The Engineer
11 April 2011
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Trains, planes and down to earth designs
18 Apr 2011
From the challenges of Crossrail to ash cloud avoidance this week’s spotlight falls on the transport industry
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VTT report estimates EU and Norway biomaterial potential
14 Apr 2011
The annual potential for biomaterial derived from forests, fields and industry in the European Union and Norway has been estimated at the equivalent of 157 million tonnes of oil.
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Argento unveils handheld diagnostic platform
11 April 2011
A handheld unit could be used to create bespoke diagnostic systems for medical professionals.
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Harrison's ice-making machine
11 April 2011
This Week in 1861: Successful invention comes in from the cold
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Industrial applications could boost fusion energy research
11 Apr 2011
Nuclear fusion is one of engineering’s most important — and elusive — goals. But one UK team believes that using fusion as a source of neutrons for medical applications and nuclear waste treatment could help tackle some of its biggest challenges.
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Neil Patterson, McLaren Automotive chief engineer
11 April 2011
The McLaren MP4-12C, the first supercar from the country’s newest automotive company, has received rave reviews in the press and is about to be sent out to its first buyers. Neil Patterson, the car’s chief designer, talks about the project and how McLaren fits into the UK’s engineering sector
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Nuclear fusion might be the best medicine
11 April 2011
A post-fukushima nuclear downturn could have implications way beyond the global energy industry
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Tropical idea: Ocean thermal energy conversion
11 April 2011
Technology that taps into the solar energy stored in seawater may prove to be a valuable source of power
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Viewpoint: good and bad news
11 Apr 2011
The increase in the number of UK engineering graduates is a success story but we still require many more to take this career path
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Wise crack: Self-healing concrete
11 April 2011
Biological concrete could usher in a new era of self-healing civil structures
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Wastewater-treatment system could also produce electricity
7 Apr 2011
Researchers in Scotland are hoping a new low-cost wastewater-treatment system for the developing world could also produce electricity.
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Accelerator could treat cancer and help generate nuclear power
7 Apr 2011
Treating cancer and generating nuclear power are two possible applications of a new kind of particle accelerator tested for the first time last week.
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British firm receives funding to develop low-cost solar cells
7 Apr 2011
A British firm hoping to produce the next generation of low-cost solar cells has received £1.4m to commercialise its technology.
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Researchers develop robots that can work as a team
5 Apr 2011
A team of researchers at Surrey University are developing self-organising communities of robots that can work as a team to address various engineering problems.
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3D display technology is no headache, claim researchers
5 Apr 2011
A new 3D display technology that promises to stop users getting headaches could also help doctors carry out surgery.
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Software package aids motor recovery in stroke patients
5 Apr 2011
A stroke rehabilitation system where patients play intuitive video games with a robotic arm brace has been developed by an international team.
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Subsea cable launch begins integration of energy markets
4 Apr 2011
The first subsea electricity cable between Britain and the Netherlands opened last week, starting the integration of the UK and European energy markets.
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Using adjacent phone antennas could improve data transfer
31 Mar 2011
Future mobile phones could receive data faster by using antennas on nearby handsets as well as their own, according to Bristol University researchers.
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Artificial photosynthesis to boost biofuel generation
31 Mar 2011
A major new US-UK research project is aiming to artificially improve photosynthesis to generate biofuels more efficiently and increase the yield of important crops.
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Device is able to detect single cancer cells in a blood sample
31 Mar 2011
A new microfluidic device has been developed in the US that can detect single cancer cells in a blood sample.
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New energy-efficient memory could replace flash drives
30 Mar 2011
A new type of fast, energy-efficient memory could replace flash drives in consumer electronic devices such as music players, smartphones and digital cameras, researchers have claimed.
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Imec researchers create simple plastic microprocessor
29 Mar 2011
Plastic electronics have taken an important step forward after researchers from the Netherlands created the first simple plastic microprocessor.
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BCI allows paralysis patient to compose music using thoughts
29 Mar 2011
A brain-computer interface (BCI) has allowed an almost completely paralysed person to compose music with thoughts alone.
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System protects historic buildings from earthquakes
24 Mar 2011
UK-based engineers are helping to protect the world’s historic buildings from earthquakes with a new anchoring system.
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Undergraduates build power system for moon orbiter
24 Mar 2011
Final-year engineering undergraduates from Warwick University are building the power system for a micro-satellite that will orbit the moon in 2014.
