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Surface charge: making electric cars lighter with body parts that double as batteries
February 20th 2012
Materials that turn car body parts into batteries could help lighten the load on electric vehicles - and a host of other technologies.
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Forth Amendment
February 6th 2012
A unique cable-stayed bridge looks set to enhance Scotland's structural landscape while maintaining vital transport links.
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Builing Society - How can infrastructure projects help rebalance the UK economy?
January 23rd 2012
Schemes to revitalise the UK's infrastructure are hoped to provide a strong foundation for economic growth.
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Cold storage - an Arctic solution to the data storage cooling problem
December 12th 2011
The data we generate is leading to skyrocketing emissions from data centres and some engineers are going to the ends of the Earth for a solution.
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Back to Black: enhanced oil recovery brings back abamdoned wells
November 28th 2011
A range of advanced recovery techniques are breathing new life into the world's abandoned oil fields.
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High society: a new airship paradigm
November 14th 2011
UK engineers are at the heart of plans to develop a 'cruiser' airship that could radically change the way goods and people are transported around the world.
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Lola shows the way in motorsport-to-defence
October 31th 2011
The skills needed to win in the world of motorsport are ever more valued by the defence and aerospace sectors.
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The rise of the energy autonomous robot
October 17th 2011
'Gastro-bots' developed at Bristol Robotics Lab are able to forage for their own food.
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Package tour
October 3rd 2011
UK Mars rover Bridget heads to Tenerife for her latest round of tests.
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Super power
September 19th 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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The Shipping forecast
September 5th 2011
The Royal Navy’s next-generation frigate is begining to take shape
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Dummy run
August 15th 2011
Despite the advances in safety analysis, research centre TRL says there is no substitute for crash-test dummies
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Commercialising the Moon: the Lunar X Prize and beyond
July 18th 2011
A contest is underway to land a probe on the Moon, with the X-Prize Foundation promising a huge reward for the first team to get there. The goals are not only scientific, but also commercial.
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Shell set to build world's biggest floating structure
July 4th 2011
Engineers at oil and gas giant Shell are embarking on a new project to build an enormous floating structure which will change the way gas is produced.
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Composite class: developing the Airbus A350-XWB
June 20th 2011
Europe’s answer to the Dreamliner, the Airbus A350 XWB is beginning to take shape
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Developing autonomous fighting machines
June 6th 2011
War machines: Accelerating the development of autonomous defence systems raises both ethical and technological questions
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Wind of change: Reviving the UK's shipyards
May 31st 2011
The offshore renewables industry is breathing new life into the UK’s neglected dockyards
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Back on track: Electric motorcycles race for innovation
May 9th 2011
The regulation-light world of electric motorbike racing is reaffirming the link between motorsport and innovation
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Sustainability supplement
April 25th 2011
How industry
is making more
by using less
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Compressed air energy storage has bags of potential
April 25th 2011
Could compressed air energy storage help solve the renewable intermittency challenge?
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Industrial applications could boost fusion energy research
April 11th 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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Bloodhound gang: the team behind the UK's land speed record attempt
March 28th 2011
No-nonsense aerospace experts, flamboyant rocketry specialists and an exuberant project leader epitomise the diverse team of engineers working on the UK’s latest land speed record contender
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Breath Taking: next generation diagnostic technology
March 14th 2011
Diagnostic ’breathalysers’ could soon enable doctors to rapidly spot
conditions ranging from lung cancer to schizophrenia.
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Flare path: protecting infrastructure from space weather
February 28th 2011
Here comes the sun: engineers are beginning to understand how space weather
could affect today’s technology
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Light reading: visible light communications
February 14th 2011
Advanced LED-based technology could revolutionise the way we send and receive data.
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Growth industries: the future for the UK's emerging technology sectors
January 31st 2011
Emerging technologies could be key to Britain’s future as an engineering nation.
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The long view: engineering the world's largest telescope
January 17th 2011
An enormous ground-based telescope could provide unparalleled images of our universe.
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Ship shape: a new concept for greener, cleaner oil tankers
December 13th 2010
A novel tanker design aims to tackle the issues of how to efficiently transport large quantities of oil.
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Unplugged: inductive charging on the road
November 29th 2010
Inductive charging could one day enable drivers to ’refuel’ electric cars while on the move.
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Cutting edge: the rise of surgical robots
November 15th 2010
Advances in robotics are helping surgeons perform a variety of increasingly complex procedures.
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