The mining industry is confronting a critical talent shortage just as demand for minerals essential to the energy transition explodes. With nearly half of STEM students unfamiliar with modern mining careers, the sector must rapidly transform its image and workforce development strategies.
A groundbreaking study reveals that multilayer ceramic capacitors, widely considered radiation-resistant, actually show enhanced sensitivity to low-dose-rate gamma radiation. The research uncovers an unexpected phenomenon where slower radiation exposure causes more significant damage than high-dose bursts, with implications for aerospace, medical, and nuclear applications.
In what industry analysts are calling a paradigm-shifting discovery, new research indicates that a common electronic component long considered radiation-tolerant actually suffers significant damage when exposed to low levels of gamma radiation over extended periods. According to the study published in Nature Communications, multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) exhibit what’s known as enhanced low dose rate sensitivity (ELDRS) – a phenomenon previously thought to affect only active semiconductor devices.
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The award-winning STEM Passport for Inclusion program is recruiting industry mentors to inspire teenage girls from underrepresented backgrounds. Founded by Maynooth University, the initiative has already reached over 5,300 students nationwide.
STEM Passport for Inclusion, the award-winning initiative supporting underrepresented teenage girls in STEM education, is actively seeking new industry mentors to join its expanding program. Founded five years ago by Prof Katriona O’Sullivan at Maynooth University, the program has demonstrated remarkable success in creating pathways to third-level STEM studies for secondary school students from working-class backgrounds.
