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2 days ago | 
professionaladviser.com | Jonathan Newell
‘Don't be seduced by rock-bottom premiums' Jonathan Newell explores the ‘industry-wide trust deficit’ that exists between PII providers and the advisory community… Let's be honest – professional indemnity insurance (PII) has a branding problem. And it's costing trust.
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5 days ago | 
financialreporter.co.uk | Jonathan Newell
After several years marked by capacity constraints, rising premiums and increasingly restrictive coverage terms, we're now in the midst of what insurance professionals recognise as a ‘soft market’ in the UK professional indemnity landscape. For financial intermediaries that have weathered the recent hard market storm, this shifting environment might initially appear as welcome relief.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
environmentalengineering.org.uk | Jonathan Newell
Belfast Region City Deal and Innovate UK have announced a £37.6m investment in the UK Digital Twin CentreThe centre of excellence that will demonstrate the potential of digital twins in transforming the maritime, aerospace and defence sectors. It aims to accelerate industry’s adoption of digital twins through providing access to cutting edge technologies, reducing the costs of producing a digital twin and developing skills in the workforce – therefore removing the key barriers businesses face.
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
environmentalengineering.org.uk | Jonathan Newell
Open source penetration software added to automotive cybersecurity test platformKeysight Technologies and ETAS are partnering to provide car manufacturers and suppliers with a comprehensive automotive cybersecurity system to ensure vehicles are protected when they hit the road. Through this arrangement, the ESCRYPT CycurFUZZ smart automotive fuzzer tool from ETAS will be integrated into Keysightâs Automotive Cybersecurity Test Platform.
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Dec 3, 2024 | 
environmentalengineering.org.uk | Jonathan Newell
The Site Master collection of instrumentation is designed for use as field testing technologyThe MS2085A Cable and Antenna Analyser and the MS2089A with Integrated Spectrum Analyser from Anritsu meet industry standards for functionality, precision and user-friendly operation. This dual product merges the functions of cable and antenna analysis with spectrum analysis and monitoring in a seamless, integrated system.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
environmentalengineering.org.uk | Jonathan Newell
HBK has introduced a plug and play customisable load cell measurement chain (LCMC) allowing users to tailor their measurement system to meet individual needsThe LCMC is a combination of an HBK load cell and an amplifier unit. With a selection of 14 available load cells, users can select the one that best suits their requirements and pair it with a common amplifier unit, including IO-Link. The chain gives users the potential for creating over 11,000 unique configurations.
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Dec 1, 2024 | 
environmentalengineering.org.uk | Jonathan Newell
Artificial intelligence will provide robots with more autonomy and will enable their use in wider applicationsAI has become a major talking point most recently because of the effect it has on people‚Äôs lives and the potential for both harm and major benefits. ‚ÄúArtificial Intelligence‚ÄĚ was a phrase originally coined in association with the development of robots. The transition from automated machinery to androids taking over goes as far back as Isaac Asimov‚Äôs essays and novels.
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Nov 28, 2024 | 
environmentalengineering.org.uk | Jonathan Newell
The Kinara Ara-2 Edge AI processor is a high powered inference to run high load applicationsApplications include video analytics, Large Language Models (LLMs) and other Generative AI models without the need for using data centre equipment. It has a latency optimised design with alanced on-chip memories and high off-chip bandwidth to execute very large models with extremely low latency.
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
environmentalengineering.org.uk | Jonathan Newell
Acoustic baffles are providing improved working conditions by reducing reverberation in architect’s office spaceAs part of the refurbishment of its offices in Leeds, HTC Architects has made use of acoustic ceiling baffles to reduce reverberation in open office spaces to improve the ability to have multiple use spaces and foster collaborative working practices.
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Nov 26, 2024 | 
environmentalengineering.org.uk | Jonathan Newell
At its 20th Anniversary event, Engineers Without Borders renewed its commitment to global responsibilityFrom earlier this year until March 2025, Engineers Without Borders UK is focusing on one competency per month from their Global Responsibility Competency Compass. The competencies cover essential knowledge, skills and mindsets, such as technology stewardship, creative collaboration, and social and ecological wellbeing.
