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March 8, 2022

Comment: Why greater equality is needed in technology – and how to achieve it

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Addressing gender bias in STEM is essential if we are to solve humanity’s most pressing challenges writes Professor Minna Palmroth chair of the global Millennium Technology Prize A while ago, I was leaving my six-year-old daughter’s day-care centre, leisurely reading the upcoming monthly programme. Then I stopped abruptly and turned around. “In March, boys will […]

March 8, 2022

IWD 2022: Huge opportunities for diverse talent to excel

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To mark this International Women’s Day, Senamiso Mathobela, Delivery Manager at National Grid, talks about her experiences of moving from Zimbabwe to the UK and joining the energy sector, her advice to others considering the industry and actions businesses can take to help diverse groups excel in engineering. Growing up in Zimbabwe and witnessing how […]

March 8, 2022

IWD 2022: Moderate seas for women working offshore

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A slow but steady increase in the number of women working offshore is a reason for optimism, but such careers are seen as stereotypically male and this need to be challenged, says Joelle Way, Geotechnical Engineer at Fugro. As a child I was always fascinated by the world we live in – the physical, biological, […]

March 7, 2022

Learn about 3D printing’s cutting edge at July’s Additive International summit

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This July, leading researchers from the world of additive manufacturing will gather at Nottingham’s Additive International Summit to share insights into the technologies that are shaping the future of the sector. Summit co-chairs – Professors Richard Hague and Chris Tuck – celebrate the welcome return of an event that is key for a sector which […]

March 7, 2022

WAE and Fortescue developing Infinity Train

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WAE and Fortescue are developing Infinity Train, a regenerating battery electric iron ore train project that uses gravitational energy to fully recharge its battery systems. (Image: Fortescue) The announcement on March 1 was made as East Perth, Australia headquartered Fortescue completed its acquisition of UK-based Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE). In a statement, Fortescue founder and […]

March 7, 2022

Hitachi Energy selected as NOAKA technology partner

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Hitachi Energy has been chosen by Aker BP as technology partner for the NOAKA power-from-shore project off the Norwegian coast. A rendered image of NOAKA project offshore platform (Image: Aker BP, Equinor and LOTOS) The project will be powered by up to 150MW of power from the mainland grid, making it the world’s longest power-from-shore […]

March 7, 2022

ITM Power gears up for green hydrogen revolution

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Electrolyser manufacturer ITM Power is putting UK hydrogen on the map and breathing new life into an iconic industrial city. Andrew Wade reports. On the eastern edge of Sheffield, just off the M1, a gleaming manufacturing facility sits amongst the faded industrial red brick of the city’s storied past. ITM Power’s new electrolyser gigafactory – […]

March 7, 2022

Flexible robotic arm put to work with AR

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A malleable robotic arm designed and created at Imperial College London can be used with greater accuracy thanks to augmented reality (AR) goggles. According to Imperial, the flexible arm can twist and turn in all directions, making it customisable for applications in manufacturing, spacecraft maintenance, and injury rehabilitation. In use, people working with the robot would manually bend […]

February 23, 2022

Late Great Engineers: Charles Wheatstone – Britain’s great Victorian inventor

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Hardly remembered today, Sir Charles Wheatstone was a scientific pioneer who played a crucial role in the development of telegraphy, 3D imaging and musical instrument design. Written by Nick Smith. Charles Wheatstone. Image courtesy of Denis Pellerin, The London Stereoscopic Company As inventor of the electric telegraph, an early incarnation of communications technology, Charles Wheatstone […]

February 23, 2022

New coating ‘self-cleans’ and prevents fogging

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A new type of coating for plastic surfaces prevents fogging and ‘self-cleans’, claims its developers at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore). The coating of a thin double layered silicon dioxide-titanium dioxide film is applied through a two-step technique: the plastic surface is first treated with oxygen plasma, then the thin double layered film is […]

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