Energy & Environment
The Bloodhound, Britain’s 1,000mph car, debuts in London
The vehicle that will make Britain’s next attempt on the world land speed record has been revealed today in London.
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Health
Hinkley Point owner defends cost of new nuclear plant
The owner of Hinkley Point nuclear power station has defended plans to build a new plant at the Somerset site.
Careers Biomedical
Energy & EnvironmentOpportunities
WMG Academy for young engineers to build second site in Solihull
The WMG Academy for Young Engineers, based in Coventry, has announced plans to open a second academy in Solihull by September 2016.
Careers Electrical, Chemical
Energy & Environment
Microscopic invisibility cloak has potential for scalability
Scientists have devised an ultra-thin invisibility cloak that conforms to the shape of an object and conceals it from detection with visible light.
Careers Electrical, Chemical
ChemicalsOpportunities
Outrage in America as Muslim boy falsely arrested for making clock and bringing it into school
14-year-old Ahmed Mohamed was arrested in Texas at school and was facing charges of making a hoax bomb after his teachers thought his homemade clock looked like an explosive device.
Careers Chemical
Health
George Osborne announces new generation of Chinese backed Nuclear power stations in UK
The Chancellor, who is on trade mission in China, has agreed a deal with the Chinese for the construction of a nuclear power plant at Bradwell in Essex, as well as deal for Chinese financing for the Hinkley Point plant.
Careers Biomedical
Automotive & TransportOpportunities
Volkswagen stock plummets after emission fixing scandal
Technology made by Volkswagen which measures car emissions has proved to be extremely inaccurate, and in fact measure only a small fraction of the vehicle’s total emissions.
Careers Mechanical, Electrical
Energy & Environment
Drones used to combat poaching in Tanzania
A Tanzanian UAV Anti-Poaching surveillance company has hosted successful trials of a UAV to help in the ongoing battle against poachers targeting endangered animals in Africa.
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Energy & Environment
Bugatti Chiron announced as Bugatti Veyron successor
After Bugatti stopped producing its record-breaking Veyron car, a successor has now been debuted at the International Motor Show in Frankfurt.
Careers Electrical, Chemical
BT has announced a multi-year sponsorship of the IET's Diamond Jubilee Scholarship programme
IET Diamond Jubilee scholarships provide support to top performing undergraduate students studying Science, Technology, Engineering or Maths (STEM) subjects.
Health
Liver cells replicated by technology for fast drug testing
Scientists have developed a new technique that produces a user friendly, low cost, tissue-engineered pseudo-organ.
Careers Biomedical
Manufacturing
Robots help create 3D map of subsea canyon
A research project at Whittard Canyon in the Bay of Biscay has used a combination of subsea robots and ship measurements to create a 3D map of the underwater habitat.
Careers Manufacturing, Automation
Space
Global layer of liquid believed to cover one of Saturn's moons
Scientists believe that an underground body of water on the moon of Enceladus covers the whole of the moon.
Careers Aerospace, Electronic
Global temperatures could hit record highs over the next two years
An expected major El Nino event in the pacific could significantly increase global temperatures in the next year.
Opportunities
First female president of Institution of Engineering and Technology vows to attract more women into engineering
Naomi Climer, who will become President of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) on 1 October, says she hopes to help dispel the myth that engineering is a male profession.
Manufacturing
3D bar codes developed to fight counterfeits
Developed by Yorkshire engineers, the first 3D bar code can be embedded into products while being manufactured.
Careers Manufacturing, Automation
Electronics & Communications
18-year-old Surrey student publishes research into plastic electronics
Thomas Burridge, a sixth-form student in Surrey, has co-authored a paper investigating gated transistors.
Careers Electronic, Electrical
Energy & Environment
New catalyst discovered to help hydrogen production
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the US have announced the discovery of a new catalyst that they claim could significantly reduce the cost of hydrogen production.
Careers Electrical, Chemical
Electronics & CommunicationsBreakthroughs
Man fitted with robotic hand wired directly into his brain can ‘feel’ again
A new advanced robotic hand that is wired directly into the brain has been successfully tested, allowing a paralysed man to “feel” again.
Careers Electronic, Electrical
Health
Alzheimer’s disease may be infectious, study claims
There are claims from British scientists that Alzheimer's could be transmitted during some medical procedures.
Careers Biomedical
Breakthroughs
New species of ancient human discovered
Scientists believe bones found in a cave in South Africa may be the remnants of a new species of ancient human relative.