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PCBs and Electric Cars

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27 July 2011

More Students Needed for Electronics Design

We recently read an article discussing how there has been a sharp decline in the number of students wanting to study electronics design courses at degree level. This is worrying as the next generation of electronics engineers are needed in the UK to help continue the industry in this country.
1 June 2011

Electronics (over)design

It seems like everything is so complicated these days, especially in electronics design … which is more and more products everyday.
19 May 2011

A golden year for electronics

Gold is a wonderfully versatile element, with applications across all areas of science and technology. From dentistry to electronics, gold can be found in just about anything due to its high resistance to several types of corrosion and chemical reactions.
19 April 2011

Masters of lightning

Nikola Tesla, born on 10 July 1856 grew to become known as the father of modern electronics. His most wonderful invetion, aptly named the 'Tesla Coil' in his own honour. A type of resonant transformer circuit used to produce high voltage, low current, high frequency alternating current electricity, however they do produce higher current than the electrostatic machines.
9 March 2011

The birth of the “RepRap”

We recently covered an open source 3 dimensional printer known as the "RepRap", designed and built by Adrian Bowyer - a senior lecturer in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Bath.
17 February 2011

Electronics Superstar – Paul Eisler

The Newbury Blog will be profiling the lives of some of the most influential figures from the history of Electronics. Who better to start our examination of 'Electronics Superstars' than Paul Eisler, the inventor of the printed circuit board.
28 January 2011

Weekend Electronics Project – RepRap

Think about the last time you broke something in your home - a cup, a plate, a coat hook, a window handle, the battery cover on your TV remote, a component in an electronic device, a hinge, a switch.
11 December 2010

Magnificent Robo-Birds

Engineer and artist Neil Mendoza has put together a wonderful exhibit of interactive robotic birds made from old mobile-phone parts!
1 November 2010

Amazing robot arm

A top new piece of electronic kit has been developed by Cornell University, the lab of Heinrich Jaeger at the University of Chicago, and 'iRobot'. Known as "The Universal Jamming Gripper" - this robotic arm is capable of picking up a whole array of odd-shaped and weighted objects with ease!
1 October 2010

Low cost smd lead-free solder paste reflow

Can you use a cheap domestic oven to re-flow lead-free solder paste? We thought it would be fun to find out. And may be, if it worked, some of you might find our experiment useful.
11 September 2010

CNC Decoration

A great concept built by some students at Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering have pieced together a wonderous device!
25 August 2010

Bright Spark ‘re-invents the wheel’.

As an opening item for our new blog, we are covering a British student who has shot to fame after bagging himself the gold medal at the 'Brit Insurance Design Awards 2010', having recently graduated from The Royal College Of Art; put his skills to work and redesigned an age old household item... The Plug!