The Engineer
Technology and Innovation Awards 2011 Supplement
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The 2011 Aerospace winner - FLAVIIR
2 Dec 2011
The Demon UAV has become the world’s first aircraft to gain ’mastery of the air’ without using flaps.
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The 2011 Automotive Winner - CABLED
2 Dec 2011
The UK’s largest study of its kind has provided a glimpse into how the future could be shaped by electric cars.
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The 2011 Civil Engineering Winner - Slope ALARMS
2 Dec 2011
A low-cost sensor detects high-frequency acoustic emissions to predict whether a landslide is likely to occur.
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The 2011 Consumer Technology Winner - Fascinate
2 Dec 2011
An interactive video system is set to transform the way that audiences experience live television.
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The 2011 Defence and Security Winner - Frontline Oxygen
2 Dec 2011
A portable concentrated oxygen source could help to save the lives of soldiers injured on the frontline.
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The 2011 Energy & Environment Winner - CES
2 Dec 2011
Highview’s scalable liquefying technology stores excess energy as a cryogenic fluid until it is needed.
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The 2011 Manufacturing & Process Innovation winner - ProWave
2 Dec 2011
The Prowave microwave system unlocks the potential of natural vermiculite in an energy-efficient way.
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The 2011 Marine Winner - Snapper
2 Dec 2011
A linear generator has been modified in a bid to fulfil the promise of cheap wave energy.
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The 2011 Medical & Healthcare Winner - Exstent
2 Dec 2011
Not content with existing treatments, Marfan Syndrome sufferer Tal Golesworthy built his own life-saving implant.
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The 2011 Winners - First steps on the journey to engineering achievement
2 Dec 2011
Andy WrightDirector Technology AcquisitionStrategic Capability SolutionsBAE Systems
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The 2011 Winners - UK manufacturing finds itself under the spotlight
2 Dec 2011
Manufacturing in the UK has come in for an unusual amount of scrutiny over the past year. While most of the country is usually content to ignore it – apart from when it’s complaining about its demise – this year, the manufacturing sector has been the subject of two BBC documentary series, along with a variety of newspaper articles both slating a perceived lack of ambition and trying to promote the resurgence of the sector.
