26/07/2017 Funding for railway research and innovation The Institute of Railway Research (IRR) at the University of Huddersfield is to play a key role in a £92 million network aimed at establishing the UK as a world leader in rail technology.
25/07/2017 UK scientists to tackle increasing problems caused by space junk Scientists at the UK’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) are leading an innovative experiment to tackle the growing problem of space junk.
25/07/2017 Cardiff University team becomes first UK Formula Student winner A team of students from Cardiff University has been crowned the first UK winner of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers’ Formula Student 2017, a competition which challenges student engineers to ...
24/07/2017 UK battery supply chain targets fresh funding as it moves toward a 'giga' factory The Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) has launched a competition to facilitate funding of the UK’s first automotive battery manufacturing development centre, in conjunction with Innovate UK. The ...
24/07/2017 Floating foundations: world first for offshore wind The world’s first full scale floating wind turbine is being installed off the coast of north-east Scotland. The floating foundations will enable turbines to operate in deeper waters and will ...
24/07/2017 Are engineering apprenticeships at risk from poor policy? Despite successive governments having created what apprentices say could be ‘the best career route in the world’ for under-25s, apprentices say this is now at risk, according to research carried out ...
21/07/2017 Strengthening 3D printed parts for real-world use 3D printed parts are used in a variety of industries from aerospace and defence to digital dentistry and medical devices. These parts are often fragile and traditionally used in the prototyping phase ...
20/07/2017 Bioinspired tube robot can sneak around corners and turn on taps A snake-like soft tube robot has been developed by researchers from Stanford University, California that can unravel at 22mph to a maximum length of 72 metres, changing direction at whim. It can even ...
19/07/2017 Scientist honoured with Royal Society award for underwater acoustics research Timothy Leighton, Professor of Ultrasonics and Underwater Acoustics at the University of Southampton, has been awarded The Royal Society’s Clifford Paterson Medal “for translation of his fundamental ...
19/07/2017 Continental demos automated driver capability Automotive supplier Continental has demonstrated an automated motorway driving system. Its Cruising Chauffeur is able to give drivers a break on long ‘highway’ journeys and also takes control if the ...
17/07/2017 Audi assess self-driving car interiors Audi is researching the interaction of man and machine with its new driverless car simulator. The car giant has teamed up with the Fraunhofer Institute in its 25th Hour project, which is ...
17/07/2017 Hyperloop One successfully completes first test run Hyperloop One has just announced the successful completion of the world’s first full systems Hyperloop test in a vacuum environment. The test took place on May 12, 2017 at the company’s test track, ...
14/07/2017 £60m automotive facility to propel UK jobs and investment The University of Bath has received £28.9 million of government investment to develop the Institute for Advanced Automotive Propulsion Systems (IAAPS). Scheduled to open in early 2020 and located at ...
13/07/2017 EPSRC announces £138m investment in research-business partnerships Jo Johnson, Minister for Universities and Science, has announced two major investments in research partnerships that will strengthen the links between the UK’s research base, industry and business ...
12/07/2017 Ceramic coating breakthrough brings us closer to hypersonic air travel Researchers at The University of Manchester in collaboration with Central South University (CSU), China, have created a carbide-based ceramic coating that could revolutionise hypersonic travel for ...
12/07/2017 ThingWorx to add simulation capability to IIOT platform design Ansys will soon add its simulation software capability to applications built on PTC's ThingWorx Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) platform.
11/07/2017 Volvo to electrify all its cars from 2019 Carmaker Volvo has announced it will incorporate an electric drivetrain on all cars produced from 2019. The Swedish multinational is one of the largest and most significant manufacturers to put ...
11/07/2017 Rolls Royce and Svitzer demo remote operation of commercial vessel A tug boat has been controlled remotely for the first time after Rolls-Royce and towage operator Svitzer successfully demonstrated the technology in Copenhagen harbour.
11/07/2017 JLR pursues advanced engine tech The Latitude project is researching how to integrate advanced boosting with engine combustion systems in an effort to develop cleaner engine technology. The development will incorporate leading edge ...
10/07/2017 Time to register for Engineering Materials Live Registration is now open for Engineering Materials Live, which takes place at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford in Cambridgeshire on 21st September.
07/07/2017 Spray-on sensing technology for structural health monitoring A team of researchers from Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has developed sensors which can be sprayed directly on to flat or curved surfaces. The sensors can be networked to extract rich ...
06/07/2017 Lenovo release the world's smallest workstation Workstation technology firm Lenovo has released what it describes as, ‘the world’s smallest workstation with ISV certification’. Its ThinkStation P320 Tiny is a workstation grade machine that weighs ...
05/07/2017 Robotic manufacture halves production times for steel prefab bridges Prefab bridge manufacturer, Mabey, is using robots to build parts of a modular steel bridge. The Gloucestershire based firm has invested £2.6 million in robotics, halving the manufacturing time for ...
05/07/2017 Modelling human moral and ethical decisions for use in driverless vehicles Researchers from The Institute of Cognitive Science at the University of Osnabrück, Germany, have conducted a study that has found, for the first time, that human morality can be modelled meaning ...
04/07/2017 Facebook drone successfully lands in second test flight After Facebook’s first test of its Aquila drone ended in a crash landing, the social media giant has successfully landed the solar-powered drone, designed to bring internet access to remote parts of ...
Cleaning up space junk Scientists at the UK’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) are leading ...
Moving towards moral machines Researchers from The Institute of Cognitive Science at the University of Osnabrück, ...
MENE 2017 opens this week Hundreds of manufacturers and design engineers will be gathering this week for ...
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