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CONTENTS

INDUSTRY NEWS:

SMART MANUFACTURING WEEK 4

FOCUS ON ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING 8

MORE DEVELOPMENTS IN QUANTUM COMPUTING 12

RECONFIGURABLE OPTICAL DEVICE FOR LIGHT-BASED COMPUTING 15

NEW SINGLE CHIP MICROWAVE PHOTONICS SYSTEM 16

FIRST 2D COMPUTER CHALLENGES DOMINANCE OF SILICON 17

DEVELOPMENTS IN AI APPLICATIONS 18
Why join the Institution of Electronics?
NEW DIGITAL TWIN CENTRE OPENS IN BELFAST 20

PASSIVE COOLING BREAKTHROUGH FOR DATA CENTRES 21
• Corporate Members become • Members are invited to “Coffee
BREAKTHROUGH IN OFFSHORE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS 22 people of letters, able to display and Chat”, our regular virtual
post nominal letters, being a useful opportunity to chat with one
IMPROVING INSPECTION OF PLASTIC INJECTION MOULDING 23
accreditation to show employers another, regarding issues currently

FOCUS ON SPACE 24 and others they are recognised for affecting them and “Networking”
their achievements. with like-minded, experienced,
WORLD’S FIRST SMART GLASSES-ENABLED PAYMENT SYSTEM 26
people.
• The Institution of Electronics is one
FIRST CONDUCTIVE YARN STANDARD FOR E-TEXTILE APPLICATION 27
of the oldest Institutions specifically • Members can provide copy for
FULLY-DISSOLVABLE BATTERY RUNS ON PROBIOTICS 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

ADMINISTRATION MEMBERSHIP ENQUIRIES

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email: admin@institutionofelectronics.ac.uk

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