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  • Optimizing Production Efficiency: Best Practices for Industrial Production Engineers

    Introduction In the highly competitive landscape of modern manufacturing, optimizing production efficiency is a cornerstone for success. Industrial production engineers are at the forefront of this challenge, tasked with enhancing operational workflows, minimizing waste, and maximizing output. All while maintaining stringent quality standards. As industries evolve with new technologies and methodologies, mastering efficiency optimization becomes essential not only for cost reduction but also for sustainability and customer satisfaction. This blog delves into the best practices that industrial production engineers can adopt to drive efficiency improvements, supported by real-world examples and strategies to overcome common challenges. Understanding Production Efficiency Production efficiency…

  • AI Safety Switches: When AI can act and not just advise

    AI that drafts is an assistant. AI that can take actions is automation, meaning it can change systems, not just suggest. Send. Update. Approve. Schedule. That is where an error stops being a bad answer and becomes a real change in the world. Automation has a predictable weakness: it repeats. A wrong decision once is noise. The same wrong decision applied to 5,000 tickets becomes an incident. “Good enough” is rarely a single accuracy number. In safety-, financial-, or reputation-sensitive workflows, what matters is consequence. EngX makes that point plainly in Exploring the minds of machines: from hand written digits to thinking in language . A 97% success rate still implies a 3% error rate, and whether that is acceptable depends on what happens when it is wrong. Action-taking AI forces…

  • Reflections on Justice for the Accused event; how technology and AI may improve the efficiency and fairness of the justice system

    At The Old Bailey, London, in February 2026, the Justice For All series of events covered the topic of Justice for the Accused: an “in-depth examination of the rights of the accused, delays in the Courts and justice systems, and the critical importance of procedural fairness and access to legal representation”. Hosted by Alderman and Sheriff Robert Hughes-Penney, Sheriff and Deputy Keith Bottomley, and His Honour Judge Mark Lucraft KC, the event considered how technology and AI may improve the efficiency and fairness of the justice system. The keynote speech was given by Master of the Rolls the Rt. Hon. Sir Geoffrey Vos, and the panellists were the Rt Hon David Gauke, Prof. Richard Susskind CBE KC (Hon), Charlie Taylor, Katie Wheatley, and Andrea Coomber KC (Hon). The event covered many…

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  • February Highlights on EngX: AI shifts, cyber reality checks, and conversations that got us thinking

    February on EngX brought another lively mix of thought‑provoking blogs, practical engineering discussions and broader reflections on how technology is shaping the world we work in. From unravelling sustainability terminology to exploring the foundations of AI, assessing the UK's cyber readiness and reflecting on the potential of hydro sites for pumped‑storage energy, the community continued to share knowledge and support one another. Here’s a round‑up of what caught the eye this month. Blogs worth a read ClimateTech, CleanTech, DeepTech… what’s the difference? Dr. Mohammad Harris tackled an issue that resonates across engineering and sustainability circles, the confusing overlap between terms like climate tech, clean tech and deep tech. Speaking from industry experience, he explained…

  • Innovation, Safety and Systems Thinking: January highlights on EngX

    The start of a new year always brings fresh conversations, new ideas, and thoughtful reflection, and January on IET EngX was no exception. From forward looking technical insights and policy discussions to lively forum debates and career focused questions, our community has been busy sharing knowledge and supporting one another. Here’s a roundup of some of the blogs and discussions that caught our attention during January 2026 and sparked great engagement across the platform. Blogs worth a read From racing cars to electric dreams: the origins of EV innovation One of the standout career‑focused blogs this month explored the career of Sir John Samuel from his early roots of electric vehicle innovation and tracing his journey from motorsport engineering to pioneering EV development. Personal…

  • December Highlights on EngX: Celebrations, reflections and a look to the future

    December on EngX had that familiar end‑of‑year feeling, a blend of celebration, reflection, and excitement for what’s ahead. It was a month filled with stories of global impact, technical achievement, and inspiring people across our engineering community. Celebrating Global Communities and a year of impact One of the most uplifting posts this month came from Mariana Vazquez in Celebrating Our Global Communities: A Year of Impact and Innovation . It offered a wonderful look at just how far the IET’s volunteer‑driven activities reached in 2025. She shared that the IET’s Local and Technical Networks delivered over 900 events globally , welcoming more than 51,000 participants , with activity across 25+ countries . Technical Networks also expanded their reach, with webinars accessed in 101…

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  • Road to Engineering event introduces children to the world of engineering

