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CONTENTS

INDUSTRY NEWS:

BETT 2025 3

FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS IN EDTECH 9

FIRST UK ROBOTICS COMPETITION FOR GIRLS 11

FURTHER ADVANCES IN ROBOTICS 12

UK POWER NETWORKS INSTALLS WORLD’S FIRST SMART SUBSTATION 15

REVOLUTIONARY STICKER TO MONITOR BREATHING 16 Why join the Institution of Electronics?

FOCUS ON OPTOELECTRONICS 17
• Corporate Members become • Members are invited to “Coffee

QUANTUM DEVELOPMENTS 20 people of letters, able to display and Chat”, our regular virtual
post nominal letters, being a useful opportunity to chat with one
WORLD’S FIRST CARBON-14 DIAMOND BATTERY 23 accreditation to show employers another, regarding issues currently
and others they are recognised for affecting them and “Networking”
INTRODUCING THE BRAIN-CONTROLLED BIONIC HAND 24 their achievements. with like-minded, experienced,
people.
3D-PRINTING BREAKTHROUGH USING ACOUSTIC HOLOGRAMS 25 • The Institution of Electronics is one
of the oldest Institutions specifically • Members can provide copy for
MOTION CAPTURE TECHNOLOGY SHAPES FUTURE OF DRONE SWARMS 26 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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