| Library > 2008 > October |
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Breaking new ground |
30/10/2008 |
| A new generation of circuit breakers will trip less frequently and monitor energy usage more reliably |
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Government asks young engineers to express views online |
29/10/2008 |
| Young engineers are being invited to go online to offer views direct to Parliament on the state of engineering in the UK in a new web-forum opened today by the House of Commons Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills Committee.
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UK production to be advanced by new Centre |
23/10/2008 |
| Yesterday, October 22nd, Minister for the South East Jonathan Shaw MP opened the new Renishaw Centre for Manufacturing Productivity at the University of Greenwich in Chatham, which it is hoped, will not only improve the quality of machine tool production skills in the UK, but also lead to research that will result in solving some of the problems involved in the production of micro and nano sized features on parts. |
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Through the glass darkly |
22/10/2008 |
| What does the future hold for medical devices, the environment and technology in general? |
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Pulsating detection work |
21/10/2008 |
| An extraordinarily efficient way of measuring multiple positions in a major project has been unveiled |
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Did you miss me? |
16/10/2008 |
| There were nearly 350 responses to our 'inattentional blindness' test - but did you spot the gorilla? |
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Ideas at the Palace |
15/10/2008 |
| Ideas ranging from an eight person pedal powered bus, which is already generating revenue for its owners, through useful consumer products to a “Continuous Energy Supply” can be seen at this year’s British Invention Show at Alexandra Palace, which is on until Saturday October 18th. |
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Getting your ideas accepted |
13/10/2008 |
| Designers can increase the chances of their ideas being accepted if they frame them in the right way, says leading innovation expert and author Anne Miller |
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Aero Sekur re-entry module passes test |
09/10/2008 |
| Aero Sekur’s SPEM (SPacecrew Emergency Module) described in the September 2008 edition of Eureka has successfully passed a major qualification test to simulate atmospheric re-entry. |
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Fuel economy obstacles filtered out |
08/10/2008 |
| Two innovations are having a dramatic impact on fuel economy in gas-guzzling cars - and other engines and machinery could profit as well |
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Green motorbikes to race TT |
06/10/2008 |
| Motorcycles, each of which in the words of the rules, is “Powered without the use of carbon based fuels and has zero toxic/noxious emissions” are to take part in a special race over the Isle of Man TT course on June 12th 2009. |
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Future cars may be like this |
01/10/2008 |
| The British designed and built Axon two seater 2+2 multifunction hatchback is a concept car, set to go into production in 2010, that is expected to go from 0 to 60mph in 12.5s yet achieve 80mpg and produce only 80g CO2 per km, making it free of road tax. Top speed is 80 mph. |
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