ESD November 2025

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Comment/ Introducing Automation News

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News/ Waymo to launch autonomous service in London Women in Tech/ Can diversity in marketing be influenced by geopolitics? STEM Spotlight/ What engineers can learn from children’s fresh thinking

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Connectors/ Driving manufacturing innovation with Harting’s modular connectors Automotive: Audio/ Designing an efficient automotive premium audio system

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Obsolescence column/ Proactive risk mitigation in defence systems Sponsored/ Uninterruptible IPC solution for industrial automation

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IoT: Security/ Securing the Internet of Things

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T&M: Sensors/ Understanding shock and vibration in MEMS sensors Power: Supply/ The critical role of high voltage power supplies

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Power: Thermal/ The need for speed

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