Saturday, 11 February 2012
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6 February 2012

A nationwide hydrogen infrastructure to support low-carbon vehicles requires the involvement of niche markets

Clean-tech

Clean cash: finding funds for environmental technologies

28 November 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

vince cable

Turning the tide: the place for government in the Coalition's evolving industrial policy

14 November 2011

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

The world automotive industry needs to be competitive

Ford of Europe chief executive Stephen Odell

31 October 2011

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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And now for the good news about UK apprenticeships

10 Feb 2012 | By Sam Shead

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

8 Feb 2012 | By Jon Excell

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?

7 Feb 2012 | By Steve Haake

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

6 Feb 2012 | By Jason Ford

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

3 Feb 2012 | By Andrew Czyzewski

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.

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