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World’s biggest gas turbine 20/12/2007
Today Thursday, 20th December 2007, the world’s largest gas turbine is to begin operating in a generating plant run on natural gas that is expected to achieve 60 per cent efficiency.
LFE enclosures slashes 40% off its design cycle time 19/12/2007
Metal and plastic electronics enclosures manufacturer LFE says it has boosted product quality and cut design cycle time by 40% since going live with PTC’s product development software.
Bionic springs assist skiing 18/12/2007
A British invention uses spring loaded attachments strapped to the legs to allow skiers to ski for longer
Space technology powers insulin watch pump 14/12/2007
Piezo electric technology originally developed for use in space and employed on the Rosetta satellite produces sufficient electricity to power a novel wristwatch type insulin pump for people with type 1 diabetes
Car makers benefit from virtual reality 13/12/2007
Jaguar and Land Rover invest £2m in a VR ‘cave’ at Gaydon engineering centre
VW optimises ergonomics with Dassault’s manufacturing engineering software 13/12/2007
Volkswagen’s assembly lines are being developed for human ergonomics with Dassault Systèmes’ Delmia simulation system.
Sharp drop in engineering students 11/12/2007
This could affect a Government target to boost the number of engineering apprenticeships
Umbrella car wins a prize 10/12/2007
The ‘Kota’, conceived by Joonas Vartola, a Finnish student at the Royal College of Arts was awarded the prize for the best individual design in the “Connections Project”, a collaboration between the RCA Vehicle Design department and Corus Automotive focussed on mobility issues in rural areas.
Better pneumatics make better brakes 07/12/2007
Advances in pneumatics are being applied to improve lorry braking
Students invent self powered toxic sensor 06/12/2007
An eleven strong team of students from the University of Glasgow have developed a biosensor that is self powered, winning them a prize
Online design forum encourages debate 04/12/2007
An online community and discussion forum for UK design and manufacturing businesses has gone live
Dreaming of a Green Christmas? 03/12/2007
A product design consultancy has produced a ‘carbon footprint analysis’ for many of this year’s top Christmas gifts
Software helps get a head 03/12/2007
A giant replica of the head of Roman emperor Constantine has been created with the help of design software
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