    BAE System's Submarines Academy for Skills and Knowledge (SASK), Barrow-in-Furness successfully hosted the 6th Road to Engineering event which took place over three action-packed days. Over 200 children from the Furness area participated in the event which aims to inspire future careers in Engineering. This year's theme was 'Adapt and Change' following the British Science week theme. Supporting the event were the Institution of Engineering and Technology, the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, Barrow District of Associate Engineers and the Royal Institute of Naval Architects who contributed valuable insight, merchandise and STEM packs for schools. Stephen Rowe, Project Director of Engineering Transformation said, "It was a privilege to attend the Road to Engineering event and…

  • H&MV Engineering appointed as principal designer and contractor for the Thorpe Marsh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS)

    H&MV Engineering has been appointed as principal designer and contractor for the delivery of the 400 kV grid connection and electrical infrastructure for the Thorpe Marsh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) – the largest of its kind in the UK and among the largest in Europe. This landmark project, led by Fidra Energy and backed by major investment from EIG and the UK Government’s National Wealth Fund (NWF), has now reached financial close with construction commencing immediately. Located on the site of the former Thorpe Marsh coal-fired power station in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, the 1,400MW / 3,100MWh facility will be capable of exporting over 2 million MWh annually, supplying clean energy to approximately 785,000 homes. Once operational in mid-2027, it will be three times larger than…

  • In-flight Broadband Connectivity and Experimentation for Beyond 5G Networks “AeroNet”

    This work is supported by the HORIZON-MSCA-2024-SE-01-01, Project ID 101236523 and Innovate UK. Total amount is €1.8 million for five Universities and 3 Industries in EU and UK. Raed A Abd-Alhameed, Viktor Doychinov, Vuong Mai, Ifiok Otung University of Bradford, (UoB), Organisation in United Kingdom London South Bank University (LSB), Organisation in United Kingdom Technische Universität Dresden (TDN) - Organisation in Germany University of Athens (UoA) - Organisation in Greece University of Trento (UDT) - Organisation in Italy Fogus Innovations and Services PC (FGS) - Organisation in Greece Sigint Solutions Ltd (SGT) - Organisation in Cyprus JIO Platforms (JIO) - Organisation in Estonia Fogus Innovations and Service P.C. (FGS), Athens, Greece Sigint Solutions Ltd (SGT), Nicosia, Cyprus…

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Latest articles from E+T Magazine

  • Brain-inspired computer chip material could slash AI energy consumption

    A new kind of nanoelectronic device could dramatically cut the energy used by AI hardware through mimicking the human brain, according to a new study. In the study led by the University of Cambridge, researchers developed a form of hafnium oxide that acts as a highly stable, low‑energy ‘memristor’. This electronic component acts as a resistor with memory, mimicking the way neurons in the brain form and adjust connections. As AI adoption increases, this brain-inspired, or neuromorphic, computing could offer an energy-efficient way for AI systems to process information. Current AI systems rely on conventional computer chips that shuttle data back and forth between memory and processing units, utilising large amounts of electricity. According to the researchers, their device could reduce…

  • Uber strikes $1.25bn deal with Rivian to deploy 50,000 robotaxis in autonomous push

    Uber will invest up to $1.25bn (£930m) in electric vehicle maker Rivian as part of a deal to deploy 50,000 autonomous robotaxis across 25 cities in the US, Canada and Europe. An initial $300m investment will go towards the purchase of 10,000 fully autonomous R2 robotaxis, with the option of buying an additional 40,000 in 2030. Uber has struggled to transition to driverless vehicles in the past, even though the technology could be a major boon for the firm. In 2020, it sold its loss-making autonomous driving unit to start-up Aurora in a bid to accelerate its path to profitability. It finally achieved this in 2023, with a total profit of $1.1bn compared with a loss of $1.8bn the year before. But Waymo, a subsidiary of Google’s parent company Alphabet, is becoming an increasing threat to…

  • ESA regains contact with Sun-observing spacecraft after month-long radio blackout

    The European Space Agency (ESA) has restored contact with its Coronagraph spacecraft weeks after communications were lost following an anomaly. As part of the Proba-3 mission, two spacecraft – Coronagraph and Occulter – were launched in late 2024 with a mission to study the Sun’s corona in depth to gain a greater understanding of the inner workings of our closest star. The two craft worked together, with Occulter blocking out the brightest parts of the Sun’s disk, allowing the Coronagraph to study its faint outer atmosphere without being blinded. But an anomaly in February caused Coronagraph to lose orientation and drift away from Occulter. It also failed to enter safe mode. The incident led scientists at the ESA to fear they would never recover control over the spacecraft. The agency had…

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