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  • Fusion – Powering The Future ? (IET Central London Network)

    Dr Joe Milnes of the UKAEA  (UK Atomic Energy Authority) gave a fantastic talk about how to, as he put it, make a “sun in a bottle”. A great overview was provided on the engineering challenges & how other disciplines such as materials science, computer simulation, & obviously physics, are required to solve many of these challenges alongside engineers. Given the UK government’s commitment to reduce CO2 emission by 45% by 2030 & to zero by 2050, Dr Milnes presented the advantages of fusion as an energy supply given that the fuel source is plentiful and obviously carbon free. This was balanced with a joke about it being “always 30 years away”, though optimistically he did say that he was confident that this time it really would be available within 20-30 years from now due to the research conducted…

    Rimesh Patel
    Rimesh Patel

  • Healthcare of the future

    For those who made it along to the joint IET Healthcare Technologies and Robotics and Mechatronics event on 'The Future of Medicine - The Role of Doctors in 2029' heard about some of the amazing technologies that are being developed to take us into the future of medicine.After the event, I found these online and we did cover some of the amazing AI and robotics advances that are not just online thoughts, but currently being looked at by our industry and academia.  These areas may not be all about the medicine, but it is interesting how the technology can be utilised in other ways. 'Alternative Limb Project' showcases the Creative Possibilities of Prosthetics Adobe's New AI Detects Photoshopped Faces

    Lynsay Callaghan
    Lynsay Callaghan

  • Fusion - Powering The Future? (IET Central London Network)

    Fusion - Nope, we're not talking blackcurrants infused into water. Dr Joe Milnes JET Operating Contract Senior Manager - Culham Science Centre, UK Atomic Energy Authority gave a very insightful account of how the Joint European Torus (JET) has been progressing the journey of fusion energy at the IET Central London Network evening lecture held at the IET Savoy Place. Amongst other particulars, he explained how JET is helping the journey towards commercial fusion energy to be used across a grid-network. During the event he described in clarity how the Tokamak concept is being used to develop fusion energy and how other platforms like Spherical, MAST, H3AT and ITER are playing a major role for fusion development – and at the same time also defining brand new complementary processes such as the…

    Rimesh Patel
    Rimesh Patel

  • Thank You IET Toronto Local Network! -- From Ryerson Formula Racing

    Below is a Thank You note received from the group of students from Ryerson Formula Racing. " Hello Jenny, We have been busy all year preparing for our competitions, FSAE Michigan and FSAE North. Now that these competitions are complete and we are entering our summer testing phase, we would like to reach out and thank you for your support in completing RF-19. Without your help, we would not have been able to produce a car worth naming it our 25th-anniversary vehicle. Thank you for your generous donation. IET helped us push our boundaries this year and attend a second competition. Formula North really tested our car and taught us a lot about both the static and dynamic events. Thank you for your involvement with Ryerson Formula Racing and we look forward to working with you in the future! We…

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • RAF Air Defence Radar Museum Visit

    4th July 2019, Registration from 1:30pm,  visit begins at 2pm and finishes at 5pm RAF Air Defence Radar Museum Nr RRH Neatishead Horning Norfolk NR12 8YB Register here...

    Alex Barrett
    Alex Barrett

  • We've Launched A New Space Competition To Inspire And Engage 6 To 13-year Olds

    To help inspire the next generation of astronauts and engineers, we have today launched a new competition with iconic comic Beano inviting six to 13-year olds to design a product which they could not live without on Mars.The ‘Life on Mars’ competition is open for entries from now until 3 July 2019. Entrants must send their design for a product, along with a few sentences on how they would adapt it to work on Mars. The competition has launched after new IET research found children are looking to space just as much as their grandparents were 50 years ago, but for very different reasons. Nearly two thirds* (61%) of children are worried about environmental damage to the planet, with 49% believing we will have to look to Space for somewhere to live in the future. The research was conducted amongst…

  • Harnessing Offshore Wind Energy-update!

    Weds 5th June 2019 Sarath Tennakoon joined us from Carnegie Mellon University in Rwanda to update us on the latest technologies of the DC power super grid, HVDC, and  the advantages of offshore wind energy . The mechanisms of the wind turbine and the scaleability of them was also discussed. It was a great reunion for many colleagues as Sarath was a lecturer at Staffordshire University and is now an Emeritus Professor. The highlight was the discussions this prompted with the group of over fifty attendees, with the R&D team from GE being present amongst engineers from all areas. If you were present and would like a CPD certificate, then please download one from our FILES area. UPDATE:Sarath has kindly given his slides, these are attached, and in the File area ( https://communities.theiet.org…

    Samuel Wane
    Samuel Wane

  • Technical Visit to East Bros Timber Ltd Fully Subscribed

    Looking forward to the fully subscribed technical tour tomorrow @ East Brothers Timber.

