The Engineer
19 September 2011
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Initiative set to save Network Rail almost £40m by 2014
30 Sep 2011
An initiative designed to attract and implement new rail innovations is on track to deliver Network Rail savings of nearly £40m by 2014.
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BAE Systems job cuts send unwelcome message
28 Sep 2011
It’s hard to square BAE’s announcement of 3000 ’potential’ job losses with industry’s constant warnings of skills shortages. The message it sends is bleak.
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Building the world's "greenest" supercar engine
19 September 2011
A compact V8 engine designed and built by Ricardo is helping put McLaren Automotive firmly on the international supercar stage.
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Fusion factory
19 September 2011
Work at the UK’s JET project could help bring commercial nuclear fusion a step closer.
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Pop producer Steve Levine
19 September 2011
Record producer Steve Levine is now using his musical know-how to engineer soundscapes for electric cars.
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Power houses: training and skills for low-carbon energy
19 September 2011
Concerns over whether the UK has the skills base to meet energy targets has led to a range of new offerings from universities
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Thriller chiller
19 September 2011
An advanced archive system is helping to preserve the delicate heritage of Britain’s film industry.
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Time for electric cars to find their voice
19 September 2011
The near-silent operation of electric vehicles is a growing safety concern for pedestrians used to engine noise. But some intriguing solutions are at hand.
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Victorians have a very elegant sense of alarm
19 September 2011
House fires were an ever-present threat in Victorian times and this article from the archives proposes an intriguing solution to the problem.
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New injection-moulding tool could help reduce scrappage
15 Sep 2011
A tool created at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) could help plastic injection-moulded parts manufacturers improve cycle times and reduce scrappage.
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Naval radar could help crew react quicker to attacks
15 Sep 2011
A new naval radar could shave vital seconds off the detection of enemy ships, allowing crew members to react quicker to an attack.
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Project aims to enhance electric vehicle development
15 Sep 2011
Five UK universities are to investigate how the UK automotive sector can improve the crucial technologies for low-carbon vehicles.
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Electric smart car offers a 20 per cent increase in range
15 Sep 2011
A new electric smart car unveiled at the IAA motor show in Frankfurt achieves a 20 per cent increase in range simply through the selection of more efficient construction materials.
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Land Rover unveils off-road successor to the Defender
14 Sep 2011
Land Rover has unveiled a new off-road vehicle as part of its plan to replace the Defender model by 2015.
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Wireless system enables UAVs to communicate with operators
14 Sep 2011
British engineers are preparing to test technology for sending data across an airborne network of civilian unmanned aerial vehicles.
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Scanning device could reveal secrets of historical documents
13 Sep 2011
New technology developed by Oxford University’s classics department could help reveal the secrets of historical documents.
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CEH consortium set to build hydrogen-storing microgrid
9 Sep 2011
Nottingham University is to equip its creative energy homes (CEH) project with a dedicated microgrid that uses hydrogen storage.
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System allows gigapixel photo navigation using hand gestures
9 Sep 2011
A digital imaging student has devised a method for navigating gigapixel photos projected on a large screen using hand gestures alone.
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Model aircraft technology used for hovering reconnaissance
8 Sep 2011
Technology used by remote-controlled aircraft enthusiasts is being employed in a new lightweight, hovering surveillance system designed at Middlesex University for UK troops.
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'Pygmy shrew' robot navigates using tactile whisker sensors
7 Sep 2011
A new robotic system based on the Etruscan pygmy shrew can navigate by using tactile whisker sensors to build up a probabilistic map of its environment.
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Wireless temperature sensors can be interrogated remotely
6 Sep 2011
Researchers have developed wireless, circuit-less temperature sensors that can be placed virtually anywhere and interrogated remotely.
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Computer game technology helps to spot leaking pipes
6 Sep 2011
Researchers at Exeter University are using computer game technology and artificial intelligence to help predict floods and spot leaking pipes.
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Portable 3G basestation could benefit soldiers in Afghanistan
5 Sep 2011
British soldiers in Afghanistan could one day relay video footage of a combat zone to their colleagues using a portable mobile phone network.
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Hospital installs tricorder-like health-analysis facility
2 Sep 2011
Doctors in a Leicester hospital have installed a £1m disease detection facility inspired by Star Trek to help diagnose patients more quickly.
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Polymers could aid ultraviolet detection of wound infection
2 Sep 2011
Polymers developed to fluoresce in the presence of bacteria could lead to tools that rapidly detect and assess wound infection using ultraviolet light.
