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Eureka's Reference Library provides editorial features classified into key industry sector topics. The latest 25 articles are displayed below.
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3D printing takes a step forward
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06/05/2008
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| 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 |
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Dispensing with keys and keyways
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06/05/2008
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| Bushings made up of split sleeves and locknuts do away with keys and keyways and associated maintenance problems on a mine type ride for a European theme park |
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Explosive thinking
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06/05/2008
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| Aluminium can be welded to steel for ships and offshore structures by incorporating explosively bonded transition joints |
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Lightning strike framework
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06/05/2008
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| A Nimrod aircraft has been surrounded in more than 4.5km of aluminium profile in a framework in order to conduct lightning strike tests |
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Joining in
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10/04/2008
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| Advances in bonding, welding, joining and fastening will be explained in greater depth at Eureka’s ‘Joining Technologies’ Design Day next month |
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Linear progression
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10/04/2008
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| Astronomy and electronics are two beneficiaries of cutting edge linear motion technology. Lou Reade reports from the Linear Motion Masterclass |
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Shaking up the status quo
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10/04/2008
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| A new medical product has been brought rapidly to market that should greatly benefit patients both in developing and developed countries. Tom Shelley reports |
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Sound investment
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10/04/2008
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| Linear slides sit at the heart of machine that makes products with a musical heritage. Julie Bieles reports |
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The shape of things to come
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10/04/2008
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| If Formula 1 drivers can have their seats personally moulded to fit their body shapes, why not the rest of us? Tom Shelley reports |
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Battle of the bulge
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09/04/2008
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| 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 |
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Bin actually holds its contents
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09/04/2008
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| The solution to last month’s Coffee Time Challenge – on a bin that actually holds its contents – comes from Needham, Massachusetts |
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HGV’s get a rear treat
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09/04/2008
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| Tom Shelley reports on a purely mechanical solution to steering the rear axles of heavy goods vehicles |
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Innovating for the future
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09/04/2008
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| 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 |
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LED headlamps win red dot
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09/04/2008
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| The world’s first energy saving full LED headlamp has just won its developers a “red dot” award |
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Saving weight under water
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09/04/2008
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| Tom Shelley reports on the redesign of formerly naval equipment for civilian applications using aluminium |
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Self-adhesive rubber films make solar cells more cost effective
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09/04/2008
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| 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). |
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Socket set up for real wave power
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09/04/2008
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| A 20MW facility is being constructed off the Cornish coast to allow the full scale testing of up to four different wave power machines |
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Stainless steel sculpture
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09/04/2008
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| A stainless steel sculpture designed by Diane Maclean has been installed outside the County Court in Chelmsford |
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Captive fastener snaps to it
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14/03/2008
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| Dirak has brought out a captive fastener that uses its D-Snap technology to allow it to be installed in a moment in suitably stamped cut-outs |
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Neutral noise poses immense menace
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14/03/2008
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| Electrical noise coming down the neutral wire can cause expensive instruments and machinery to take momentary timeouts, and long-term damage to microprocessors – severely curtailing the lives of controllers |
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