09/11/2017 UK company to work on UK-French satellite climate change mission The Science Minister, Jo Johnson has announced that Thales Alenia Space, a UK company, has been selected to undertake the Assembly Integration and Test (AIT) for a satellite which will help tackle ...
09/11/2017 Low cost, handheld device to diagnose melanoma wins James Dyson Award Four engineering undergraduates from McMaster University, Canada, have become the international winners of the 2017 James Dyson Award for their work on melanoma diagnosis. The team will receive ...
08/11/2017 Young people want engineering jobs that make a difference According to research commissioned to launch Tomorrow’s Engineers Week, young people want careers that will help others.
07/11/2017 adi Group outlines apprenticeship commitment during Tomorrow’s Engineers Week In conjunction with Tomorrow’s Engineers Week (6-10 November), midlands-based engineering solutions firm, adi Group, is championing future generations by expanding its Apprentice Academy and ...
03/11/2017 Autonomous developments of forklift trucks and pallet jacks A European project is underway to develop a fleet of autonomous forklift trucks to operate alongside human workers on factory floors. Broadly known as automated guided vehicles (AGVs), tasks include ...
02/11/2017 Breakthrough for crack propagation in glass Researchers have long pondered the origin of delicate crisscross faceted patterns that are commonly found on the surfaces of broken material. Typical crack speeds in glass easily surpass a kilometre ...
01/11/2017 Carbon dioxide a substitute for petroleum in the chemical industry? The chemical industry is turning CO2 into high-performance plastics after a European joint initiative was launched. The consortium of 14 partners from seven countries, led by Covestro, plans to ...
01/11/2017 VR allows divers to swim with Great White Sharks Vodafone has created a unique virtual reality (VR) experience using waterproof VR-goggles to allow divers to experience the thrill of swimming with sharks. As part of a technology event in the ...
31/10/2017 igus doubles capacity following surge in demand for sub-assemblies Northampton-based plastics components manufacturer igus has expanded its UK facility. The move comes in response to customer demand for sub-assembled components that can are more easily be integrated ...
31/10/2017 Tufnol supplies isolation washers for new Firth of Forth road bridge Tufnol Composites has supplied specialist isolation washer products to the new state-of-the-art bridge across Scotland’s Firth of Forth, the Queensferry Crossing.
30/10/2017 Report says digital industrialisation could benefit the UK economy to the tune of £455bn According to a new report Britain’s manufacturing sector could gain as much as £455bn if, over the next decade, it successful unlocks the benefits of the fourth industrial revolution deploying ...
30/10/2017 The Engineering Design Shows a big hit with visitors and exhibitors The Engineering Design Shows 2017 drew to a close on Thursday 20th October with positive feedback from exhibitors and visitors.Running from 19 – 20 October at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry, the shows ...
29/10/2017 Improving safety and reliability for ADAS and autonomous vehicles NI has unveiled its Vehicle Radar Test System (VRTS), which engineers can use the to test 76 – 81GHz radar technology from the R&D lab through high-volume production test and from individual radar ...
25/10/2017 Concrete filled with irradiated plastic cuts carbon emissions MIT researchers have added tiny plastic particulates to concrete and found the resulting compound is 20% stronger and requires less energy overall to produce, reducing carbon emissions. Plastic ...
18/10/2017 Driving forward with autonomous vehicle trials The MOVE_UK consortium, led by Bosch, has completed the first phase in its three-year research programme, designed to accelerate the development of automated driving systems and make them intelligent ...
17/10/2017 Engineering Design Show 2017 opens tomorrow UK design engineers will be gathering at the Ricoh Arena for this year’s Engineering Design Show on 18-19 October to learn about the latest innovations and trends shaping this fast-moving design ...
13/10/2017 Hacked pressure sensor tracks gradual motion of ocean floor to predict earthquakes University of Washington oceanographers have developed a technique that tracks seafloor movements, which could be used to predict earthquakes and improve tsunami detection. The approach uses ...
11/10/2017 High temperature nano-material developed A study by NASA and Binghamton University has shown the thermal performance of a boron-nitride based nanomaterial remains stable at temperatures twice that of carbon based nanomaterials, while ...
06/10/2017 LED technology developer named overall winner of this year’s British Engineering Excellence Awards Plessey Semiconductors has won the Grand Prix at this year’s British Engineering Excellence Awards for its development of GaN on silicon technology and using it to create LEDs which enable new types ...
04/10/2017 Changing the future of deliveries with precision location and identification technology Cambridge Consultants has developed DelivAir, a drone delivery concept that can deliver a package straight to the hands of its recipient, no matter their location.
03/10/2017 GKN opens UK Innovation Centre to fast-track next-generation electric vehicle technologies GKN has opened a UK Innovation Centre in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, to help its automotive division to develop state-of-the-art vehicle technologies and systems for next-generation vehicles, including ...
03/10/2017 Multimillion pound engineering building planned for UWE Bristol The University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) has announced plans to develop a state-of-the-art engineering building that will attract and inspire the engineers of the future.
02/10/2017 10-point guide for planning your visit to the Engineering Design Show 2017 The Engineering Design Show (EDS) is the UK's must-attend event for engineering, electronics and embedded design. It promises a fully immersive experience of innovation, inspiration, interaction and ...
29/09/2017 Aerospike rocket engine begins trials ARCA Space Corporation’s is about to begin ground tests of its linear aerospike engine. The eventual aim for this engine is to install it in the company’s Demonstrator 3 rocket, which was designed to ...
28/09/2017 Using a motion controller to target brain tumours The EDEN2020 project at Imperial College London, aims to improve neurosurgery by making it less invasive and reducing the risk of damaging healthy brain tissue.
Albatross drone takes flight MIT engineers have designed a robotic glider that can skim along the water’s ...
Pod trials begin in MK Aurrigo, a division of RDM Group, has delivered 10 ‘Pod Zeros’ for use in the next ...
Meet the “Marscopter” The Mars Helicopter, a small, autonomous rotorcraft, will travel with NASA’s Mars ...
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