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CONTENTS
INDUSTRY NEWS:
SMART MANUFACTURING WEEK 4
SUPPORTING EXHIBITIONS 6
INTRODUCING THE HENRY ROYCE INSTITUTE 8
OMNIFACTORY DEFINES FUTURE OF AGILE MANUFACTURING 9
NEW SEARCH ROBOT DEVELOPED AT TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH 10
FIRST MODULAR ROBOTS WITH ATHLETIC INTELLIGENCE 11
FLOW-SENSING ROBOTIC WING DEVELOPED AT SOUTHAMPTON 12
SHEFFIELD ENTREPRENEURS INVENT NEW MANUFACTURING PROCESS 13
Why join the Institution of Electronics?
ELECTRONICS NOW PRINTED DIRECTLY ONTO COMPONENTS 14
3D-PRINTING ELECTRONICS WITH FOCUSED MICROWAVES 15
• Corporate Members become • Members are invited to “Coffee and
BACTERIAL CELLULOSE FOR SUSTAINABLE CIRCUIT BOARDS 16
people of letters, able to display Chat”, our regular virtual opportunity
MACHINES NOW HAVE SENSE OF TOUCH 17
post nominal letters, being a useful to chat with one another, regarding
ADVANCES IN QUANTUM TECHNOLOGY 18 accreditation to show employers issues currently affecting them and
and others they are recognised for “Networking” with like-minded,
AMPLIFYING ELECTRICAL SIGNALS WITH COLLECTIVE ELECTRON MOTION 21
their achievements. experienced, people.
TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN MAKES CHIP-SCALE LIGHT TECH BREAKTHROUGH 22
• The Institution of Electronics is one • Members can provide copy for
PHOTONIC CRYSTAL SURFACE EMITTING LASERS DEMONSTRATED FOR FIRST TIME OUTSIDE LAB 23
of the oldest Institutions specifically inclusion in Electron.
FRAUNHOFER IPMS DEVELOPS HIGH-DENSITY CHIPLET AT WAFER LEVEL 24 for electronics engineers both
• Student members can enter the
professional and amateur.
MED-TECH UPDATE 25
National Electronics Competition.
FST LEARNED AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES NEWSLETTER 28 • Members receive a copy of Electron
published quarterly.
INSTITUTION OF ELECTRONICS NEWS 38
• Members have access to historic
publications on electronics.
• Members can request on
email address in the form
EDITORIAL TEAM DESIGN TEAM
you@institutionofelectronics.ac.uk
James Clark Wayne Hodkinson
tel: 01200 538 640 www: https://www.whdsolutions.co.uk
email: jim@spirecity.go-plus.net email: wayne@whdsolutions.co.uk
ADMINISTRATION MEMBERSHIP ENQUIRIES
Sai Kasam email: membership@institutionofelectronics.ac.uk
email: admin@institutionofelectronics.ac.uk
HONORARY TREASURER REGISTERED OFFICE Become a
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