The latest electronics news related to STEM education in all its forms.
University of Bath electrical engineer Despina Moschou has been elected as a fellow of EAMBES, the European Alliance of Medical and Biological Engineering and Science. Lab-on-chip specialist Moschou developed ‘LoCKAmp’, a high-speed covid-19 test at Bath. “As well as the LoCKAmp, which within 3 minutes completes gold-standard genetic-based testing techniques previously only possible in a lab, Dr Moschou has filed ...
Swansea University in Wales has installed gallium tri-oxide (Ga2O3) deposition equipment at its Centre for Integrated Semiconductor Materials (CISM). In the β crystal form, Ga2O3 is an ultra-wide bandgap semiconductor (~4.8eV), suiting it to high voltage semiconductors. The semiconductor can also be used in ultra-violet detectors. CISM has an MOCVD (metal-organic chemical vapour deposition) laboratory built around Aixtron equipment, to ...
Madhuparna Datta, of Cadence Design Systems, has joined the UK Electronics Skill Foundation’s (UKESF) board as a Trustee. Currently the Application Engineer Director of Cadence, she has worked in the semiconductor industry for more then 25 years. “We’re thrilled to welcome a new Trustee to the UKESF board,” said Neil Dickins, UKESF Chair of Trustees. “Madhuparna brings vast expertise to ...
A UK consortium is setting up the Virtual Reality Semiconductor Fabrication Training Facility (VRSFT), funded by a £500,000 Innovate UK grant. It is being delivered by a partnership of: semiconductor IP source Semiwise, industry body TechWorks and NMI (National Microelectronics Institute), plus Pragmatic Semiconductor as a consultant. “In the UK, we have numerous small to medium sized specialist chip companies ...
BAE Systems is planning to recruit over 2,400 apprentices, undergraduates and graduates in 2025, “which will result in a record number of 6,500 in training, making up approximately 15% of its UK workforce”, it said, while anticipating to spend £230m on education and skills next year. “As the UK’s largest defence company, we rely on the skill and ingenuity of those ...
STEAM 2024, the event for schoolchildren to discover the thrill and wonder of science, technology, engineering, arts and maths (STEAM) returned to Thorpe Park in Surrey, UK in October. The event is organised by ACS International Schools which took over the park for the day together with partners Barclays, Microsoft, Surrey Police, the Royal Air Force, and the Royal Philharmonic ...
Apple is once again partnering with the UK Electronics Skills Foundation (UKESF) for its Girls Into Electronics initiative. This year, a mentoring element has been added. The UK charity works with leading universities and schools to invite female students aged 15-18 to experience the opportunities that an electronics engineering-related course can offer. This year, the Apple + Girls into Electronics ...
The New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering (NMITE) welcomed Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh to its Skylon Campus in Herefordshire. Accompanied by the Lord-Lieutenant of Herefordshire, Edward Harley, His Royal Highness toured the campus and met NMITE students, academic staff and CEO James Newby. Its campus will eventually house the Centre for Automated Manufacture (CAM), the Centre for Future Skills ...
Maria is senior vice-president at Advanced Energy and responsible for a team developing the company’s power products. She talks to Caroline Hayes about her passion for power design. For Maria Cortez, the main design conundrum is the “tension between the ever-increasing demands for higher power versus a need to conserve energy”. “For example, artificial intelligence has been driving higher levels ...
Subtle changes in attitude can make the difference between women being welcomed or merely tolerated in technology roles, says Caroline Hayes. Today a flair for computer science is characterised by what are seen as male characteristics: categorising and recognising systems, for example. In fact, it can require what are considered female traits, such as preparation and collaboration. Yet, at its ...
