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 ...
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 ...
01/10/2018 MetLase lands contract to supply Boeing with tooling and fixtures MetLase, a mechanical engineering specialist and joint venture between Rolls-Royce and Unipart, has secured a landmark contract with Boeing.The company has been announced as the tooling and fixture ...
01/10/2018 £4.1m Fuel Cell Innovation Centre opened at Manchester Metropolitan University The Manchester Fuel Cell Innovation Centre (MFCIC) – a £4.1m facility dedicated to developing new sources of green, emission free energy and making it available to as many people as possible – has ...
28/09/2018 Spinning towards the future of electric aviation Australian electric propulsion company, magniX has successfully tested its 350 horsepower all-electric motor with an aircraft propeller mounted for the first time on a Cessna ‘Iron Bird’.
26/09/2018 £7m boost for ‘virtual factory’ will speed up alloy development Developing and testing new steel alloys will be up to 100 times faster, allowing new products to reach market more quickly, thanks to £7 million of funding announced for a ‘virtual factory’ being ...
26/09/2018 Meaning-Centred Design Awards shortlist announced The shortlist of 18 shortlisted finalists in six categories for the first Meaning-Centred Design Awards has been unveiled. The awards recognise designs that radically innovate what things mean to ...
26/09/2018 Distributed energy technologies could save British industry £540m-a-year According to a new report by Centrica, the UK’s industrial sector could save at least £540m on its energy bills by adopting energy technologies such as solar and battery storage.
25/09/2018 Full-colour, multi-material 3D printing manufacturing services Shapeways and Stratasys have partnered to make full-colour, multi-material 3D printing more accessible to designers and creators.
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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