Automotive & TransportOpportunities
KPMG has published a new research report, “Connected and Autonomous Vehicles: The UK Economic Opportunity”, which predicts that 320,000 jobs could be added to the UK's automotive industry through the uptake of driverless cars.
Careers Mechanical, Electrical
Opportunities
Approved Index, a B2B buying company, has analysed the degrees of Forbes’ list of the richest 100 people in the world and revealed that nearly a fifth of them studied engineering – compared to just 12 per cent for business degrees.
SpaceOpportunities
The UK space education office, ESERO-UK, has announced that Team Impulse, from St Paul’s School in London, were announced as overall winners in the UK round of the CanSat competition and will go on to face a team from Portugal in the next round.
Careers Aerospace, Electronic
Electronics & Communications
The Government has outlined its support for the UK robotics industry by confirming it will establish a Robotics and Autonomous Systems (RAS) Leadership Council that enable cross collaboration between academia,…
Careers Electronic, Electrical
Automotive & Transport
Researchers from Purdue University in the US have developed a process which will allow for the recycling of foam chips - or “packaging peanuts” – used previously to safely cushion…
Careers Mechanical, Electrical
Energy & EnvironmentOpportunities
Academics from the University of Lincoln’s School of Engineering are part of a pan-European research syndicate that has been working on the EU funded Multibody Advanced Airship for Transport (MAAT) project.
Careers Electrical, Chemical
Energy & Environment
The US aerospace giant Boeing has gained a patent for new “Star Wars” like force field technology that will help protect military vehicles and other important targets from explosions.
Careers Electrical, Chemical
ManufacturingOpportunities
CBI’s latest Industrial Trends Survey reports that the UK’s manufacturing sector remained stable in March – despite slowing slightly from its steady growth since August last year.
Careers Manufacturing, Automation
Electronics & CommunicationsOpportunities
Quantum Technologies Strategic Advisory Board has announced a £270m quantum technology programme aimed at stimulating growth in the sector.
Careers Electronic, Electrical
Aerospace, Defence & MarineBreakthroughs
Developed by the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) uses acoustic signals to locate the thickest part of any potential spill, helping to improve current clean-up…
Careers Aerospace, Mechanical
Space
The Maven mission had been observing the “Northern lights” of Mars for five days in December last year, with the results presented at the 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC) in Texas.
Careers Aerospace, Electronic
Health
The Institution of Engineering and Technology has launched its own general election manifesto for six areas of topical policy areas it feels can be improved.
Careers Biomedical
Health
MPs from the Science and Technology Committee have spoken out about the failure of the Government to fulfill its pledge to put science policy at the heart of its agenda.
Careers Biomedical
Opportunities
The Campaign for Science and Engineering (Case) has criticised the Chancellor George Osborne for speaking of the importance of science research to Britain’s future but failing to outline a long-term funding plan.
Manufacturing
Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, has announced plans by the Government for a comprehensive review of business rates across industries.
Careers Manufacturing, Automation
Automotive & Transport
Aerobil has built a prototype two seater car that also doubles up as a light aircraft and aims to bring it to market by 2017.
Careers Mechanical, Electrical
Automotive & Transport
Sakti3, a University of Michigan spin-off company, has developed a new solid-state battery that will boost the battery life of smartphones and potentially allow electric cars to drive up to 600 miles on one single charge.
Careers Mechanical, Electrical
Manufacturing
Printing company Carbon3D has designed a new printing process that could speed up 3D printing to more than 100 times faster than previous technology.
Careers Manufacturing, Automation
Health
The Japanese engineering firm has carried out tests on a new wireless transmission system that could allow for the generation of energy from space.
Careers Biomedical
Health
California-based Intuitive Surgical have been awarded funding by the Scottish Government for the purchase of two robots that assist with the treatment of prostate cancer.
Careers Biomedical
Automotive & Transport
Castle Engineering, based near Glasgow, are in the process of manufacturing the wheels for the Bloodhound Supersonic Car as it attempts to break the world land speed record (763mph) later this year.
Careers Mechanical, Electrical