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Steaming beetle inspires spray technologies |
28/09/2007 |
| Inspired by the 2cm long Bombardier beetle, researchers at the University of Leeds have developed a technology called “µMist” which has the technology to become the basis of new nebulisers, needle free injectors, fire extinguishers and fuel injection systems. |
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An oily challenge for engineers |
26/09/2007 |
| The overall message of the film, “A crude awakening, the oil crash” is that engineers as well as politicians really need to get a move on in their efforts to find viable alternative energy sources to oil |
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A prize warning |
19/09/2007 |
| A most comprehensive hazard warning system for motorists earned 14 year old Patrick Burns the title of “Young Engineer for Britain” plus £2,500 |
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100 days to save the environment |
14/09/2007 |
| As of September 12th, everyone in an office or on a factory floor can take part in a campaign to do simple things to reduce carbon emissions, reduce the load on the environment and save significant amounts of money. |
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Diesel locomotives running on green fuel |
11/09/2007 |
| The Indian Railways is opening a tender to purchase 50 million litres of bio diesel to form part of the 20 billion litres of diesel it uses each year to fuel its 5000 diesel locomotives |
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Andy Green’s Bloodhound Project diary
The thing about setting a land speed record is that speeding up is only half of the problem. Once you've gone flashing through the timing lights of the measured mile at over 1000mph you are faced with stopping a heavy, very high speed vehicle in a limited distance (about 5½ miles on our chosen track on Hakskeen Pan in South Africa). 5½ miles sounds like a long way, but if you're doing a mile every 3½ seconds, it doesn't seem that far at all!
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