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17/05/2012
| Researchers seek to tackle challenges of hypersonic flight
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| Planes that fly at many times the speed of sound could soon be on the way thanks to a five year, $20million research project underway at Stanford University in the US. The Stanford Predictive Science Academic Alliance Program (PSAAP) is using supercomputers to model the physical complexities of the ... Read more
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30/04/2012
| Glasgow firm to engineer wheels for Bloodhound SSC
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| Glasgow firm Castle Precision Engineering is to produce the wheels for the 1,000mph Bloodhound SSC land speed record car. The product of a three year design study by Bloodhound engineers, Innoval Technology and Lockheed Martin, the 90kg, 900mm diameter solid aluminium wheels are designed to spin up ... Read more
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27/04/2012
| Next generation aerospace engine begins pre-cooler testing
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| Testing has begun on a key component of a next generation aerospace engine. The propulsion system is hoped to enable spacecraft to take off and land like conventional aeroplanes. Oxford based Reaction Engines is developing a hybrid air-breathing/rocket engine called Sabre, which can breathe air lik ... Read more
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17/04/2012
| GE announces project to develop next gen fuel injectors
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| GE Global Research has been selected by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory to participate in a new incubator programme that will use high performance computing to accelerate the development of next generation fuel injectors for GE's engine fleet. The company will partner with researchers from A ... Read more
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10/04/2012
| Nissan to build new hatchback model in UK
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| Japanese car giant Nissan has announced plans to build its new hatchback model in the UK. The move is expected to create more than 1000 jobs at the company's Sunderland site and at component companies. It follows Nissan's announcement at last month's Geneva Motor Show that it will manufacture anothe ... Read more
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04/04/2012
| £3million boost for Bentley Motors
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| Bentley Motors has secured an additional £3million of funding from government's Regional Growth Fund, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg announced today. The investment is expected to create 500 new jobs and secure 200 existing posts at the company's headquarters in Crewe. It will be used to fund an i ... Read more
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15/03/2012
| Report identifies technologies for improved rail diesel efficiency
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| Engineering consultancy Ricardo has issued a report on behalf of the UK Department for Transport, exploring the means by which improvements in diesel fuel efficiency could be realised within the country's rail network. The study reviews existing diesel traction technologies in use on the railway and ... Read more
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07/03/2012
| Novel material could make cars lighter and cheaper to run
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| A new inexpensive and lightweight material capable of withstanding extreme stresses could make cars and trains more economical to run. Developed by a team at the Fraunhofer Institute in Germany, the polyurethane-based sandwich material is said to make components 35% lighter than their steel and alum ... Read more
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27/02/2012
| Future aircraft could capture and re-use own power
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| Future aircraft could contribute to their power needs by harnessing energy from the wheel rotation of their landing gear to generate electricity, it has been found. According to researchers at the University of Lincoln, planes could use this to power their taxiing to and from airport buildings, redu ... Read more
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21/02/2012
| New Rolls-Royce engine takes to the skies
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| The British made Rolls-Royce Trent XWB (extra wide body) aero engine has taken to the skies for the first time, powering an Airbus A380 test aircraft in Toulouse, France. The aircraft flew with one of its four Trent 900 engines replaced by a Trent XWB, which is claimed to be the most efficient civil ... Read more
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