Physics World February 5, 2018
In this new series of columns, the author aims to raise the profile of industrial physics and explore the value and relevance of physicists to industry. According to the author, engineering and physics have similar skill sets, yet it seems that a deeper understanding of the underlying principles, as gained through a physics training, often enables people to come up with more radical solutions to problems – to “think outside the box” in some ways. Physics-based sectors include manufacturing, energy production, the automotive industry and many others – contribute more than £177bn and €23bn to the UK and Irish economies, respectively, each year, while employing 6.7% of the workforce in the UK and 8.6% in Ireland… read more.
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