Government is running out of time to support businesses in urgent need
The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has written to the Prime Minister, Chancellor of the Exchequer and both leadership candidates for the Conservative Party proposing a comprehensive five-point plan to provide vital support to UK businesses.
Moisture Measurement and Carbon Capture
Preventing corrosion and compressor damage in CCUS
Solving your drug delivery needs at PDA
Brennan Miles, John Burke, Chris Hurlstone and Alastair Willoughby from Team Consulting will be attending the 2022 PDA Universe of Pre-Filled Syringes and Injection Devices Conference, live in Palm Springs from 18th-19th October.
Can you do too much system engineering?
These days, a medical device needs to be considered as one element of a connected whole. Systems engineering has become a crucial part of medical device development, but can you do too much of it? Our Head of Electronics Engineering, Peter Matthewson, discusses in a new blog post.
New high-load wafer stage offers semiconductor manufacturers precise nanometre control of heavy loads
Queensgate’s wafer stage is a new addition to its product line, achieving fast response and settle times using their leading digital closed-loop controllers.
Flusso acquired by company and global PE fund
Flow sensing company Flusso Limited (Flusso) has been jointly acquired for £28 million by a company and a global private equity (PE) fund focused on investing in semiconductor companies and other high-tech industries.
Computational chemistry news 2022
Computational chemistry news from Cresset, including: custom force fields, molecular dynamics, molecular scaffolds, clustering algorithms in Spark, Cresset Discovery, small molecule design.
FEA: dangerous in the wrong hands
FEA (Finite Element Analysis) used to be considered to be something of a “black art” practiced only by specialists using (expensive) specialist tools. That’s no longer the case, as CAD tool vendors have since brought FEA to the masses. So, what’s wrong with that?
Keep your facility up to standard with Guardtech’s Decontamination Team
Cleanroom construction specialists Guardtech Group helping clients shine with their high-performance deep clean programmes
IQGeo announces acquisition of Comsof NV
Cambridge - IQGeo, a developer of geospatial software that is “Building better networks” for telecom and utility operators, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Comsof NV (Comsof) and its industry-leading fiber optic network automated planning and design software. The IQGeo Group has agreed to acquire Comsof for a total consideration of up to €13m through a combination of cash, and shares.
Inspira Pharmaceuticals joins the Lab Hotel at Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst
Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst (SBC) welcomes Inspira Pharmaceuticals to its Lab Hotel, a unique facility offering free lab and office accommodation for six months. The start-ups receive scientific and business support, access to SBC’s networks and introductions to investors to help their business grow and develop.
Health and lifestyle benefits to keep your SME business working well
HR Dept says: if you’re looking to increase your offering to attract and retain top talent, employee benefits that put health and well-being first are a good place to start. Read our latest blog to learn more.
Security verification of an open source hardware root of trust
OpenTitan is a powerful silicon root of trust design with comprehensive security features necessary for building secure systems anchored in hardware. Along with other best practices, defining concise security requirements and performing systematic security verification helps ensure these features are integrated and configured securely throughout the design lifecycle. With Radix’s unique…
Life as a Software Engineer at Gearset
The reality of life as a software engineer can vary greatly depending on the company you work for. Software engineering job ads and careers pages may sell companies with their best foot forward, but the reality of working in that company might not turn out as expected.
When to choose SLA over other 3D printing technologies
Prototype Projects says: SLA (stereo lithography apparatus) is one of five 3D printing technologies that we have in-house at Prototype Projects. The reason we have so many is that none is ideal for every application. Unlike prototyping bureaux that specialise in one technology, we have several so we can offer the optimum to suit any given component and the customer’s requirements.
Anthias Consulting's courses for Agilent instrumentation training approved by the Royal Society of Chemistry for CPD
Anthias Consulting are pleased to announce their Comprehensive training courses on Agilent GC and GC-MS systems have been approved for the next three years by the Royal Society of Chemistry for purposes of Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
Prior Scientific introduces motorized nosepieces for use with OpenStand microscopes
Prior's motorized objective changer nosepieces are the latest addition to the OpenStand product family to provide customers with additional automation for OEM optical solutions and one-off custom microscopes.
New multi-channel control unit combines trace moisture, moisture in liquids and trace oxygen
The new Michell Multi-Channel Control Unit (MCU) from Process Sensing Technologies provides up to four independent measurement channels with any combination of moisture in gas, moisture in liquids or oxygen concentration. Installed indoors in a safe area, the MCU allows operators to monitor these crucial parameters from multiple hazardous area-installed analyzers.
iPronics raises €3.7 million to accelerate the adoption of programmable photonic chips
iPronics chips open the door to commercial applications that require faster computation, lower power, cost-effective solutions such as 5G, data centres, and real-time deep learning.
Climate Accelerator comes to a close with a Demo Day for climate tech founders
As the programme came to a close, the founders joined to pitch their ventures at Allia’s Climate Accelerator Demo Day at the British Antarctic Survey in Cambridge – the same venue that saw the launch of the programme back in January 2022.
Thinking about downsizing your office space? Read this first.
HR Dept says: cost saving may be a motivator when downsizing your office space, but before you start offloading furniture, there are a few things to think about. Read more in our latest blog.
GÉANT’s GN5-1 project proposal passes EC evaluation ahead of January 2023 start
GÉANT is proud to announce the important GN5-1 project proposal has successfully passed European Commission (EC) evaluation and will now move to the Grant Agreement stage, ready for the project to start 1 January 2023.
Need to ‘invent big and implement fast’? Unique Lotus Engineering and Iprova partnership brings AI-accelerated approach to transportation sector
Lotus Engineering and Iprova announces a partnership which, for the first time, combines the latest AI-enabled way of creating breakthrough inventions with the ability to develop proof of concept, design and engineer products based on them.
Does CNC machining mimic production parts?
The Prototype Projects teams says: we are sometimes asked ‘How closely does CNC machining mimic production parts that will be injection moulded or die cast?’ The answer is not straightforward. This article looks at some of the factors that can have an impact.
Developing protection products for the construction industry
With limited solutions available to minimise the risk to construction workers, StrucTemp Innovation asked LUMA-iD to develop a range of protection products which are now known as the Buddy range. Prototype Projects vacuum cast the prototypes for design verification.