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February 17, 2022

Comment: an engineering mindset is vital to meet the Net Zero energy challenge

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We need a cool, controlled engineering mindset to take centre stage to urgently oversee all parts of our energy system and meet our Net Zero targets, says Dr David Cole, market director of Net Zero Energy at Atkins. As the last six months have proven, the energy market can be volatile, and its systems are […]

February 17, 2022

TE Talks EP20: Introducing generative design

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In this interview The Engineer talks to Paul Haimes Vice President of Solutions Consulting at PTC about the benefits and applications of generative design technology. The post TE Talks EP20: Introducing generative design appeared first on The Engineer.

February 17, 2022

ICVP artificial vision prosthesis successfully implanted

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An artificial vision prosthesis has been successfully implanted in a patient in the US, an advance that could restore partial vision to people who have lost their sight. Rendering of the Intracortical Visual Prosthesis (ICVP) wireless implantable stimulator model (Image: Illinois Institute of Technology) The Intracortical Visual Prosthesis (ICVP), an implant that bypasses the retina and […]

February 17, 2022

Barocal wins £1.3m for zero-carbon refrigeration tech

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Cambridge University spin-out Barocal has secured a £1.3m investment for commercialisation of its novel zero-carbon refrigeration technology that also works in heating applications. Dr Xavier Moya, Barocal co- founder Instead of using refrigerant gases with high global warming potential, Barocal’s technology uses new solid-state, temperature-changing materials that are cheap and non-toxic. The organic materials release […]

February 17, 2022

Jet Zero: Five sustainable aviation innovations to watch in 2022

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Dr Michelle Carter, Head of Transport at Innovate UK KTN, looks at some of the sustainable aviation innovations that could help transform the aerospace sector in the years ahead Despite severe restrictions on global air travel during the pandemic, it is forecasted that international aviation will increase in the next few decades. As such, it […]

February 17, 2022

AutoFlight air taxi completes transition test flight

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AutoFlight has today announced the successful completion of the proof-of-concept transition test flight for its Prosperity I air taxi. A ‘transition’ involves an aircraft moving from a vertical to horizontal motion, one of the most challenging parts of an eVTOL flight. Achieved in January 2022, Prosperity I’s transition saw the aircraft successfully switch from a […]

February 17, 2022

Pneumatically actuated Nikola helps with study of emotions

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Researchers from the RIKEN Guardian Robot Project in Japan have created Nikola, an android child that demonstrates six basic emotions thanks to a series of pneumatic actuators. six emotional expressions assessed in the second experiment (Image: RIKEN) The new study led by Wataru Sato, published in Frontiers in Psychology, tested how well people could identify six […]

February 17, 2022

February 1856: James Peake’s Lifeboat

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In February 1856 The Engineer reported on how the perilous task of saving lives at sea was made safer by a new lifeboat design. Jason Ford reports. The RNLI has been saving an average of 722 lives a year since its founding as the Royal National Institution for the Preservation of Lives and Property from […]

February 7, 2022

C2I 2021: Manufacturing Technology Shortlist

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Runners up in this year’s Manufacturing Technology category ranged from efforts to explore innovative applications of additive manufacturing through to techniques aimed at exploiting the benefits of automation. This category is sponsored by the High Value Manufacturing Catapult C2I 2021Category: Manufacturing Technology HIGHLY COMMENDED Project: Automated Welding Equipment System Inspection Monitoring (AWESIM) Partners: Cavendish Nuclear […]

February 7, 2022

C2I 2021: Automotive shortlist

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Shortlisted finalists in the automotive category addressed autonomous public transport solutions, vehicle security, electric motorcycle design, and the coming together of the gaming industry with automotive designers C2I 2021Category: Automotive Project: Application of games technology in automotive digital tools Partners: Epic Games with BMW Group The collaboration between Epic Games and BMW provides a benchmark […]

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