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Better design tests needed for medical devices, say engineers

19 Jun 2013

The medical technology sector needs better ways of demonstrating the safety, effectiveness and performance of its products, says a new report.

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Final piece of Britain's new aircraft carrier sets sail

18 Jun 2013

The final section of the UK’s first new aircraft carrier in 30 years, HMS Queen Elizabeth, has left its shipyard.

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Bosch unveils smartphone enabled self-parking system Video

18 Jun 2013 | By Jon Excell

Bosch engineers have developed a smartphone-enabled autonomous parking system that could enter production by 2015

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Project revisits 1960s plans for British hypersonic space plane Video

18 Jun 2013

A hypersonic space plane and a jeep that leaps over enemy blockades are among the ideas revisited by a new project that shines a light on British inventions scrapped in the 1960s.

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Come together: towards machines that build themselves

10 Jun 2013 | By Stephen Harris

Self-assembly is finding applications in everything from space to medical implants.

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Salt of the Earth: the promise of thorium nuclear reactors

10 Jun 2013 | By Stuart Nathan

Thorium reactors, based on technology abandoned around the time of the Cold War, could provide an alternative to large nuclear reactors fuelled by solid uranium. They have many potential advantages, but the technical hurdles could also be considerable.

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Ahead of target: seeking the next generation of missiles

13 Jun 2013 | By Stephen Harris

British and French engineers have been working together on missile technology that addresses the challenges of 21st century warfare.

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Taking to the skies for the latest aircraft innovations

17 Jun 2013 | By Stephen Harris

It’s Paris Air Show week and the traditional Airbus-Boeing competition has kicked off following the maiden test flight of the A350 last week. But more futuristic innovations are also on display.

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British successes fly high in the aerospace sector

13 Jun 2013 | By Stuart Nathan

The UK’s aerospace industry might make few complete aircraft, but as our supplement shows, it’s a thriving and notably innovative sector

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Negative emissions technologies — a positive step?

13 Jun 2013

Michael Ashcroft of the Carbon Trust calls for more research into negative emissions technologies, which would remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

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Neil Scott, Airbus UK engineering director

13 Jun 2013 | By Stuart Nathan

With aircraft demand increasing and a constant push for innovation, Airbus UK’s Engineering Director has his work cut out. Stuart Nathan reports

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