    Anna Gilbert
    Anna Gilbert

  • International Construction Measurement Standards, 2nd Edition Now Issued For Consultation

    Life cycle costs (LCC) play a pivotal role in the financial management of construction projects around the world. As a part of the whole life cost (WLC), they allow critical decisions to be made about the importance of capital and longer-term costs that ultimately affect asset performance, longevity, disaster resilience and sustainability. It is for this reason that the ICMS Coalition has revised and extended the scope of International Construction Measurement Standards (ICMS) to incorporate this broader cost classification. This new edition supersedes the first edition of ICMS (July 2017) although this second edition can still be used solely for capital cost reporting.Since inception, the driving principle behind ICMS have been that consistent practice in presenting construction costs globally…

    Joanne Longton
    Joanne Longton

  • We Caught Up With Last Year's William James Award Winner, Rossana Castaldo - “The Power To Change People’s Lives – That’s What Keeps Me Going”

    As we approach the 2019  Healthcare Technologies Student and Early Career awards (submission deadline, 28 June at 17:00) we caught up with last year's William James award winner to find out the rewards of research life, her route into postdoctoral research and the perks of winning an IET award. Rossana Castaldo, a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Univeristy of Warwick, is working in biomedical engineering and developing technology which promises to improve chemotherapy treatment.  Tell us more about your research Our bodies operate according to circadian rhythms – they change physically, mentally and behaviourally following a daily cycle. These circadian rhythms affect chemotherapy treatment and treatment affects them too, so they need to be monitored.This can be done by blood, salivary…

  • Scientific Video Protocols

    Scientific Video Protocols is a full open-access peer-reviewed video journal publishing in 4k cinematic quality.  The home page is  https://scivpro.com/ There are interesting interviews from leaders of research groups including ones from the Cavendish.  Take a look at  https://scivpro.com/manuscript/10_32386_scivpro_000008/ for an interview with Sir Richard Friend regarding Perovskite LEDs.

    David Blake
    David Blake

  • YWE winner, Sophie Harker, features on new Engineering Matters podcast

    Last year's IET Young Woman Engineer of the Year (YWE) winner, Sophie Harker, features in the latest Engineering Matters podcast .In the podcast, Sophie discusses how she first became interested in engineering, her career to date and her aspirations to become an astronaut. The podcast includes a call to action for young woman engineers to apply for this year's YWE awards. Entries are open until 7 July 2019. Sophie also received the Sir Henry Royce Achievement Medal for Young Professionals and since her award win, she has been actively involved in IET activities, volunteering as a media spokesperson for British Science Week. Sophie's also taking part in planned activities for this year's International Women in Engineering Day (INWED) and our Engineer a Better World campaign, which launches soon…

    EngX Editorial
    EngX Editorial

  • Control & Automation Doctoral Dissertation Prize 2019

    Seeking nominations for our Doctoral Dissertation Prize 2019. The Prize recognises a student for their research excellence in the field of Control & Automation.  Do you know a student who deserves to win this year - the prize money on offer is £500!The award is open to all relevant students who were awarded their PhD in the general area of Control and Automation, at a UK university, between 1st October 2017 up to 30 September 2019 and nominations are now open.  This year, for the first time, we are using an online platform for submissions. Apply online Closing date is 1st October 2019 at 17:00 (GMT) Need any more encouragement to nominate someone?   Read what last year's winner Alberto Padoan had to say: " It is a great pleasure and honour to receive the 2018 IET Control & Automation Ph.D.…

    Joanne Longton
    Joanne Longton

  • Happy Eid Mubarak / Selamat Hari Raya

    Wishing members who are celebrating the end of Ramadan with joy and happiness of Eid Mubarak / Selamat Hari Raya.

    Siong Tang
    Siong Tang

  • YPCC Project: Engineering Open House Goes Global

    YPCC Project: Engineering Open House goes Global     18/19 Goal/Objective: Engineering Open House events held in three additional countries in 2019     Identify potential organisations who would be interested in holding an Engineering Open House event in their place of business . Work with them to plan, promote, and execute the event.     Background   Engineering Open House is currently a UK only initiative that sees businesses open their doors to children and their parents to see engineering in real life. The event has run for the last 2 years and the number of businesses involved has increased including companies like Google, BBC, TFL, and Ofcom.     Example @ https://youtu.be/bStRGxrdf9A     Constraints   No budget is allocated from the IET, only event promotional materials and marketing…

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • IET Singapore YPS: Python Programming Workshop

    Programming is easy! Our introductory Python programming workshop was glad to have Assc Prof. Dr Andrew Ng sharing his expertise! Through this quick but informative workshop, participants gained confidence to dive deeper in programming exploration. More exciting workshops are coming soon. Stay tuned!

