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Oxford could become the world’s first zero emission zone by 2035

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Oxford prides itself as a bike-riding city, but the town might well become the world's first zero-emission zone by 2035 if plans to radically lower emissions are implemented. New plans could see any petrol or diesel vehicles entering the city would be fined - pushing commuters to use...

World Penguin Day 2017: How Engineering combined with ‘people power’

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Last month saw World Penguin Day on April 25th. If you think Engineering has very little to do with Penguins; you would be wrong. Oxford Universities "Penguin Watch" is a massively popular ‘citizen science’ platform. Now in its third year, Penguin Watch has harnessed technology and people...

First British trial of Self-Driving Vehicle a success

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The first trial of self-driving vehicles in a public space is being heralded as a success. The demonstration, run in Milton Keynes by Transport Systems Catapult (TSC), marks the end of the LUTZ Pathfinder project which has run for the last 18 months The cars are run...