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Winning iDEA
The ability to innovate can help to lift a company above its rivals and win more business – an approach rewarded in the Innovation & Design Excellence Awards |
12/05/2008
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Socket set up for real wave power
A 20MW facility is being constructed off the Cornish coast to allow the full scale testing of up to four different wave power machines |
09/04/2008
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Self-adhesive rubber films make solar cells more cost effective
Centrosolar Group, headquartered in Paderbon, Germany and Lanxess have developed a production method for solar cells that only requires that wafers be placed between two self adhesive 0.5mm thick films of “Levamelt”, a new ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA). |
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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Battle of the bulge
A hydraulic effect is being harnessed to build up massive amounts of energy – and may well be the key to producing cheap power from sea waves |
09/04/2008
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Innovating for the future
Iain Gray, the first chief executive of the new-look Technology Strategy Board, tells Lou Reade how the organisation will help to stimulate innovation in the UK |
09/04/2008
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Formula for success
Remarkable developments are now hitting the road when it comes to regenerating energy to meet the demands of both new F1 regulations and future car technology. Tom Shelley reports |
12/03/2008
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Solar cone could generate 59kW
Alan Williams, a former Member of Parliament, has devised a solar generator that he says could be built and tested quite inexpensively |
28/01/2008
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Running faster
A new innovation strategy aims to help the UK compete on the world stage |
17/12/2007
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Green for green
By embracing environmental inititatives now, industry may be able to avoid the need for more legislation in this area. Lou Reade reports |
05/11/2007
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Steaming ahead
Could steam trains make a return to the tracks? Yes, if a chemical method of making steam takes off, writes Lou Reade |
05/11/2007
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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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Hydrogen storage goal in sight
The hydrogen economy now looks achievable and may be something we all take for granted 10 years from now, says Tom Shelley |
15/10/2007
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Hand on security
Veins in the palm of the hand could be a much more reliable and cost-effective method of biometric identification than faces |
15/10/2007
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All at sea
FuturEnergy’s five-blade, glass-filled nylon rotor and permanent magnetic generator have been fitted to a prototype of the Evopod tidal energy device |
15/10/2007
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Retrofits give illuminating performance
A Surrey company is marketing a German-invented, retrofit electronic light ballast that allows the replacement of older fluorescent tubes with more modern and efficient units, without replacing the luminaries. |
15/10/2007
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Sling makes lifting safer
Cranes are often expected to lift a wide range of heavy loads – which can lead to accidents. A crane hook engaging in a lifting eye is fairly safe, cranes are commonly expected to lift irregular, heavy objects using chains and slings |
24/09/2007
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Protecting the bump with two loops
A simple arrangement consisting of a seat pad with two webbing loops ensures that the lap section of a seat belt worn by a pregnant woman resides beneath the pregnancy bump |
24/09/2007
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Engineers need to take action on climate change
Jeff Whiting, commercial communications manager for Mitsubishi Electric Europe makes a strong case for engineers to become more involved in the issues associated with climate change and not leave matters in the hands of such as the CBI. |
15/08/2007
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Double feeding slashes inverter size
Dramatic improvements can now be made in the cost effectiveness of both wind turbines and variable speed drives, reports Tom Shelley |
13/08/2007
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Keeping in the heat
A new design of heat exchanger could extract energy from low-grade waste water at just 30°C. Julie Bieles reports |
12/06/2007
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