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09/05/2012
| FreeHex machining robot wins Rolls-Royce innovation award
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| A 'revolutionary' machining robot designed to carry out repairs in confined spaces has been given a Rolls-Royce award for innovation. The brainchild of engineers from The University of Nottingham and the Rolls-Royce University Technology Centre (UTC), FreeHex is a six-legged parallel kinematic machi ... Read more
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16/04/2012
| Autodesk unveils ForceEffect Motion app
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| Design software giant Autodesk has announced the availability of a new mobile simulation app for developing and testing mechanical systems with moving parts. ForceEffect Motion is designed to allow users to calculate forces on a static object (i.e. buildings, bridges, furniture, machines), a process ... Read more
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29/03/2012
| £4million nuclear build and manufacturing programme established
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| The EPSRC has awarded £4million to a joint project between the universities of Manchester and Sheffield to research innovative new manufacturing technologies for the future of the UK's nuclear power supply. The research undertaken through the Nuclear Build and Manufacturing (MNUMAN) initiative aims ... Read more
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12/03/2012
| Innovative software turns sign language into text
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| Computing scientists at Technabling, a spin-out company of the University of Aberdeen, have developed a new technology that translates sign language into text. The software application is said to be the first of its kind in the world which can be used on portable devices and allows users to customis ... Read more
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06/03/2012
| ABB forms joint venture for offshore wind power integration
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| Power and automation specialist ABB has signed an agreement with Inocean AS Norway to establish an engineering services joint venture specialising in offshore wind integration projects. The new entity, ABB Inocean AB, will be located in Gothenburg, Sweden, and will undertake design, engineering and ... Read more
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17/02/2012
| UK and France to sign nuclear deal
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| Prime Minister David Cameron and President Nicolas Sarkozy will sign an agreement today outlining the future role of civil nuclear energy in the two countries. The agreement will pave the way for the construction of a new generation of power plants in the UK. Deals worth more than £500million betwee ... Read more
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13/02/2012
| New battery could lead to cheaper, more efficient solar energy
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| A joint research project between the University of Southampton and lithium battery technology company REAPsystems has found that a new type of battery has the potential to improve the efficiency and reduce the cost of solar power. The research effort was led by Sustainable Energy Technologies studen ... Read more
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08/02/2012
| Energy chain is 37% lighter than previous model
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| igus UK's redesigned E6 series is said to be quieter, easier to assemble and up to 37% lighter than its predecessor. "With the E6.1, the so-called polygon effect that can occur when an energy chain is rolling is reduced to a minimum, resulting in extremely low noise of down to 37dB(A)," said Justin ... Read more
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05/01/2012
| Breakthrough material could benefit alternative energy market
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| Researchers in the US claim to have created one of the most porous materials known to date. The University of Pittsburgh team believes the novel substance could be used to better control the delivery of pharmaceuticals into the human body, or be used to control the storage of voluminous quantities o ... Read more
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14/12/2011
| 3D motion capture suit aids sports research
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| An innovative body suit armed with a camera-less measurement system and a range of tracking sensors is helping researchers at Sunderland University develop improvements in a range of sporting activities. The MNV Biomech is a 3D human kinematic system with integrated small tracking sensors placed on ... Read more
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