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07/02/2012
| New material could yield next gen electronic devices
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| Researchers have developed a new material that could pave the way for next generation electronic and optoelectronic devices, as well as further component miniaturisation. The material is a new form of hafnium oxide - an electrical insulator used in optical coatings, capacitors and transistors – and ... Read more
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07/02/2012
| Autodesk software helps create plug and play water turbines
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| Clean tech firm Hydrovolts has utilised Autodesk software to create hydrokinetic turbines that are more easily installed for faster generation of renewable energy. The company said using Inventor and Inventor Fusion on a recent project for a federal government agency enabled it to model a turbine an ... Read more
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06/02/2012
| Novel material could enable long term, controllable drug delivery
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| Researchers in the US have developed a new material and drug delivery mechanism that can slowly release medication over a period of several months. It is thought that the breakthrough could one day lead to implants that would assist in the treatment of chronic pain, and in the prevention of recurrin ... Read more
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02/02/2012
| Cobham software speeds up finite element analysis simulation
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| Cobham Technical Services has integrated the 2D version of its Machines Environment software with an innovative new optimisation tool. The enhancement is said to enable precision finite element analysis (FEA) models of motors and generators to be created and solved in minutes, and by non-specialists ... Read more
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02/02/2012
| Novel device could power pacemakers by heartbeats alone
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| Engineers from the University of Michigan have developed a prototype device that could power a pacemaker simply by utilising heartbeat vibrations. In their method, vibrations in the chest cavity deform a layer of piezoelectric material, which is able to convert mechanical stress into electrical curr ... Read more
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02/02/2012
| New investment aims to establish UK as global graphene research hub
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| Full details of how an additional £50million will be spent to help keep the UK at the forefront of graphene research have been disclosed today by Minister for Universities and Science, David Willetts. First discovered at the University of Manchester by Professors Andre Geim and Konstatin Novoselov, ... Read more
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31/01/2012
| Smart paint to revolutionise structural monitoring?
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| An innovative, low cost smart paint that can detect microscopic faults in wind turbines, mines and bridges before structural damage occurs is being developed by researchers at the University of Strathclyde. The environmentally friendly paint uses nanotechnology to detect movement in large structures ... Read more
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31/01/2012
| Elastic electronics pave way for bio-integrated medical devices
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| A researcher is developing an electronic tattoo that has the potential to prevent epileptic seizures before they happen, or that could be placed on the surface of a beating heart to monitor its functions. John Rogers, materials scientist at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, believes he ha ... Read more
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31/01/2012
| Researchers developing novel materials for hydrogen storage
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| Researchers at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory are working to make hydrogen a more practical fuel for vehicles by synthesising novel materials with high hydrogen adsorption capacities. The Berkeley team was recently awarded $2.1million in funding for the three year project, which is being ... Read more
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30/01/2012
| Government to invest £2million in technology inspired innovation
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| The Technology Strategy Board is to invest up to £2million in feasibility studies to stimulate innovation across a range of core technology areas. The organisation is seeking proposals from small and micro sized UK businesses in the fields of advanced materials and nanoscale technologies.
Areas f ... Read more
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