Health
It has been announced that the car manufacturer Nissan will work with a consortium of businesses and academics to develop a new generation of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles.
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Aerospace, Defence & MarineOpportunities
Chancellor George Osborne today announced that £37m will be invested in the Wing Integration Centre at the Airbus site in Filton, Bristol - with the investment safeguarding hundreds of engineering and manufacturing jobs.
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Chemicals
The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) has declared its support for the Campaign for Science and Engineering’s (CaSE) call to adopt a more balanced approach to immigration policy.
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Health
The Yorkshire manufacturer, Wakefield Acoustics, has won a contract with a North Sea oil company. The multi-million pound contract to provide 17 high specification acoustic enclosures to Johan Sverdup oil field is the largest in its history.
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Health
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Automotive & Transport
Lightweight anti-roll bars are in the process of being developed by a UK consortium. The Sheffield-based anti-roll bar specialist, Tinsley Bridge, are working with engineering company Performance Engineered Solutions and…
Careers Mechanical, Electrical
Energy & Environment
Over £2mn in new sales is being targeted by the Midlands Assembly Network (MAN) since it added forging to its capabilities.
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Electronics & CommunicationsOpportunities
The world’s largest prime, a number that can only be divided by 1 and itself, has been uncovered by a computer in Missouri.
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The remotest job in the world could be yours - if you are an engineering technician. The British Antarctic Survey is recruiting support teams for its research based in Antarctica – the coldest and most isolated continent in the world.
HealthBreakthroughs
Traditionally an injured brain requires several rounds of surgery, a mess of wires and exposed wounds in order to find out what’s happening. However, this could be about to change.
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Space
The Institute of Physics (IOP) held its annual Association for Science Education conference in Birmingham earlier this month.
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Health
In a video for the Telegraph, one of the latest products - the Livescribe 3 Smartpen - is tested by journalist Harry Wallop to see how effective it actually is for everyday use.
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Health
A suit has been developed which enables drivers to feel the effects of driving whist on drugs. The wearable technology consists of: goggles that blur the user’s vision; a vibrating…
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Electronics & Communications
A team from the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, led by Xiaodeng Chen, have developed a sensitive skin for robots.
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Health
An international team of researchers have discovered what could be the key to controlled nuclear fusion.
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HealthOpportunities
Engineers and neurosurgeons have developed a bioresorable brain sensor, which reduces the risk of complications for patients with brain injuries.
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Chemicals
A team of scientists from Stanford University in the US have announced a new design for a lithium-ion battery, believed by them to be less likely to explode.
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Health
The John Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) has developed a Modular Prosthetic Limb which can give an amputee a greater range of motion and comfort following a procedure to connect it.
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Health
A simple blood test being developed by genomics company Illumina could spot cancer signs from drops of blood in healthy people before any signs of symptoms.
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Energy & Environment
This week, Renewable Energy Systems (RES), a global renewable energy company, announced its first UK contract to build and support a battery energy storage system to demonstrate the benefits of…
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Energy & Environment
A New York-based start-up, Moonshine Crea, is developing moonwalking shoes. The electromagnetic shoes, designed to stimulate the effect of walking in less gravity, are being developed by the design and engineering firm.
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