Lithium batteries: blues and breakthroughs
Posted on 4 Jan 2017 by Michael Cruickshank
Lithium-ion batteries have grown to become one of the key technologies underpinning modern consumer electronics.
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SpaceX announces September explosion cause
Posted on 3 Jan 2017 by Michael Cruickshank
Private spaceflight company, SpaceX, has today announced the root cause of a costly explosion last year.
Automotive engineering clusters: driving innovation
Posted on 30 Dec 2016 by The Manufacturer
Autonomous vehicles may be making most of the headlines in the world of automotive engineering, but behind the scenes, collaboration rather than autonomy is proving to be the road to successful automotive innovation. Jonathan Wilkins looks at some of the most exciting automotive engineering clusters around the world. Lucid Motors unveils its first luxury EV
Posted on 20 Dec 2016 by Aiden Burgess
Lucid Motors has unveiled its first luxury electric vehicle which looks to offer a new era of luxury mobility. A combined approach to design & manufacturing
Posted on 14 Dec 2016 by The Manufacturer
Rachel Nagy explores why adopting an integrated approach can make all the difference when it comes to designing and manufacturing medical devices right first time. NASA publishes EmDrive paper showing physics-defying engine works
Posted on 7 Dec 2016 by Tim Brown
NASA’s long-awaited and highly anticipated EM (Electromagnetic Drive) drive paper, which details the testing of an engine that defies the laws of physics, has finally been peer-reviewed and published. An answer to the world’s battery power prayers?
Posted on 6 Dec 2016 by Jonny Williamson
Ground-breaking research from the University of Surrey and Augmented Optics, in collaboration with the University of Bristol, has developed potentially transformational technology which could revolutionise the capabilities of appliances that have previously relied on battery power to work. Next trial of unmanned aircraft tech begins
Posted on 6 Dec 2016 by Jonny Williamson
BAE Systems has begun another tranche of ground-breaking unmanned aircraft technology trials as part of collaborative efforts across the country to assess how autonomous air vehicles could be integrated in UK airspace. New wireless pacemaker technology to help global heart patients
Posted on 30 Nov 2016 by Aiden Burgess
A ground-breaking new wireless pacemaker technology, which could benefit the world’s 1.5m heart failure patients, has received European CE Mark approval. FASTForge to deliver cheaper aerospace titanium
Posted on 29 Nov 2016 by Jonny Williamson
A consortium comprising the world’s leader in aircraft landing gear, a leading specialist metals producer and two of the UK’s leading universities is working on FastForge, a project aimed at the production of aerospace-grade titanium at a third of the current price.