26/02/2018 Next metal replacement webinar with EMS-GRIVORY announced Eureka! is delighted to announce it has once again teamed up with materials expert’s EMS-GRIVORY to offer readers a comprehensive overview of material design and the specification process.
22/02/2018 Artificial snake-like scales help soft robot to slither Researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a soft robot inspired by snakeskin. The soft robotic scales are made using kirigami — an ...
22/02/2018 UK Rail sector to deliver £92m Centres of Excellence The UK rail sector has launched the UK Rail Research and Innovation Network (UKRRIN) a ground-breaking partnership between the rail industry and eight universities to deliver four world class Centres ...
20/02/2018 Wearable 3D system supports visually impaired users In cooperation with the CDTM institute of the Technical University of Munich, FRAMOS has developed a wearable that uses real-time 3D technology to support visually impaired people in daily life. The ...
20/02/2018 Laser fabric that can cure skin diseases Chronic skin conditions such as Actinic Keratosis, Paget’s disease, psoriasis, acne, and other diseases like baby jaundice can now be treated in a single appointment, thanks to a wearable laser that ...
16/02/2018 Dyson expands plans for electric cars Back in September, James Dyson announced that his company had been working on an electric vehicle (EV) design since 2015 and that it would be “radically different” from current models. Despite no ...
15/02/2018 UK’s first robotics qualification launched EAL has launched the UK’s first Level 3 vocational qualifications in robotics and automation to help businesses meet the demands of Industry 4.0. The certificate will allow engineers to install and ...
15/02/2018 “Scientists and engineers are the real superheroes" ‘Choosing STEM, means the opportunity to do something life changing’, is the resounding message left with young people by global music artist, tech entrepreneur and STEM education advocate will.i.am ...
08/02/2018 Metal Replacement: wood as strong as titanium alloys but lighter and cheaper Engineers from the US University of Maryland, College Park (UMD), claim to have found a way to make wood stronger and tougher than many titanium alloys. Research lead, Liangbing Hu, said: “This new ...
06/02/2018 Round-the-clock power from smart bowties A device that is able to tap into the infrared radiation cause by sunlight, as well as waste heat from industrial processes has been developed. The team at King Abdullah University of Science and ...
02/02/2018 Rolls-Royce and Nuclear AMRC to build Small Modular Reactor demonstrator Rolls-Royce has awarded a contract to the Nuclear AMRC to develop a module demonstrator for the UK Small Modular Reactor (SMR). The demonstrator will develop an understanding of modules and underpin ...
31/01/2018 ‘Tesla of the Canals’ fully electric autonomous container barges to hit Dutch waters this summer An autonomous ship dubbed the ‘Tesla of the Canals’ will ship goods between Antwerp, Amsterdam, and Rotterdam this summer. The boat built by Dutch company Port-Liner will cruise along the canals ...
30/01/2018 Alloy tested to create foldable wings for supersonic drone NASA and Boeing have tested a drone that can hit incredible speeds due to a material innovation that allows the wings to dynamically change shape and position based on flight needs.
30/01/2018 Using UV light to change a 3D printed object’s colour Researchers from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) are using their ColorFab method to change the colour of 3D printed parts on demand. Using their own 3D printable ...
29/01/2018 Self-repairing ceramic for aircraft engines Japanese researchers claim to have developed a ceramic material that self-repairs cracks in just one minute and could drastically change manufacturing methods for the transportation industry.
29/01/2018 GE’s latest metal 3D printer is 10 times faster Latest 3D printing technology from GE’s Additive department, called binder jet, has reduced the time taken to iterate prototypes of a complex component for CFM International’s LEAP jet engine. GE ...
26/01/2018 100MW Tesla battery in South Australia made $1m profit in just a few days On 1 December 2017, Tesla’s ‘Powerpack’ giant battery in South Australia was switched on. In its first day in operation, the 100MW battery managed to switch on in milliseconds to keep electricity ...
26/01/2018 Year of Engineering: Encourage children into engineering UWE Bristol and the Ministry of Defence (MOD) have kicked off the Year of Engineering with the launch of a national engineering competition for schools.
25/01/2018 Star Wars-like holograms: 3D images that float in thin air In the original Star Wars film, R2D2 projects an image of Princess Leia in distress. The scene includes the iconic line: “Help me Obi Wan Kenobi, you're my only hope.”
25/01/2018 The inclusivity campaign launch: the round up January 22, 2018, saw the long-awaited inclusivity campaign launched at Manor Grove, in Handsworth, Birmingham, as a direct response to addressing the UK's engineering skills gap. Hosted by the Made ...
24/01/2018 New Leadership Days launched to prepare for the Smart Factory of the Future Manufacturing Management (formerly Works Management) is pleased to announce an exciting new series of one-day Leadership Day events aimed at developing and preparing future manufacturing leaders.
24/01/2018 Light-bending material could be used to create an invisibility cloak Researchers from Northwestern University in Illinois have developed a first-of-its-kind technique for creating entirely new classes of optical materials and devices that could lead to light bending ...
23/01/2018 Hand-exoskeleton controlled by brainwaves Scientists from the EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne) are developing a lightweight and portable hand exoskeleton that can be controlled with brainwaves. The device is said to enhance ...
23/01/2018 Ricardo and University of South Wales to collaborate on EV battery development The University of South Wales’ Centre for Automotive & Power System Engineering (CAPSE) and Ricardo have announced that they intend to collaborate on electric vehicle (EV) battery systems research ...
22/01/2018 Precision British engineering helps with new Aardman movie British animation studio, Aardman have used an extremely high accuracy rotary table from Rotary Precision Instruments UK (RPI) to help film its new movie, ‘Early Man’.
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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