macom

Richardson RFPD announced today the availability of and design support capabilities for a low noise amplifier from Macom Technology Solutions. The MAAL-011129 is a three-stage low noise amplifier with high gain and broadband 50Ω match. It is designed for operation from 18 to 31.5GHz and housed in a lead-free 2mm 8-lead PDFN plastic package. The ...

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Osram Oslon Pure 1010 LEDs housed in 1x1mm package

Mouser Electronics is now stocking Oslon Pure 1010 LEDs from Osram Opto Semiconductors. Housed in a 1×1mm real chip scale package, the LEDs offer a top-emitting surface with a 120-degree viewing angle and are designed for retail lighting, customized chip-on-board (CoB) designs, and small luminaire designs with narrow spotlight requirements. Osram’s Oslon Pure 1010 LEDs, ...

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Segger Embedded Studio adds support for 3rd party debug probes

Segger Embedded Studio V4.20 adds configurable support for debug probes using the GDB protocol. This version can be used with any debug probe that comes with a GDB server. It is included in all editions: ARM, Cortex-M, and RISC-V, on Windows, macOS, and Linux 32- and 64-bit platforms. Embedded Studio can automatically launch the 3rd ...

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A-level results indicate engineering will remain male-dominated

More girls are studying science at A-level, but a lack of interest in physics indicates the gender demographics of engineering are likely to remain stable for now. Exam results for UK students have been released, showing a drop in the proportion of A*-A marks awarded, but stable passing grades compared to recent years. Statistics from ...

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Arrow Electronics announces AI Experience tour for EMEA

Arrow Electronics has announced a series of events, called the AI Experience tour, that will focus on the design and deployment of AI (artificial intelligence). Starting in September, the AI Experience tour aims to demonstrate how AI is being used in commercial applications today and help attendees to understand how they can leverage AI in their ...

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Engineering graduates among highest-earning

Research carried out by Satsuma has revealed engineering graduates are among the highest-earning professionals three, five and ten years after graduation. Engineering graduates are listed alongside medicine and dentistry, economics, mathematics and pharmacology graduates at the top of the earnings rankings. Conversely, the lowest compensated graduates are those who studied creative arts, agriculture, humanities, sociology, ...

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