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21/05/2012
| Strathclyde engineers developing space based solar power system
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| Engineers at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow are looking to build a space based solar energy system that could one day be capable of supplying enough clean energy to power entire towns and cities. The researchers have already tested equipment in space that could provide a platform for solar ... Read more
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19/04/2012
| Carbon capture pilot plant opens in UK
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| A new £2million carbon capture pilot plant has been officially opened at Imperial College London. The state of the art teaching facility aims to provide undergraduate students with hands on experience of pilot scale industrial plant operations and equip them with the practical skills needed for a ca ... Read more
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15/02/2012
| Driver unit offers improved production efficiency
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| NSK has announced the development of a new driver unit capable of compact, high speed positioning. The MECHATROLINK-III is designed to achieve high speed synchronised operation using high speed communication (100Mb/s). This capability is also said to make it possible to achieve integrated control o ... Read more
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13/02/2012
| Thermal imager provides two cameras in one
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| Precision sensor specialist Micro-Epsilon has launched a new version of its thermal imaging camera, which now integrates two cameras into a single device. The updated thermoIMAGER TIM 200 is said to allow users to either switch between the images from the IR camera and the real image, or have the tw ... Read more
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13/12/2011
| Robotic joint module targets lightweight automation systems
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| igus UK has developed a multi-axis joint for humanoid robots and lightweight automation applications. The Northamptonshire based firm, best known for plastic bearings and cabling products, developed Robolink following its involvement with a student robotics challenge.
The new modular device is de ... Read more
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29/11/2011
| ABB backs energy efficiency centre
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| Drives and motors specialist ABB is lending its name and support to a new facility aimed at encouraging the uptake of energy efficient, sustainable technologies in UK industrial projects. The ABB Energy Centre is the centrepiece of a new initiative being led by City College Plymouth to connect educa ... Read more
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