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LEDs and radio waves could help locate items in shops
A hybrid location identification system that uses radio-frequency transmitters and overhead LED lights could help shoppers locate items in a shop.
Catalytic process could make useful byproducts from diesel
A new catalytic process could convert byproducts of diesel production into useful chemicals for industry.
Material removes radioactive gas from spent nuclear fuel
Scientists in the US believe they have found a material to remove radioactive gas from spent nuclear fuel.
Researchers analyse piano playing using motion capture
Southampton University researchers are pioneering a new way to use motion-capture technology in order to analyse the way the piano is played.
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Scientists hide 3D object using plasmonic 'invisibility cloak'
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Engineers install longest urban superconductor cable in history
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Collision warning system works in tune with driver attention
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Waste light captured from a mobile could charge its battery
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Mass spectrometry technique could speed up UTI treatment
From The Engineer Magazine
Rethinking the ambulance
An 18-month-long project has led to a full-scale mock-up of an ambulance fit for the 21st century.
Company unveils UK's first EV rapid-charging station
The UK’s first private electric-vehicle rapid-charging station was launched yesterday, highlighting the need for infrastructure to encourage the sale of EVs.
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FROM: Harvesting technique could make algae a viable biofuel
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FROM: LEDs and radio waves could help locate items in shops
Editor's Comment
Oil fears should spur low-carbon innovation
As the UK’s Coryton oil refinery goes into administration, and uncertainty over key oil producing regions grows, the case for an electric vehicle industry is growing stronger by the week.
Interview
London Underground's top engineer David Waboso
With the Olympics rapidly approaching, David Waboso is making sure London Underground is ready to roll.
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Backup plan
A number of promising announcements this week suggest that grid technologies might finally be able to keep pace with the drive for renewable energy.
Viewpoint
Clean cash: finding funds for environmental technologies
The green-technology sector needs to access private capital in order to become more energy efficient, says Adam Workman of the North West Fund for Energy and Environmental
