ManufacturingOpportunities
Universities and Science Minister, Jo Johnson, has announced seven new research projects aimed at addressing engineering challenges, in areas such as clean water supplies, robotics and autonomous systems and new meta-materials and advanced materials.
Careers Manufacturing, Automation
ManufacturingBreakthroughs
Materials scientist, Dr Kang Liang, has developed a new way of collecting finger-prints - after his house was broken into by thieves.
Careers Manufacturing, Automation
Space
Airbus Defence and Space has announced that Dirk Hoke will succeed Bernhard Gerwert as its chief executive in 2016.
Careers Aerospace, Electronic
Opportunities
The ’25 by 25’ initiative at Texas A&M’s College of Engineering is on track, the plan being to enroll 25,000 engineers by 2025, but the number of women enrolling in…
Energy & Environment
Engineers at the University of California are working towards ending the need for a separate charger for every device.
Careers Electrical, Chemical
Energy & Environment
Hydrogen fuel cells have been implemented in an e-bike for the first time, which was designed and engineered from a prototype in just three months by The Linde Group.
Careers Electrical, Chemical
Energy & Environment
LED’s are already an efficient light production method – they direct 80% of the energy they consume towards producing light, instead of heat, as a conventional bulb does.
Careers Electrical, Chemical
Energy & Environment
Ten projects, with a significant possibility of improving health or the environment, have gained funding from the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851.
Careers Electrical, Chemical
Automotive & Transport
According to the SMMT, demand for plug-in vehicles has reached record levels. More than 20,992 motorists bought a plug-in car during the first nine months of this year, a rise of 138.5% against last year’s figures.
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Electronics & CommunicationsOpportunities
The Ada Lovelace Day was celebrated on October 13, an international celebration of the achievements of women in STEM.
Careers Electronic, Electrical
Opportunities
Engineers were honored at a celebration in Winchester, with both small and large companies winning awards for their efforts.
Space
Astrobiologist Dr Lewis Dartnell made the claim about finding extra-terrestrial life at an IOP event held inside a tunnel in King’s Cross, London, on 8 October.
Careers Aerospace, Electronic
Space
The plan relies on three components that will enable the agency to develop the capabilities to take humans deep into space.
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Automotive & Transport
The SSI Redcar Steel plant, which has been in operation for 98 years, announced its full closure yesterday. 2,200 jobs will be lost, which is likely to be very damaging to the local area.
Careers Mechanical, Electrical
Health
Tiny circular structures called nanohoops could be used in the future to power a range of devices, according to researchers from the University of Oregon.
Careers Biomedical
Opportunities
China’s prestigious Tsinghua University has beaten Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in America to become the top school in the world for engineering research, according to a new U.S.
Health
Stem cells from humans have been transformed into kidney tissue, in a crucial development in the effort to grow human organs.
Careers Biomedical
Health
Tomas Lindahl, Paul Modrich and Aziz Sancar were named as the winners of the prestigious Prize in Stockholm, Sweden. The trio’s work looked into how the body repairs damaged DNA.
Careers Biomedical
Energy & Environment
After being warned earlier in the year about failing to meet its environmental targets, the Government could be facing a lawsuit over the matter.
Careers Electrical, Chemical
Energy & Environment
Honda is soon to unveil a new version of its Hydrogen fuel cell powered car. It is the company’s first vehicle of its kind and offers a range of 700km, whilst making only a few minutes to refuel.
Careers Electrical, Chemical
Automotive & Transport
Researchers have developed technology to aid communication with robots in space, which could lead to mayor improvements in car communications on earth.
Careers Mechanical, Electrical