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A nationwide hydrogen infrastructure to support low-carbon vehicles requires the involvement of niche markets
Clean cash: finding funds for environmental technologies
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
Turning the tide: the place for government in the Coalition's evolving industrial policy
The government has an important role in assisting world-class manufacturing to be at the very heart of the UK’s economy, says Vince Cable
Ford of Europe chief executive Stephen Odell
The European Commission’s future transport policy will make things more difficult for the automotive industry in the UK and Europe
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FROM: And now for the good news about UK apprenticeships
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“...following Mr. Taylors comments... -curious about particle settling over time.”
FROM: Nanoparticle-infused oil could improve transformer cooling
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FROM: Government sets up offshore renewable energy centre
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FROM: Scotland's renewables ambition
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FROM: Remote control car paves the way for autonomous vehicles
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FROM: Semi-autonomous robot could offer support to foot soldiers
The Engineer Comment
And now for the good news about UK apprenticeships
The news that Rolls Royce is planning to increase the number of apprentices it hires shows that the engineering sector still values traditional apprenticeships.
The underwhelming reality of the UK apprenticeship program
If apprenticeships really are to deliver the growth that they could it’s time to start taking them a bit more seriously
Science, engineering and sport: what do we think?
Steve Haake looks back at his first Olympic-themed science lecture of 2012, where the audience was asked their opinions on the morality of technology-based training — and how it compares with illegal performance aids such as doping.
Wind farms, female engineers and Thameslink under the spotlight
The controversy that mires onshore wind continued over the weekend with a number of MPs writing to the PM arguing for a cut in wind farm subsidies.
Mind over matter
Machine-brain interfaces are becoming ever more complex and no longer limited to the basic movement of neuroprosthetics but cognitive functions like language and music.






