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58 per cent of UK manufacturers think that digital technologies are increasing the need for high skilled labour
Skills & careers

UK productivity hindered by digital skills deficit – report

Artificial Intelligence

AI tool spots human factors shaping maternity care

The team used a scanning electron microscope, scanning the mat with a focused beam of electrons and creating an image based on the pattern of electrons that are deflected or knocked-off. Each individual strand is too narrow to be clearly captured by any form of visible light camera or microscope
Medical & healthcare

World’s thinnest spaghetti shows therapeutic promise

This small, stretchy skin patch uses ultrasound to continuously monitor blood pressure deep inside the body
Sensors

Wearable ultrasound patch offers continuous blood pressure monitoring

Women are more likely to experience bias in recruitment processes due to their gender
Skills & careers

Report finds STEM job candidates facing bias after career break

Renewables

UKRI funding boost for Scottish offshore wind research

Conventional UVC lamps emit light at a wavelength of 254 nm, which can cause skin or eye damage to humans
Medical & healthcare

Far UVC light effective against fungal contamination in cereals

Humans quickly perceive apparent goal-directed behaviour from robot motion
Robotics & UAVs

Harmonised movement builds trust between humans and robots

The laser shadow behaves like a traditional shadow
Optoelectronics

Laser beam casts visible shadow

Skills & careers

Poll finds engineers are Britain’s second most trusted profession

National Grid utility vehicles such as the Unimog have been using HVO
Automotive

National Grid HVO trial cuts fleet emissions nearly 90 per cent

CAD

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