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Buses, Bankers and the Beer of Revenge
From Greek computers to aircraft carriers made of ice - a collection of 50 of the best stories from Justin Pollard’s Eccentric Engineer column in E&T magazine.
Engineering & Technology magazine
E&T is the leading monthly magazine for all engineering professionals. Its award winning content is available in print, online and on iPad.
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Events
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Highlighted events
20 May 2013 | IET London: Savoy Place, UK
11 - 14 June 2013 | Wyboston Lakes Hotel, Bedfordshire, UK
14 June 2013 | IET London: Savoy Place, UK
8 - 10 April 2014 | Midland Hotel, Manchester, UK
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News and Highlights
On Monday the Science Museum unveiled the name for its new gallery on the making of modern communications. Information Age will open in September 2014 and will be the world’s foremost celebration of information and communication technologies. The IET is pleased to be acknowledged as a supporter of the project and looks forward to seeing the gallery develop.
IBC is a world class technology show for the broadcast industry and the IET is pleased to maintain its engagement and is supporting the brand new IBC Technology Booster event which will hit London on June 25th and help bridge the technology gap for those who cannot attend Amsterdam in September.
E&T magazine news
Highest capacity comms satellite record to be broken
The makers of the highest-capacity communications satellite in the world will build one with seven times the coverage.
Components next battleground in smartphone war
Samsung is courting some of rival Apple’s main parts suppliers as in-house supply lines get stretched.
Events
22 May
Digital Scotland 2013
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
22 May
Why use a Quality Management System for Software?
Ottawa, Canada
23 May
Designing and delivering the Radio Spectrum Plan for London 2012
Ipswich, United Kingdom
Virtual library
Virtual library
IET members can access for free electronic books and journals from: EBSCO, Engineering and IT Reference Library, Faulkner reports, Knovel, Wiley, and Key Note.
Factfiles
Cloud computing:the security challenge (part 3)
An introduction to the security challenges for cloud computing.
Cloud computing: commercial opportunities (part 2)
An introduction to the commercial opportunities and business cases for cloud computing.
Cloud computing: introducing cloud computing (part 1)
An introduction to cloud computing – a factfile from the IET.
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Publications
Electronic Letters
The latest research in electrical and electronic engineering.
IET Journals
The journals contain both original and review papers relating to electrical, electronics, computing and communications technologies.
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Professional and academic book programme across 21 specialist disciplines in key areas of engineering and technology.
Policy
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The IET represents the views of its members on a wide range of professional and technological issues.
Proposal to remove the programme of study for ICT from the National Curriculum
Submitted on 11 April 2012 to Department for Education
Submitted on 11 April 2012 to Department for Education
Information and communications articles
Star Trek: real-world holodeck technology today
03 May 2013
With a new Star Trek film due out this Summer, get ready for the regular slew of tenuous associations, philosophical and technological. Given that, let’s say upfront that the likely arrival of this concept, as just floated by chipmaker AMD, is years away.
Quantum cryptography: using photons to create secure keys
14 April 2013
It is essential that cryptography remains well ahead of the hackers, and that's precisely the motivation for a project that uses the quantum mechanical properties of photons to create tamper-proof keys.
Interview: Where next for superfast broadband?
12 April 2013
When it comes to superfast broadband, predicting the future may not be as easy as it appears, says Ofcom's chief technology officer, Steve Unger.
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Communications forum
Join the latest discussions on antennas & propagation, networks, electromagnetics, EMC and multimedia in the Communications forum
Electronics forum
Join your peers to discuss the latest in healthcare technologies, microelectronics & embedded Systems and microsystems in the Electronics forum
IT forum
Discuss developments in application development, hardware, IT management, IT and society, security management and software in the IT forum.
Contact us
If you have any questions about the Information and Communication Sector, please email: info-comms-sector@theiet.org
