19/02/2019 £86m government investment helps UK automotive SMEs grow by 27% The Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) is helping to lower the barriers for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to contribute to decarbonising the automotive sector and anchoring the supply chain in ...
19/02/2019 3D printed titanium mountain bike components Global engineering company Renishaw is working with mountain bike brand Atherton Bikes to produce additively manufactured titanium lugs for the company’s bike frames.
22/01/2019 European Startup Prize for Mobility launches Applications for the second edition of the European Startup Prize for Mobility have been extended to Friday 25 January 2019.
17/01/2019 Oxygen therapy identified as first medical application for Binary Actuation Technology Patients needing respiratory care could be given more accurate oxygen dosages, improving safety and cost efficiency, thanks to fluid control technology originally developed for the oil and gas and ...
03/01/2019 Customising CAD MIT researchers have devised a technique that ‘reverse engineers’ complex 3D computer-aided design (CAD) models, making them far easier for users to customise for manufacturing and 3D printing ...
03/01/2019 New Horizons: Human engineering 4 billion miles from Earth Just after midnight on New Year’s Day, NASA’s New Horizons craft passed by Ultima Thule, an object 22 miles long, 9 miles across and some 4 billion miles from the sun. It is the most distant object ...
02/01/2019 Physicists claim to have achieved superconductivity at the highest temperature ever recorded Scientists in Germany say they have hit a new superconductivity milestone. According to their paper, they achieved resistance-free electrical current at the highest temperature yet: just 250 Kelvin, ...
17/12/2018 Bloodhound project bailed out by UK entrepreneur On 7th December 2018 it was announced by administrators, FRP Advisory, that Bloodhound Programme Ltd, the company behind the proposed 1000mph land speed record contender had been wound up due to lack ... 1 comment
11/12/2018 Precisely fitting 3D printed bone implants Cancerous tumours, infections or bad fractures can make it necessary to surgically remove bones and insert implants in their place. In collaboration with European partners, scientists from German ...
10/12/2018 Bloodhound land speed record project shuts down Attempts by business advisory firm FRP advisory to raise the necessary funds for Project Bloodhound have failed, meaning that the initiative has ended. 1 comment
26/11/2018 £11 million programme to evaluate connected and autonomous vehicles Midlands Future Mobility, which is led by WMG, at the University of Warwick, is leading the Meridian 3 programme, an £11 million project funded by Innovate UK to evaluate connected and autonomous ...
02/11/2018 Work on world’s first electric race airplane begins The University of Nottingham has partnered with Air Race E to develop the first electric race airplane. An integrated ‘plug and play’ electric motor, battery and power electronics system will be ...
01/11/2018 Unique lightweight chassis structure for new EV project KW Special Projects (KWSP) has been named as the official engineering partner for Swedish electric car company Uniti’s new affordable electric vehicle (EV) programme, Uniti One. The agreement will ...
29/10/2018 Dassault Systèmes introduces SOLIDWORKS 2019 Dassault Systèmes has announced the launch of SOLIDWORKS 2019, the latest release of its portfolio of 3D design and engineering applications.SOLIDWORKS 2019 is said to deliver enhancements and ...
15/10/2018 Brakes put on Bloodhound SSC as it goes into administration Bloodhound Programme Ltd, the company behind the project to smash the land speed record by racing a car at over 1000mph, has gone into administration after running into a financial roadblock. The ...
15/10/2018 Final phase of Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE tests rapid, unmanned, high resolution mapping of the sea floor It has been announced that the deep sea off Kalamata, Greece, has been chosen as the field testing location for finalist teams competing in the $7m Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE. Deep sea, real-world ...
08/10/2018 QEPrize asks young designers to create the trophy for its awards The Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering Foundation (QEPrize) has invited young people around the world to test their design skills in the fourth international Create the Trophy competition. The ...
05/10/2018 The BEEAs names AESSEAL as ‘best of the best’ as it scoops Grand Prix Award Commended for its work in encouraging increased interest in engineering and promoting the uptake in STEM subjects, AESSEAL, specialist in the design and manufacture of mechanical seals and support ...
04/10/2018 IET launches women in engineering exhibition A thought-provoking exhibition will be launched at IET London: Savoy Place which celebrates and showcases women in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics). The launch coincides with ...
03/10/2018 Lloyds Bank pledges £5m extra funding for Advanced Manufacturing Training Centre Lloyds Bank will invest a further £5 million to fund its sponsorship of the Advanced Manufacturing Training Centre (AMTC), doubling its original commitment and bringing total funding to £10m over 10 ...
03/10/2018 LG Motion sponsors Mechanical Product of the Year category at the BEEAs 2018 LG Motion, designers and manufacturers of a wide range of motion control products are thrilled to be associated once again with the 2018 British Engineering Excellence awards. LG Motion will this ...
03/10/2018 Robot masters human balancing act Engineers from the Cockrell School of Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin have successfully demonstrated a novel approach to human-like balance in a biped robot.
02/10/2018 New materials could make future vehicles more comfortable Scientists from Surrey joined forces with Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore and the University of California to develop a material that has high stiffness and damping. The material, that is as ...
02/10/2018 MiniTec supports the 2018 BEEAs by sponsoring the New Product of the Year (Mechanical) category The 2018 British Engineering Excellence Awards (BEEAs) is an event very close to the hearts of Basingstoke based MiniTec.
02/10/2018 Robotic musical instruments for children, elderly The University of Manchester’s School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering has partnered with the Hallé Orchestra to develop a completely new, electronically controlled, acoustic instrument for ...
Bloodhound in administration Bloodhound Programme Ltd, the company behind the project to smash the land speed ...
Robot balances like a human Engineers from the Cockrell School of Engineering at the University of Texas at ...
Electric powered propulsion Australian electric propulsion company, magniX has successfully tested its 350 ...
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