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The Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) most recent inspection campaign has identified significant failings in workplace hearing protection, uncovering issues with employee training and equipment management. One in four workplaces had noise levels requiring mandatory hearing protection, placing crucial responsibilities on employers to ensure proper provision and management of protective equipment. However, inspections revealed concerning…
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Thought LeadersLais JunqueiraQuality, Patient Safety and Innovation Manager at ElsevierElsevier In this interview, News Medical speaks with Laís Junqueira, Quality, Patient Safety and Innovation Manager at Elsevier, about patient safety challenges in pediatric care, the importance of system-level thinking, and innovations supporting safer outcomes for children and newborns. From your perspective, what are the most pressing patient safety…
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Aurora in Norway. Image: AdelinaZw, Pixabay Norway’s long history of using electricity market systems could provide a good example of how to tackle flexibility, writes Vic Wyman in Brussels. That’s according to Geir Magne Abusdal, system manager of distribution system operator Glitre Nett. Glitre Nett, Norway’s second-largest DSO with about 300 000 customers, a maximum…
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Image courtesy Swissgrid The TSO Innovation Alliance has issued its first open call for solutions to help build a climate-resilient power grid. The Alliance, launched in July by eight European transmission system operators (TSOs) – Swissgrid, Elia Group, 50Hertz, TenneT, Terna, RTE, Red Eléctrica and Amprion – is now reaching out to technology providers, start-ups,…
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US CONEC MMC VSFF multi-fibre optical connector The new US CONEC MMC is a Very Small Form Factor (VSFF) multi-fibre optical connector has been designed for terminating multiple single-mode and multimode fibre cables in AI, cloud, and large data centre environments. The 2-port MMC FeedThrough Adaptor accepts one or two US CONEC APC-polished connectors and…
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MacDermid Alpha Electronics Solutions, a leading supplier of integrated materials and chemistries to the electronics industry, is proud to support Graphic PLC, a Somacis company, with the installation of the first horizontal electroless copper metallization process in the UK. The installation of leading-edge electroless copper metallization technology at the Graphic PLC, Crediton, Devon site, was…
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KYZEN, the global leader in innovative, environmentally friendly cleaning chemistries, is proud to announce that it is sponsoring the Women’s Leadership Program Connection Reception held at SMTA International on Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, beginning at 5 p.m. in the DES Convention Center, room 45. The 2025 SMTA Women’s Leadership Program invites participants to join us…
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In the Cambridgeshire Fens, scientists from the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) are working with local farmers to test producing rice and other food and bioenergy crops in rewetted peat soils. The goal is to preserve food production and farmers’ livelihoods while lowering greenhouse gas emissions from peatlands that have been degraded by…
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Image courtesy 123rf The DLMS UA has released its Water Smart Meter Generic Companion Profile (GCP) on secure and interoperable data exchange across water smart devices and systems. The profile defines the technical, functional and security requirements of smart water meters within the DLMS/COSEM framework along with clear guidelines for implementation and certification. As such…
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The US Department of Energy has cancelled $7.6 billion in project funding. The move affects more than 300 awards and has triggered criticism.
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