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • Cambridge Museum of Technology

    The Cambridge Museum of Technology reopens on 7 June 2019.  For full details of the museum and how to get there, go to  https://www.museumoftechnology.com/#home The refurbished museum will also include the Pye Museum with exhibits recording the history of the Pye Company.

    David Blake
    David Blake

  • Active And Passive 2019 In Cardiff

    The annual Active and Passive RF Devices Seminar was held this year on 22 May 2019 in Cardiff University   The delegates were treated to a full day of speakers discussing a wide variety of topics. The day kicked off with Professor Sam Evans, the head of School of Engineering at Cardiff University, welcoming us to the university and providing some background about the school’s work in this field. Professor Khaled Elgaid later gave a more in depth talk about the work currently happening at Cardiff University. Markus Loerner, Rohde and Schwartz travelled from Germany to give an interesting talk on beamforming RF front end design and test. Spyros Grammenos closed the day with a lively talk on how to clean up space with a net and a harpoon There were also speakers from Heriot Watt University, Manchester…

    Former Staff Member
    Former Staff Member

  • Still Time To Contribute To This IET Book On Hybrid/All Electric Aircraft

    The Editors of an IET book on the above topic are calling for additional authors who would like to contribute to this publication.This book will inform design engineers, researchers, planners and regulators on the current and likely near-term future state of technologies for more and all electric aircraft. It will review systematically the different systems involved, including motor and battery technology, infrastructure, and the runway ahead.  Electrical power systems on aircraft have progressed substantially, enabled by advances in power storage, motor power delivery, distribution, generation and electrical actuator technologies. The goal is an ‘all-electric’ aircraft solution, where the primary power source for the aircraft would no longer be a fossil fuel combustion device. This would be…

    Deborah-Claire McKenzie
    Deborah-Claire McKenzie

  • CAWE 2019 Hits Salford!

    The 7 th edition of the IET Colloquium on Antennas, Wireless and Electromagnetics, was held earlier this month in sunny Salford.   The TPN’s roadshow was held in Salford this year, in the old converted fire station, which is now part of University of Salford. The event is an open forum for research to share their research on a wide range of topics from electromagnetic devices, systems to the propagation of electromagnetic fields . Speakers came from across the UK, including speakers from the University of Salford, University of Birmingham and BAE Systems The invited speakers were: Mike Warrington from University of Leicester presenting about communications with aircrafts on polar routes Tony Brown from University of Manchester discussing antennas in radio astronomy There was vibrant Q&A session…

    Former Staff Member
    Former Staff Member

  • [MAHSA IET OC]: 190427 GE Volunteers Mangrove Planting Program

    With the recent increase of global warming around the world we begin to wonder what we can do to bring a change and reduction to it before it causes a catastrophic event which can’t be undone. That’s why GE volunteers and some Student Volunteers from IET Mahsa On Campus(OC) in conjunction with Earth Day 2019 decided to organize a mangrove planting event, which would see the volunteers plant a total of 500 Trees and gain useful knowledge on Mangroves. The main goal of this event was not only to plant trees but also to create awareness to the volunteers on the importance of tree planting and the positive effect it has on the society. Research and studies have placed mangroves amongst the most important ecosystem in our planet, they make up a transitional region between land and sea anchoring…

    LING TING RANG (PETER)
    LING TING RANG (PETER)

  • Battery Technology Speakers' Slides

    Slides from the Battery Technology event at WMG, 2nd May 2019 Please go to https://communities.theiet.org/communities/files/156/17356

    Derrick Willer
    Derrick Willer

  • Speaker Highlight - Dr Miguel Hernandez-Silveira, MF Technology Ltd. The 5th Future Of Medicine – The Role Of Doctors In 2029

    Join us at The 5th Future of Medicine - The Role of Doctors in 2029 and hear Dr Miguel Hernandez-Silveira from MF Technology Ltd. MF Technology Ltd specialises in consultancy services for research and development of digital healthcare platforms involving wearable sensors, cloud computing and machine learning algorithms for healthcare and wellness applications. Today, MF Technology provides services to few healthcare and wellness start-up companies which emerged from top universities such as Imperial College of London and The University of Surrey.Miguel Hernandez-Silveira was born in Caracas, Venezuela, in 1970. He obtained his Computer Science and Electronics Engineering degree from the Universidad Fermin Toro, Venezuela, in 1996. Then, he joined one of the most prestigious Venezuelan universities…

  • Meeting with Pusat STEM Negara

    IET Malaysia Local Network, Vice Chairman, IR Amir having meeting with Pusat STEM Negara on IET Faraday

    Wai Yie Leong
    Wai Yie Leong

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