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Team aims for better vision control on robotic 'walkers'
New research could speed up the development of robotic vehicles that walk on legs by enabling them to see where they’re going.
Researchers seek to improve design of hypersonic engines
Stanford University researchers are hoping to improve the design of hypersonic aircraft engines by running simulations on thousands of computers at once.
Light-sensitive photodetector uses graphene for efficiency
Spanish scientists have created what may be the most light-sensitive photodetector tested to date.
Receivers could promote more widespread wireless recharging
Wireless recharging of electrical devices could become more widespread thanks to an improvement in wireless power-transfer receivers.
From The Engineer Magazine
Supacat provides rescue remedy
The design of an innovative lifeboat launcher presented a series of unusual challenges.
Averting a deep-sea disaster
Oil and gas engineers are developing automated blowout preventers that could help avoid a repeat of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster
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FROM: Is Chinese manufacturing heading for a crisis?
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Power generation is a 'risky' business
As much of the world scales back on its nuclear ambitions the risks associated with other sources of generation will only become more pronounced
Interview
Graham Hawkes, founder and chief engineer of Hawkes Ocean Technologies
Winged submersible specialist Graham Hawkes has set his sights on making undersea exploration more affordable.
Blog
Is Chinese manufacturing heading for a crisis?
China has built its economy on cheap labour, but with it’s middle-class growing rapidly, how much longer can this last? From “somewhere in England” the Secret Engineer ponders the future of the dragon economy
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Science minister David Willetts on the importance of STEM subjects
Getting young people interested in STEM careers is a priority for government, says the minister for universities and science
