September 2022 – ENGGtalks®

30 Sep 22

How turning bugs into benefits can help tackle recruitment problems

Engineering & Management

Results of the IET’s most recent annual skills survey, published in December 2021, suggest that almost half (49 per cent) of UK firms are experiencing problems because of the shortage of skilled people in the market. Aside from fighting it out with the competition by offering higher pay, and more…

28 Sep 22

Hydrogen could prove inefficient for heating homes, despite government claims

Geotechnical & Environmental

Hydrogen will not have a major role in the future of heating homes across Britain, according to a peer-reviewed analysis of more than two dozen independent studies, published in the academic journal Joule. The research found that using hydrogen in domestic heating is less economic; less efficient; more resource intensive, and…

26 Sep 22

Tackling the hidden risk from building with wood

Geotechnical & Environmental

The UK saw record temperatures this summer, causing widespread wildfires and droughts. This extreme weather could become a regular seasonal occurrence, affecting us all in years to come. Alongside the looming threat from fire, to make matters worse the fire retardants we use to protect building materials often contain dangerous…

23 Sep 22

NASA’s DART Mission Aims to Save the World

Aerospace & Aeronautical

Armageddon ruined everything. Armageddon—the 1998 movie, not the mythical battlefield—told the story of an asteroid headed straight for Earth, and a bunch of swaggering roughnecks sent in space shuttles to blow it up with a nuclear weapon.“Armageddon is big and noisy and stupid and shameless, and it’s going to be…

23 Sep 22

Climate change puts coastal castles at risk

Geotechnical & Environmental

Conservation charity English Heritage has issued a warning regarding the danger that climate change poses to the survival of several castles on the UK coastline, some of which have stood for hundreds of years. The charity, which manages over 400 historic sites across England, highlighted six castles threatened by coastal…

21 Sep 22

Insulating UK homes could save the country ‘billions’, assessments show

Geotechnical & Environmental

The UK government is under increasing pressure from political parties and research groups to increase investments in home insulation, as assessments show that it could save billions in energy costs. The Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR) has drawn up a 28-year plan - at an annual cost of £7bn…

20 Sep 22

California’s Proposed Law Could Change the Internet

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation

Today, for better or worse, the Internet is a rather free range for children. Websites ask their users’ ages, sure. But virtually anyone who came of age around the rise of the Internet can probably relate a time or 20 when they gave a false birthdate.A California law now in…

10 Sep 22

Deep Learning Could Bring the Concert Experience Home

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation

Now that recorded sound has become ubiquitous, we hardly think about it. From our smartphones, smart speakers, TVs, radios, disc players, and car sound systems, it’s an enduring and enjoyable presence in our lives. In 2017, a survey by the polling firm Nielsen suggested that some 90 percent of the…

09 Sep 22

Aligning the Eyes of the Universe Machine

Aerospace & Aeronautical

The James Webb Space Telescope, in just a few months of operation, has begun to change our view of the universe. Its images—more detailed than what was possible before—show space aglow with galaxies, some of them formed very soon after the big bang. None of this would be possible without…

08 Sep 22

Get the Rohde & Schwarz EMI White Paper

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation

Nowadays, electric machines are often driven by power electronic converters. Even though the use of converters brings with it a variety of advantages, common mode (CM) signals are a frequent problem in many installations. Common mode voltages induced by the converter drive common mode currents damage the motor bearings over…

Month: September 2022

How turning bugs into benefits can help tackle recruitment problems

Hydrogen could prove inefficient for heating homes, despite government claims

Tackling the hidden risk from building with wood

NASA’s DART Mission Aims to Save the World

Climate change puts coastal castles at risk

Insulating UK homes could save the country ‘billions’, assessments show

California’s Proposed Law Could Change the Internet

Deep Learning Could Bring the Concert Experience Home

Aligning the Eyes of the Universe Machine

Get the Rohde & Schwarz EMI White Paper

Electronic skin can self-heal after a cut, researchers find

IEEE President’s Note: Connecting the Unconnected

3 stories of founders building apps for the LGBTQ+ community

5 ways you can personalize your smartwatch with Wear OS

Here’s how Unilever is harnessing AI to innovate your favourite products