Electronics & Communications
IBM achieves memory storage breakthrough
Scientists at technology giant IBM have achieved a breakthrough in memory storage.
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Electronics & Communications
Robot weave “Elytra Filament Pavilion” kicks off V&A’s “Engineering the World” season
In preparation for this summer's "Engineering the World" season, which will open next month, Kuka has moved into V&A's main courtyard.
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Electronics & CommunicationsBreakthroughs
Two-legged Robot MARLOs takes next step forward
MARLO uses innovative algorithms that allow her to conquer mixed terrain The University of Michigan's MARLO, a free-standing two-legged robot, has taken the next step forward in conquering different ranges…
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Aerospace, Defence & Marine
TeSeR project set to clean up space junk
Strathclyde University is leading a research project to develop groundbreaking technology to help clean up space junk.
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Automotive & Transport
Open air test for Hyperloop One Successful
Hyperloop One has carried out its first open air for its high-speed transport system by accelerating a sledge over 116 mph in just 1.1 seconds at a test site in the Nevada desert.
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Health
Surgical STAR robot surpasses human surgeons
Scientists from the Children's National Health System in Washington in the United States have developed a surgical robot that can suture (stitch up) soft tissue.
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Aerospace, Defence & Marine
First test for world’s largest jet engine
Ground runs have now begun for the GE9X after five years of development.
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Construction & InfrastructureOpportunities
2016 Award Shortlist Announced
The Institution of Civil Engineers South West has announced it's 2016 Award Shortlist
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Aerospace, Defence & Marine
Solar Impulse 2 set to break more records
Having now completed repairs in maintenance in Hawaii Solar Impulse 2 has now flown back to California.
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Health
New CRISPR system could reliably repair many disease-causing mutations
A new CRISPR system that can switch single letters of the genome cleanly and efficiently has been developed at Harvard paving the way for reliably repairing many disease-causing DNA mutations
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Electronics & CommunicationsOpportunities
Loughborough University develop revolutionary explosive detection device
Loughborough University has unveiled a new device that can identify tiny amounts of explosive particles invisible to the naked eye.
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Energy & Environment
Breakthrough Starshot aims to reach Alpha Centauri within a generation.
Breakthrough Starshot is taking a novel approach to space exploration by using "nano craft" to reach Alpha Centauri within 20 years of its launch.
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Electronics & Communications
“Can You hear that?” Engineers have invented the world's smallest violin
Engineers at Design I/O, a creative studio specialising in immersive interactive installations, have brilliantly used Google's Project Soli sensor kit and machine learning tool Wekinator to detect small finger movements…
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Energy & Environment
Graphene solar panels developed that generates energy when it rains
Whilst Solar Power has made significant steps forwards over the last decade there has always been the problem of what happens at night.
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Health
Autonomous trucks complete 2,000-kilometer journey across Europe.
Today Dutch Infrastructure and the Environment Minister Schultz van Haegen welcomed six columns of autonomous trucks to Maasvlakte II after they had completed a 2,000km journey across Europe.
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Health
Carbon emissions drop in the UK as renewables rise
Provisional figures released by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) have revealed a 3.4% drop in greenhouse gas emissions last year.
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Space
Japanese satellite, thought to be lost, makes contact
A Japanese satellite that was thought to have failed shortly after launch has shown unexpected signs of activity, sending beacon signals back to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.
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Automotive & Transport
UK researchers build postcard-sized gravimeter sensor
Researchers from the University of Glasgow have developed a device which measures tiny fluctuations in gravity, which is significantly smaller and more affordable than most other gravimeters.
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Energy & Environment
Japanese government builds giant ice wall to surround Fukushima nuclear plant
A Japanese project to freeze soil around the decommissioned Fukushima nuclear plant into a giant ice wall has been activated.
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Energy & Environment
Swedish researchers develop wood-based glass
Researchers at Sweden's KTH Royal Institute of Technology have developed transparent wood that could in future be used in solar cells and biodegradable windows. The team, led by Prof.
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Energy & Environment
Researchers develop new technique for producing liquid hydrocarbon fuel from raw sawdust
Researchers from the University of Manchester and the East China University of Science and Technology have developed a method of producing fuel by boiling raw sawdust without having to pre-treat…
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