The latest report from EngineeringUK, the body that works in partnership with the engineering community to promote the role of engineers and engineering, makes…
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Simplifying your search for components
A new app for iOS, Android and Windows devices has been released by RS Components. The DesignSpark Toolbox app is available to download free-of-charge,…
RGU Engineering students win IMechE Award
A group of engineering students at Robert Gordon University (RGU) have won a project award from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), which allowed…
Introduction into industrial automation
This post covers topic of introduction into robotics and industrial automation. Industrial robots are machines controlled by integrated computer. Nowadays robots do the groundwork…
What is rotating electric machine
Rotating electrical machine consists of a stator, rotor and the air gap between them. Stator and rotor has windings . The rotor is installed…
Nanoelectronics: CVD process for the heterostructures formation
CVD (or Chemical Vapour Deposition) of a solid on a heated surface from a chemical reaction in a vapour phase. This is a process…
Single-phase circuits. Sine-wave signals.
Sine-wave signals In this post we will learn about AC circuits, magnetic circuits and transient processes in these systems, and other aspects of complex…
Inspiration is the key weapon in the skills shortage battle
Figures from the Higher Education Statistics Agency indicate the number of postgraduate and undergraduate students opting for a STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics)…
Day release… students descend on embedded world
Student Day has become a feature of some German trade shows. Steve Rogerson visited embedded world to find out why. There is a shortage…
Classification of electric materials
Materials in electronics can be classified as electrotechnical, constructional and special. Electrotechnical materials are classified by four groups: Conductors Semiconductors Isolators Magnetic materials. Electrotechnical…