The Engineer
28 November 2011
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Back to black: enhanced oil recovery brings back abandoned wells
28 November 2011
A range of advanced recovery techniques are breathing new life into the world’s abandoned oil fields.
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Clean cash: finding funds for environmental technologies
28 Nov 2011
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
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Pure drive
28 Nov 2011
For the chief operating officer and executive chairman of battery firm Evida, all-electric cars are the only way to go.
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Ride the wave: vessels for wind turbine maintenance
28 November 2011
A sea craft using supercar suspension could be the solution to maintaining offshore wind turbines.
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The end of the easy oil era
28 November 2011
Fossil fuel may be finite, but with production costs rising we may well have moved on to more economical alternatives long before it runs out.
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Tilt to last
28 November 2011
Advanced analysis methods have given rise to the development of a luxury off-kilter tower in the heart of Abu Dhabi
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Engineers develop prosthetic that mimics the human ankle
25 Nov 2011
Engineers at Blatchford have developed the ’élan’ foot — a microprocessor-controlled prosthetic that is expected to provide amputees with a greater freedom of movement.
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Research points to more advanced voice recognition
25 Nov 2011
New research could lead to voice-recognition systems that can teach themselves to better understand speakers.
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Team demonstrates printed electronics with graphene inks
24 Nov 2011
Cambridge engineers have demonstrated printed electronics with graphene-based inks.
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UK MoD research developing integrated aircraft defences
24 Nov 2011
Aircraft defences such as on-board lasers that destroy approaching missiles could become easier and cheaper to install thanks to UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) research.
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Scientists develop method for monitoring of telecoms
24 Nov 2011
Scientists at Oxford University are hoping to licence technology that could make it easier to monitor telecommunications signals in optical fibres.
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Project has designs on artificial enzymes for drugs and plastics
24 Nov 2011
A European project is aiming to take a leaf from nature’s book in directing chemical reactions to make products needed by industry.
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Research foresees automated driving to avoid accidents
23 Nov 2011
Cars that can take over driving duties at points when accidents are most likely, then return control to the driver, could be on the market within five years.
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Scientists believe diamonds can identify atoms in viruses
23 Nov 2011
Oxford University scientists believe that they can further pinpoint and identify individual atoms using diamonds.
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Engineers test wireless LED contact lens on a living eye
22 Nov 2011
Contact lenses that display information to the wearer’s eyes have moved a step closer thanks to a recent research project.
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Team develops lab-on-a-chip device featuring micro fuel cell
21 Nov 2011
Researchers have built a completely autonomous lab-on-a-chip device with an integrated micro fuel cell.
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Neutron microscope could aid speedier measurements
18 Nov 2011
British engineers have unveiled a neutron microscope that could enable scientists to make measurements up to 30 times faster than existing UK facilities.
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Researchers find way to create cheap thermoelectric materials
17 Nov 2011
Researchers claim to have found a way of making cheap thermoelectric materials that could harvest waste heat from a range of scenarios.
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Luix claims intelligent street lighting can cut energy costs
17 Nov 2011
An intelligent street lighting system could lead to energy savings of up to 85 per cent.
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Wireless pacemaker could improve heart regulation
16 Nov 2011
A wireless pacemaker system has been developed that could lead to more effective heart regulation and make implantation surgery easier.
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Camera device could enhance patients' visual awareness
15 Nov 2011
A BAE apprentice project has developed a visual-aid device for patients with restricted movement.
