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3D printing takes a step forward
Not that long ago, model makers took about a week to turn Timberland 2D CAD drawings of shoes into 3D representations in wood or foam |
06/05/2008
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The shape of things to come
If Formula 1 drivers can have their seats personally moulded to fit their body shapes, why not the rest of us? Tom Shelley reports |
10/04/2008
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Shaking up the status quo
A new medical product has been brought rapidly to market that should greatly benefit patients both in developing and developed countries. Tom Shelley reports |
10/04/2008
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Stainless steel sculpture
A stainless steel sculpture designed by Diane Maclean has been installed outside the County Court in Chelmsford |
09/04/2008
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Bin actually holds its contents
The solution to last month’s Coffee Time Challenge – on a bin that actually holds its contents – comes from Needham, Massachusetts |
09/04/2008
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The human touch
A US design guru says that too few products take account of user needs. Tom Shelley reports |
14/03/2008
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Healthy design and manufacture
Medtec UK 2008 – the exhibition and conference for the medical device manufacturing industry – promises much for both managers and techies, as Tom Shelley reports |
17/12/2007
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Epilepsy detected on the wrist
Two separate, but closely related, developments allow a wrist-worn mobile phone sensor to alert medical services about possible heart problems and epileptic fits |
17/12/2007
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Fusing data to manage traffic
Tom Shelley reports on one of the most challenging sensor fusion problems tackled to date – and the ongoing efforts to solve it |
17/12/2007
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Chimney camera takes the heat
When extreme heat kicks in, how do you insulate electronics against the potential consequences? Tom Shelley reports |
14/11/2007
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Power factor capacitors discharged safely
Almost all AC motors and generators have power factor correction capacitors. Those attached to wind turbine inverters are particularly large, and tend to retain lethal amounts of charge when the machines are stopped |
13/11/2007
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Ultra filter cleans up
A plastic water bottle with an ultra filtration system is able to process and remove even the smallest viruses from dirty water |
13/11/2007
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Technology talks the talk
Two very dissimilar applications – one in machinery, the other in medicine – are both being solved by relying on spoken rather than written information |
13/11/2007
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Cutting human error in the air
A new design methodology could make flying even safer, by reducing the chances of pilot error. Lou Reade reports |
13/11/2007
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The pulse of progress
Large, sharp pulses of electricity have multiple applications – and that list is expanding, as Tom Shelley reports |
13/11/2007
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Hot moves
A simple technology can absorb power direct from the sun to produce mechanical movement. Tom Shelley reports on this burning issue |
15/10/2007
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Easy pickings
A simple device for picking up and putting down microtubes – and an equally straightforward method of indicating which tube should be attended to next – enormously assists efficiency in biological and chemical test labs and reduces the risk of errors |
15/10/2007
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