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Industrial strategy aims to be more inclusive to focus on skills and AI, says RAE

The Royal Academy of Engineering has welcomed the government’s industrial strategy white paper, Building a Britain fit for the future, because it takes inclusive approach to address the need for digital skills and focuses on the technologies for artificial intelligence and big data. Professor Dame Ann Dowling, president of the Royal Academy of Engineering, writes: “Now ...

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NI ups power rating of PXI chassis

NI has introduced a PXI chassis with a higher power rating of 58W per slot. This represents a 50% increase in power and cooling per slot compared to previously released NI PXI Express chassis. Fan noise has been reduced in the 38W cooling mode with a 13dB improvement compared to the previously released PXIe-1085 chassis. ...

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Budget has not addressed Brexit fears of tech sector

If the Chancellor hoped to woo the tech sector with £500 million support for AI and handouts for broadband, 5G and smart cities he will be disappointed. The tech sector may find it difficult to see the positives in Philip Hammond’s ‘tech-boosting’ Autumn Budget. The tech sector seems to be unimpressed and it still has ...

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Degree apprenticeships build links with industry

The University of Hertfordshire is launching an engineering degree-level apprenticeship programme. Trainee engineers will be able to combine work and study, from September 2018, with an Engineering Degree Apprenticeship. The University is offering engineering courses in mechanical, manufacturing, automotive, aerospace or electronic engineering. Degree Apprenticeships are a pathway to gaining a degree-level qualification, while also ...

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3GPP tester goes sub-6GHz for early 5G

Rohde & Schwarz has a test instrument which can be used for validation of radio devices using the sub-6GHz 3GPP 5G new radio (NR) protocol. 3GPP’s 5G NR protocol will ultimately support frequency ranges up to 52.6GHz, but initial 5G designs will use frequencies below 6GHz with a focus on 3.5GHz. For these sub-6 GHz ...

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Computer modules fast-track ARM Cortex A53/A72 processors

Single board computer firm Congatec is now offering Qseven and SMARC standard modules with 64-bit NXP i.MX8 processors. These are based on the new ARM Cortex A53/A72 based processors. These processors integrate up to four cores and along with graphics for up to four independent displays. Since the modules are designed for the extended ambient ...

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Anglia grows small order split reel offering for prototyping

Anglia Components is extending its small order split reel service to cover more stock items. The distributor says customers can order low volumes for design and prototype phases on commodity surface mount parts in small quantities supplied in cut tape format.  Up to ten breaks can now be shown for each part. The distributor is ...

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Glasgow University works with local firms on silicon photon detectors

CST Global, the Glasgow-based  III-V opto-electronic, semiconductor foundry, is collaborating with the University of Glasgow and Gas Sensing Solutions on a project to fabricate active matrix, single-photon GaAs devices. The project will develop light-weight, monolithic, mid-wave infrared (MWIR) imagers, capable of detecting a single photon of IR light. These are primarily used to image gasses ...

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Autumn Budget 2017: Investment in computer teaching welcomed by Microsoft

Chancellor Philip Hammond’s bid to improve the teaching of computing in schools has been welcomed by the tech sector following today’s Budget speech, The Chancellor plans to triple the number of fully-qualified computer science teachers from 4,000 to 12,000. Cindy Rose, UK CEO, Microsoft, comments: “We welcome the announcement by the Chancellor to triple the ...

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Comment: Will AI be more than a marketing tool?

The government thinks there’s more to AI, like improving public services and boosting productivity, writes Richard Wilson. Artificial intelligence (AI) may be one of the most interesting developments in computing in recent years. But can we be certain its impressive capabilities will give us what we really want? Do we want AI to be used ...

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