Things are always quiet on the STEM front during the Autumn term. I guess the children are finding their feet in their new year group and before they know it they are preparing for the Christmas activities. The schedule of events doesn't really seem to start picking up until the spring, once potential bad weather has passed. The Sussex Network are fairly ... read more...

During August we had the delight (and exhaustion) of having our Daughter and two Grandchildren from California stay with us for three weeks. During their stay they rode on quite a number of trains, from the South Downs Light Railway to the Eurostar to Rotterdam to visit their cousin. Included in that list was the Volk’s Electric Railway (VER) that runs ... read more...

The last few weeks has seen university graduation ceremonies across the country, often accompanied by departmental prize-giving. The Sussex Network has presented IET awards at the University of Chichester, the University of Sussex and, most recently, the University of Brighton. I was privileged to present awards at the School of Computing, ... read more...

Throughout the ages people have valued a good view. Whether it is to obtain some strategic advantage over enemies or just to enjoy the scenery, people have stood on hilltops, built watch towers or added viewing areas to high-rise buildings so as to provide a good view. read more...

My last post talked about some local technology, emphasising the combination of old tech and new tech to help solve a problem. I guess that like most counties, Sussex has other examples of old and new technology applied to, if not identical then similar problems. read more...

Solutions to real-world problems are often simple and a combination of high-tech and low-tech approaches. read more...

The IEEE Electromagnetic Compatibility Society UK and Ireland Chapter are holding an EMC event at Amberley Museum and Heritage Centre on Wednesday18th April 2018. read more...

Most people find it difficult to embrace change, and engineers volunteering to help run a local network are no exception. However, the world is changing around us and we need to run just to keep up. On the other hand, there are some things associated with the Sussex Local Network that we don’t want to change, at least for the time being, because they work ... read more...

The last of our 'schools' events this year is at the West Sussex Scout and Guide International Camp taking place at the South of England Showground at Ardingly. We have agreed to run a number of half-hour sessions for children aged between 10 and 15 years on Tuesday 8th August and Thursday 10th August. For the first time we will be trying the IET ... read more...

The talk on Tuesday 18th April at Brighton University was about Bloodhound SSC, the car designed to travel at 1000 mph! The slides used by Chris Rickard, who is part of the build team, contained photos and information that is available on the Bloodhound website ( http://www.bloodhoundssc.com/ ). The book about Bloodhound (and other items) are also ... read more...