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February 26, 2021

UK public wrong on greenhouse gas emissions sources

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The British public is getting it wrong when it comes to identifying major sources of greenhouse gas emissions, an Institution of Mechanical Engineers survey has found. Image by Reto Gerber from Pixabay The survey found the British public underestimating the contribution of domestic heating to greenhouse gas emissions and overestimating aviation’s overall impact. CLICK FOR […]

February 26, 2021

Heavy rain hinders LiDAR sensors

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Researchers have found that heavy rain decreases the effectiveness of autonomous vehicle LiDAR sensors in detecting objects at a distance. A virtual scan of the NAIC building generated with Intelligent Vehicle Group’s LiDAR model. Credit: WMG, University of Warwick The team from the Intelligent Vehicles Group at Warwick University published its study in the IEEE […]

February 25, 2021

Keep localised AM production local

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Concerns about the high cost of additive manufacturing are prompting some companies to look at relocating their 3D print operations overseas, negating one of the technology’s main benefits – localised production. However, there is a way to cut costs and keep production closer to home, as Carlos Zwikker, CCO at AM-Flow, explains. Imagine a production […]

February 25, 2021

SoluBlue wins Postcode Lotteries Green Challenge

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Sustainable packaging start-up SoluBlue has been awarded the top prize of €500,000 from the Postcode Lotteries Green Challenge. Hosted by the People’s Postcode Lottery in Britain and its sister lotteries in the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway and Germany, the competition awards start-ups that successfully combine sustainability, entrepreneurship and creativity to tackle pressing environmental challenges. Cambridge-based SoluBlue […]

February 24, 2021

Orbex to build rocket engines with Europe’s largest 3D printer

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A UK-based space launch company will be able to rapidly print rocket engines in-house after it commissioned the largest industrial 3D printer in Europe. Orbex 3D printed rocket engine close-up of detail (Photo courtesy of Orbex) The bespoke 3D printer from EOS Group company AMCM will allow Orbex to print over 35 large-scale rocket engine […]

February 24, 2021

Aurrigo unveil autonomous Auto-Dolly for airports

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Aurrigo has officially unveiled Auto-Dolly, an autonomous luggage and cargo system for airports that promises to offer operational and financial savings to the aviation sector. Auto-Dolly with cargo (Image: Aurrigo) The vehicles from the Coventry-based self-driving vehicle specialists can navigate autonomously between tasks, collecting and dropping off items using a powered roller deck and the […]

February 23, 2021

VHEE beam makes precision strike on tumours

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A radiotherapy technique that precisely targets tumours and avoids healthy tissue has been developed by a team led by Strathclyde University. Image by skeeze on Pixabay In their research, the team used a magnetic lens to focus a Very High Electron Energy (VHEE) beam to a zone of a few millimetres, enabling it to be […]

February 12, 2021

Project aims for 5G connected agri-robots

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High-speed 5G agri-robots are being rolled out in Dorset as part of a project that aims to improve connectivity, farming efficiency and rural custodianship. Scanning robot Tom (Image: SRC) To this end, agri-tech start-up Small Robot Company (SRC) has entered into partnership in the 5G RuralDorset project, which is developing and proving a blueprint for […]

February 12, 2021

C2I 2020 Readers Choice winner: DRAMA

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A project aimed at driving the uptake of additive manufacturing technology in the aerospace sector has been singled out by readers of The Engineer as the C2I 2020 readers’ choice winner. The polls are now closed and we’re delighted to announce that the winner of The Engineer’s C2I 2020 readers choice award is the DRAMA […]

February 12, 2021

Siemens Brian Holliday: career advice to my 16-year old self

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Have fun and never forget the customer. That’s the career advice I’d give to my 16-year-old self writes Siemens Digital Industries MD Brian Holliday To celebrate National Apprenticeship Week (8-14 February), I decided to write myself a letter. It’s no ordinary letter as it’s addressed to 16-year-old me. It contains the career advice I would […]

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