The Engineer
Technology and Innovation Awards 2009 Supplement
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Program helps classify ID athletes
17 Dec 2009
Academics at Loughborough University are working with the International Paralympic Committee to develop a robust computer test to help classify athletes with a learning disability.
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Model to boost mining profits
17 Dec 2009
A team from Manchester University’s School of Mathematics and Manchester Business School has developed a means of helping mining companies accurately calculate the value of their reserves.
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Clean Coal investigates UCG sites
9 Dec 2009
The UK Coal Authority has awarded licences to Clean Coal to investigate the potential for underground coal gasification at five offshore sites in Britain.
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Aerospace & Defence Shortlist
Technology and Innovation Awards 2009 Supplement
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Aerospace & Defence: First response
Technology and Innovation Awards 2009 Supplement
The ALADDIN project aims to improve the way that emergency services respond in the event of a disaster
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Attracting the next generation of innovation
Technology and Innovation Awards 2009 Supplement
The world we see around us would not have been possible without the innovation of engineers who have stood on the shoulders of giants to help forge the ideas that have been delivered in the infrastructure and products we take for granted today.
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Automotive, Rail & Marine Shortlist
Technology and Innovation Awards 2009 Supplement
IRONING OUT THE BUMPSBVT Surface FleetShips are put together by welding and have been for many years now. However, there’s a drawback to this technique — welding requires heat, and when heating a sheet of metal, it tends to buckle. This can be tackled after it happens, but reworking buckled metal is a timeconsuming and costly process. Looking for a way to avoid this problem, BVT Surface Fleet teamed up with researchers from the universities of Strathclyde, ...
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Automotive, Rail & Marine: Steel the show
Technology and Innovation Awards 2009 Supplement
Computer modelling techniques have been put to good use in an effort to reduce the distortion of metal for ships
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Awards highlight wealth of capability
Technology and Innovation Awards 2009 Supplement
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Civil Engineering Shortlist
Technology and Innovation Awards 2009 Supplement
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Civil Engineering: Grand design, low carbon
Technology and Innovation Awards 2009 Supplement
Nottingham University investigates energy-saving methods and materials for new-build homes
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Delivering the key to growth
Technology and Innovation Awards 2009 Supplement
It is the third year of The Engineer’s Technology and Innovation Awards and, once again, it is our pleasure, along with our main sponsor, BAE Systems, to recognise and honour the best examples of innovation in the UK resulting from collaboration between academia and industry. As you will see in these pages, companies large and small understand the contribution that university researchers can make to engineering projects and are keen not only to support that research, but also to get ...
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Energy Shortlist
Technology and Innovation Awards 2009 Supplement
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Energy: Pearl of power
7 Dec 2009
Aquamarine’s Oyster marine-energy converter is positioned near shore, making it cheaper to install than other devices
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Environmental Technology Shortlist
Technology and Innovation Awards 2009 Supplement
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Environmental Technology: Clean engines on the front burner
Technology and Innovation Awards 2009 Supplement
Researchers have joined forces in an attempt to work out how jet engines can be operated using more air and less fuel
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Medical & Healthcare Shortlist
Technology and Innovation Awards 2009 Supplement
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Medical & Healthcare: Clear as a cell
Technology and Innovation Awards 2009 Supplement
By focusing on the diffraction patterns made by cells, CyMap can examine the organisms as they divide, grow and die
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Process & Production Shortlist
Technology and Innovation Awards 2009 Supplement
ADVANCED MICROSTRUCTURE ANALYSIS USING INDUCTION SPECTROSCOPYCorus, Manchester University, UMIP, Birmingham University and Organised Technology
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Process & Production: Breaking the ice for cleaner pipes
7 Dec 2009
A method that utilises a mass of crushed ice particles to displace debris could result in crystal-clear drinking water
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Special commendation: Electric avenue
Technology and Innovation Awards 2009 Supplement
A team with a holistic view towards vehicle installation has created an efficient and low-cost direct-drive motor
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The 2009 Short List: Reaping the rewards of collaboration
Technology and Innovation Awards 2009 Supplement
Innovation in engineering and technology is currently higher up the UK’s national agenda than it has been in decades. That can only be a positive development and one that makes The Engineer Technology & Innovation Awards more relevant than ever.
