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The 2011 Shortlist

  • Camera pill could transmit live video from inside the intestine

    29 Nov 2011

    Norwegian researchers are aiming to develop an advanced type of camera pill that can transmit video.

  • The 2011 Shortlist - Aerospace

    The 2011 Shortlist

    The DEMON demonstrator UAV showed it was possible to fly without moving flight control

  • The 2011 Shortlist - Automotive

    The 2011 Shortlist

    CABLEDArup, E.ON, Birmingham CityCouncil, Coventry City Council, AstonUniversity, Coventry University,Birmingham University, Jaguar Land Rover,Tata Motors European Technical Centre,Mitsubishi Motors UK, Mercedes Benz UK,Coventry University EnterprisesThe Coventry and Birmingham Low EmissionVehicle Demonstrator (CABLED) consortiumis the UK’s largest trial of electric and ultralow-emission vehicles.

  • The 2011 Shortlist - Civil Engineering

    The 2011 Shortlist

    CUBE PROJECTHertfordshire University, Mitsubishi ElectricThe result of an intriguing collaboration between psychologists from Hertfordshire University and engineers from Mitsubishi Electric, the Cube is a compact (3 x 3 x 3m) and portable house designed to drive awareness of energy-saving technologies.

  • The 2011 Shortlist - Consumer Products

    The 2011 Shortlist

    HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE ENABLED TELEVISIONWarwick University, Altera The human eye and the visual cortex of the brain is still the most advanced imaging system we know of, able to deal with light variances of 10,000-fold within a single scene and adapt automatically without any conscious effort.

  • The 2011 Shortlist - Defence and Security

    The 2011 Shortlist

    The Centurion launcher stores its rounds vertically

  • The 2011 Shortlist - Energy and Environment

    The 2011 Shortlist

    ICARES: INTEGRATED COMPRESSED AIR RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMSNottingham University, Thin Red Line AerospaceThe stated aim of the ICARES project was to find a way to make renewable energy both inexpensive and available on demand – no short order. To tackle these issues, a team from Nottingham University and Thin Red Line Aerospace developed an energy storage system that uses fabric bags of compressed air designed to be held deep underwater.

  • The 2011 Shortlist - Fostering creativity to help ensure a positive future

    The 2011 Shortlist

  • The 2011 Shortlist - Manufacturing and process innovation

    The 2011 Shortlist

    e2v’s process forces the clay to expand into a highvolume, low-weight form

  • The 2011 Shortlist - Marine

    The 2011 Shortlist

  • The 2011 Shortlist - Medical and Healthcare

    The 2011 Shortlist

    SMARTNAILSmith & Nephew, University CollegeLondon, Royal National OrthopaedicHospitalA telemetric nail that can monitor how well broken bones are healing has been developed through a collaboration involving engineers from medical device firm Smith and Nephew, and orthopaedic specialists from University College London (UCL). Metallic bone implants – also known as intramedullary nails – have been used since the 1940s to treat fractures but ...

  • The 2011 Shortlist - Turning the spotlight on effective collaboration

    The 2011 Shortlist

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The Engineer 14 May 2012

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