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April 19, 2022

Rail sensor goes ultrasonic to grease the wheels

by andrew wade in Uncategorized

UK engineers are working on an ultrasonic sensor for the rail industry that can detect sections of track where vital lubrication has been worn away. (Credit: Huddersfield University) The project is a collaboration between Network Rail, Sheffield SME Tribosonics and Huddersfield University’s Institute of Railway Research (IRR) and is funded via the EU’s Shift2Rail programme. […]

April 19, 2022

Curcumin and gold nanoparticles key to ethanol fuel cells

by andrew wade in Uncategorized

Curcumin and gold nanoparticles have been combined to create an electrode that requires 100 times less energy to convert ethanol into electricity. (Image: Paitoon at AdobeStock) This is the claim of researchers at the Clemson Nanomaterials Institute (CNI), South Carolina and their collaborators from the Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning (SSSIHL) in India. While the research team need […]

April 19, 2022

Comment: Use technology to improve global communication

by andrew wade in Uncategorized

Technology can improve communication – and remove barriers – across global manufacturing teams, says Arjun Chandar, founder and CEO of IndustrialML, Inc. Manufacturing, even within a single factory, has become a global enterprise. It is far from unusual to have team members communicate across several different languages and time zones. Just looking at the partners […]

April 19, 2022

Volvo Cars invests in rapid charging battery tech

by andrew wade in Uncategorized

Volvo Cars has made a strategic investment in StoreDot, a company whose design and synthesis of proprietary organic and inorganic compounds makes it possible to rapidly charge EVs. (Image: Volvo Cars) Herzeliya, Israel-based StoreDot said it is on track to begin mass producing so-called ‘100in5’ cells as early as 2024, which provide 100 miles of […]

April 14, 2022

Bio-friendly ice-resistant coatings look to take off

by andrew wade in Uncategorized

Engineers in the US have developed a family of ice-resistant coatings that could be of particular benefit to the aviation sector. During winter, planes are doused with large amounts of de-icing fluids before they take to the skies. However, most of these glycol-based fluids are washed away during take-off, ending up in rivers and streams. […]

April 14, 2022

Training Barometer indicates optimism for apprenticeships

by andrew wade in Uncategorized

Investment in apprenticeships has remained resilient in the face of the pandemic, according to the latest Training Barometer report from In-Comm Training. (Image: In-Comm Training) In-Comm Training’s 3rd annual Training Barometer, which sought opinions from 105 companies, found that 67 per cent of companies had taken on apprentices during the last twelve months, whilst 97 […]

April 14, 2022

Developing infrastructure for the eVTOL revolution

by andrew wade in Uncategorized

For electric aircraft to provide a greener future for urban transport, the supporting infrastructure is vital. Melissa Bradshaw explores some of the projects aiming to put this in place Urban-Air Port is one of a number organisations hoping to develop the infrastructure for air taxis and delivery drones The idea of electric air taxis has […]

April 14, 2022

FEVER to relieve EV charging demands on grid

by andrew wade in Uncategorized

The oncoming rise in EV usage has prompted FEVER, a project aimed at alleviating demands on the electricity grid with fully grid-independent, renewably powered charging hubs. (Image: AdobeStock) FEVER (Future Electric Vehicle Energy Networks supporting Renewables) is a five year, EPSRC-funded project led by Andrew Cruden, a Professor of Energy Technology at Southampton University. Ofgem estimates […]

April 13, 2022

Fibre in Water to stem leaks and improve connectivity

by jason ford in Uncategorized

Fibre in Water project will put fibre optic cables in water pipes to detect water leaks and help in the roll out of fast broadband (Image: AdobeStock) Water pipes could be used to accelerate the roll out of fast broadband without digging up roads under government plans to trial technology to boost digital connectivity. Yorkshire […]

April 13, 2022

Offshore friction stir welding robot passes design milestone

by jason ford in Uncategorized

The world’s first underwater robot to repair ships hulls with friction stir welding has reached a milestone with the finalising of the system’s concept design. The concept design of the RESURGAM system devised by a team of engineering experts at Forth (Image: Forth) The RESURGAM (Robotic Survey, Repair and Agile Manufacture) Project, funded by the […]

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