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08/05/2012
| Entries open for 2012 British Engineering Excellence Awards
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| Entries are now being accepted for the 2012 British Engineering Excellence Awards – Do you have what it takes to win? Now in their fourth year, the Awards are designed to celebrate those UK companies and individuals that have demonstrated the skills, invention and dedication to succeed and compete o ... Read more
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10/04/2012
| Virtalis wins £2.2million STFC Contract
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| The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) has awarded Virtalis a £2.2 million contract to provide multiple Virtual Reality (VR) facilities for its Daresbury and Rutherford Appleton Laboratories. The advanced visualisation systems that Virtalis has designed, and will install this summer, i ... Read more
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04/04/2012
| Graphene based tooth tattoo could warn of bacteria and dental decay
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| A remote chemical sensor created from graphene that can be 'tattooed' onto teeth is being developed by researchers in the US. The novel device is designed to spot bacteria at the level of single cells and report this information back using wireless technology.
Created by a team at Princeton Unive ... Read more
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29/03/2012
| Novel process converts polyethylene into carbon fibre
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| Researchers at the US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have discovered a new method for converting polyethylene - a common material used in plastic bags - into carbon fibre. The team also found that they could fine tune the properties of the fibres themselves, allowing different ... Read more
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07/03/2012
| Smart, self healing hydrogel binds in seconds
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| Bioengineers in the US have developed a self healing hydrogel that binds in seconds and forms a bond strong enough to withstand repeated stretching. The novel material, developed by a team at the University of California, San Diego, has numerous applications, including medical sutures, targeted drug ... Read more
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27/02/2012
| Injectable gel could repair damaged heart tissue
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| Researchers in the US have developed a new injectable hydrogel that could be an effective and safe treatment for tissue damage caused by heart attacks. Developed by a team at University of California, San Diego, the hydrogel is made up of cardiac connective tissue that is stripped of heart muscle ce ... Read more
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23/02/2012
| Power Felt converts heat into electrical current
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| A promising new thermoelectric device capable of converting body heat into electrical current has been developed in the US. Power Felt is comprised of tiny carbon nanotubes locked up in flexible plastic fibers and made to feel like fabric. It uses temperature differences – room temperature versus bo ... Read more
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15/02/2012
| Liquid batteries could increase viability of renewables
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| A new liquid battery system developed by researchers at MIT could help make intermittent renewable energy sources more viable. The technology uses high temperature batteries whose liquid components naturally settle into distinct layers because of their different densities.
The three molten materi ... Read more
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14/02/2012
| Motor design software site introduces automated design approach
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| Cobham Technical Services has launched a new website to help engineers understand the contribution that finite element analysis (FEA) software can make to motor design cycle efficiency and design optimisation. The site is designed to gives engineers a multi-faceted view of the ways electromagnetic F ... Read more
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13/02/2012
| Battery breakthrough could help soldiers on the frontline
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| Scientists at BAE Systems have demonstrated a 'revolutionary' method for storing electricity that could provide a crucial advantage to soldiers on the frontline. The defence giant's so-called structural batteries are designed to lighten the load of soldiers carrying rucksacks, which can weigh up to ... Read more
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