STMicroelectronics has announced it is contributing multiple STM32 microcontrollers (MCUs) to the “Switchback” battlebot. The 250-pound battlebot, which uses a dual-motor drum spinner mounted…
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Students on a mission to prevent injury in the workplace
Coventry University graduates Andrei and Vlad Feraru have launched a company with a pioneering ambition to help protect engineers from a type of repetitive…
The Big Bang Competition opens for entries
The UK’s top annual science and engineering competition is now open for entries. Inquisitive young people with an idea to invent something to transform…
A micro-device that transforms light
Researchers at EPFL, China, Spain and the Netherlands have built a micro-device that uses vibrating molecules to transform invisible mid-infrared light into visible light.…
Education and Research programme, launched by Farnell
Farnell has launched the Education and Research programme in partnership with various test and tools suppliers, providing exclusive discounts on test equipment and the…
Using Minecraft to engage young people in STEM
To coincide with COP26, Enginuity has launched Skills Miner Home Energy – a Minecraft game which tasks secondary school pupils with upgrading a house, within…
New development for efficient hydrogen production
Aerogels are extraordinary materials that have set Guinness World Records more than a dozen times, including as the world’s lightest solids. Professor Markus Niederberger…
Swiss institutes of technology create joint doctorate program
Switzerland’s two federal institutes of technology have teamed up to offer a new joint doctoral programme in the learning sciences. It aims to train…
Student’s life-saving incubator for premature babies is tested in hospital
James Roberts, university graduate from Loughborough University, created the life-saving device to help support premature babies. The mOm Incubator aims to improve neonatal care…
Problem of intermittency is solved
Quantum dots, discovered in the 1990s, have a wide range of applications and are perhaps best known for producing vivid colours in some high-end…