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CONTENTS

 INDUSTRY NEWS:

 DATA CENTRE WORLD   3

 DATA CENTRE TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS   6

 DATA CENTRE CASE STUDY: VIRGIN MEDIA O2   9

 MAJORANA 1: A BREAKTHROUGH IN QUANTUM COMPUTING   10

 BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS TO EMBRACE AI   11
 SPACE UPDATE   12

 UPDATE ON CYBERSECURITY   14

 FIRST UK DRONE ASSURED NAVIGATION AND SAFETY SYSTEM FOR RAILWAYS   16
           Why join the Institution of Electronics?
 NEW GNSS REFLECTOMETRY SYSTEM REVOLUTIONISES ENVIRONMENTAL REMOTE SENSING   17

 BREAKTHROUGH IN MULTIFUNCTIONAL SOLAR CELL TECHNOLOGY   18
           •  Corporate Members become                         •  Members are invited to “Coffee
 BREAKTHROUGH IN LOW-COST HYDROGEN PRODUCTION FROM SOLAR   19
               people of letters, able to display                  and Chat”, our regular virtual
 NEW PHOTONIC CHIP REVOLUTIONISES OPTICAL AMPLIFIER PERFORMANCE   20  post nominal letters, being a useful   opportunity to chat with one
               accreditation to show employers                     another, regarding issues currently
 NEW CHIP-BASED SYSTEM FOR TERAHERTZ WAVE GENERATION   21
               and others they are recognised for                  affecting them and “Networking”
 MEDICAL FOCUS   22
               their achievements.                                 with like-minded, experienced,
 FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS IN ROBOTICS   25                             people.
           •  The Institution of Electronics is one
 TREE GUM IMPROVES PERFORMANCE OF SUPERCAPACITORS   27
               of the oldest Institutions specifically         •  Members can provide copy for
 WORLD FIRST FOR ELECTRONIC TEXTILES   28  for electronics engineers both   inclusion in Electron.
               professional and amateur.
                                                               •  Student members can enter the
           •  Members receive a copy of Electron                   National Electronics Competition.
               published quarterly.


           •  Members have access to historic
 EDITORIAL TEAM  DESIGN TEAM
               publications on electronics.
 James Clark  Wayne Hodkinson
 tel:    01200 538 640    www:   https://www.whdsolutions.co.uk   •  Members can request on
 email:  jim@spirecity.go-plus.net  email:  wayne@whdsolutions.co.uk
               email address in the form
               you@institutionofelectronics.ac.uk


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