Community Insights from IET EngX

Why Stop at the Digital Product Passport: Should Industrial Waste Have a Passport of Its Own?

Dr. Mohammad Harris — Tue, 18 Aug 2026 08:30:00 GMT

Often when you ask a manufacturing site how much waste it produced last month and you will get an answer. Ask what it cost to remove and you will get that too, often to the penny, because somebody had to approve the invoice. Ask where the material ca...(read more)

The Next Milestone for Space Manufacturing Is Trust

Matthew Deans — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 08:30:00 GMT

Advanced manufacturing is changing how spacecraft and aerospace systems are designed, produced and maintained. WAMS 2026, the third ESA/NASA International Conference on Advanced Manufacturing, brought together researchers and engineers from across in...(read more)

We all have our cheese moved

Peter Brogan — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 08:31:25 GMT

Change is something we all experience, yet few of us truly welcome it. Whether it's a new role, new technology, organisational change, or an unexpected challenge in life, our first instinct is often to resist. We become comfortable with what we ...(read more)

BEYOND A SINGLE CDE: Why ISO 19650 governance automation must be designed for platform diversity

Shahin Khalilian — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 08:30:00 GMT

When we talk about a Common Data Environment (CDE), it can sound as though everyone is working inside the same type of system. My recent survey experience suggested something very different: the standard may be common, but the digital workspaces behi...(read more)

William Morris Mordey

IET Archives — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 14:01:26 GMT

Guest blog by Alex Mordey Look at almost any electrical device in your home. The phone charger, the kettle, the television, printed or moulded beside the voltage figures, you will find a small wavy line: ∿. The alternating current sinusoidal wave (or...(read more)

Engineering the Adaptive Workspace: From Asset Maintenance to System Strategy

Peter Brogan — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:30:00 GMT

Managing change in modern engineering requires a radical shift in how we look at infrastructure. For generations, the focus has been on maintaining physical buildings. Today, the true challenge lies at the intersection of workplace strategy, data-dri...(read more)

Exploration vs Exploitation

Patrick Capaldo — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 08:30:00 GMT

Reinforcement Learning (RL) is the branch of machine learning where an 'agent' (the actor, in an environment) learns by trying an action, observing the result, and adjusting its behaviour accordingly to achieve its goal. It is not unlike teac...(read more)

Making Photons Count with Lean Manufacturing

Magdalena Wywijas — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 08:30:00 GMT

Introduction What manufacturing strategies can help improve yield and consistency in the production of advanced photonic devices? One approach is the application of lean manufacturing principles to the critical photocathode deposition stage at ET Ent...(read more)

Navigating the hidden costs of disability

Foothold — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 09:25:18 GMT

Engineering thrives on different perspectives and ways of thinking. Yet disabled people are still underrepresented in the profession. According to Engineering UK, 14% of people working in engineering and technology identify as disabled, compared with...(read more)

An institution with (rail) connections

IET Archives — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 17:19:45 GMT

A blog looking at the UK’s early electric railways and links with our Institution and its members by guest blogger David Knights FIET. Railway history is often dominated by the names of civil and mechanical engineers. As the “new” t...(read more)

Bo Yang: A Story of Mentorship and Growth

IET Volunteering Team — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 14:45:23 GMT

Mentorship is often discussed as a tool for early career development yet its value does not diminish as engineers become more senior. Bo Yang’s experience through the IET mentoring programme shows how guidance from an experienced volunteer can ...(read more)

Volunteer Spotlight: Alan Rossney

IET Volunteering Team — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Alan’s path into engineering began with a spark of childhood wonder. One of his earliest memories is watching Star Wars: A New Hope and seeing Luke Skywalker repair R2‑D2. The idea of being skilled enough to fix a robot without even checking a ...(read more)

WISE (Women into Science and Engineering) Young Professionals Committee Spotlight

IET Volunteering Team — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 08:00:00 GMT

For more than a decade, the WISE Young Professionals Committee (WYPC) have been driving practical change for women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM). In 2024 the committee celebrated ten years since its original formation, marking ...(read more)

Support for carers in engineering

Foothold — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 08:30:00 GMT

During Carers Week 2026, we’re recognising how vital carers are and sharing the ways we can support you. This year’s theme, ‘Building Carer Friendly Communities’, is about creating spaces where carers are&n...(read more)

Looking back: the 1926 launch of The Electrical Age for Women

IET Archives — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 08:28:25 GMT

By Daniel Belteki, Graeme Gooday and Anne Locker Introduction What was so special about June 1926? It wasn’t just that Britain was emerging from the extraordinary near paralysis of a General Strike the previous month, nor that a Conservative go...(read more)