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March 18, 2022

Cummins to open new Powertrain Test Facility

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Cummins Inc is opening a new Powertrain Test Facility at its Darlington campus, aiming to accelerate introduction of clean power technologies. The facility is designed to be fuel-agnostic and will enable Cummins to develop and test a range of power technologies, including the latest universal engine platforms with variants able to operate on green hydrogen, […]

March 3, 2022

SPL demonstrates world first 5G connectivity from stratosphere

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Cambridge-based Stratospheric Platforms has demonstrated five hours of 5G broadband connectivity between a ‘stratospheric 5G mast’ flying at 45,000 ft and a 5G smartphone. View of Saudi Arabia from the Stratosphere (Credit SPL) The world first telecoms trial was run in collaboration with the Saudi Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) in the airspace above The Red Sea […]

March 3, 2022

Comment: UK opportunities in space technology

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The UK Space Defence Strategy represents a big opportunity for UK companies writes BAE Systems’ Technology Director Dave Short For thousands of years, generals have known the strategic importance of high ground on the battlefield. Space takes this concept to the next level, with satellites allowing armed forces to navigate and communicate anywhere on Earth, […]

March 3, 2022

Sustainable plastic packaging projects win funding

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Research exploring sustainable ways to decontaminate plastic packaging for recycling has won funding from UKRI’s Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging (SSPP) Challenge. Image via stock.adobe.com As part of The SSPP Challenge, £30m has been awarded to 18 collaborative projects that support the achievement of the UK Plastics Pact and have potential to alter the UK’s relationship […]

March 3, 2022

New approach to soft robotics encourages sustainability

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A new study details a new approach to designing soft robotics and metamaterials by utilising computer algorithms. Researchers from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Technical University of Denmark said they can now build multimaterial structures without dependence on human intuition or trial-and-error to produce highly efficient actuators and energy absorbers that mimic designs found […]

March 2, 2022

Mocean Energy raises £730,000 equity funding

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Mocean Energy has secured new investment to accelerate the commercial roll-out of its hinged raft wave energy technology. The Edinburgh-based company has raised £730,000 equity funding from existing funders, led by angel syndicate Equity Gap, together with Old College Capital, Edinburgh University’s venture investment fund, and Scottish Enterprise. The new funds will enable Mocean to advance […]

February 11, 2022

Comment: Challenging the status quo

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To celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we asked chemical engineer Evrydiki Fekka, head of lithium batteries product management at international technology and energy storage company Sunlight Group, about her career journey. She discusses her own inspiration to become an engineer and addresses some of the challenges that women in the industry […]

February 11, 2022

Out now: The Engineer’s February 2022 issue

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The Engineer’s February 2022 digital issue is now available to read and download online In this special issue of The Engineer we take an in depth look at the category winners of The Engineer’s sixth annual Collaborate To Innovate Awards CLICK HERE TO READ OUR FEBRUARY 2022 DIGITAL ISSUE The post Out now: The Engineer’s […]

February 11, 2022

Comment: Celebrating ideas with Impact

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Dr Jon Hall, Chief Innovation and Technology officer at Babcock International Group, comments on the finalists and winners of The Engineer’s sixth annual Collaborate To Innovate (C2I) awards Throughout this week we’ve celebrated all of the winners and finalists of The Engineer’s sixth annual C2I Awards. It really has been an inspiring journey for me […]

February 11, 2022

The Engineer 2021 C2I Awards virtual ceremony

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In this special video we reveal the category winners of the sixth annual Collaborate To Innovate Awards as well as the winners of this year’s big trophies: The Engineer Grand Prix Award (the winner of the winners) and The Future Thinking prize, a new trophy sponsored by our C2I2021 headline partner Babcock International Group. Enjoy […]

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