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Trump talks with Tesla and Apple about making US manufacturing great again

Republican candidate Donald Trump has claimed victory in the 2016 US election - image courtesy of Gage Skidmore

Posted on 25 Jan 2017 by Aiden Burgess

With Donald Trump now sworn in as the 45th President of the United States of America, questions remain as to how the new administration will implement its manufacturing and trade policies and what impact these will have.

UK defence firm QinetiQ unveils new material to protect aircraft from impacts

The new Shape Memory Allow from QinetiQ could help to prevent aircraft damage and accidents caused by both bird and lightning strikes - image courtesy of QinetiQ.

Posted on 27 Jul 2016 by Aiden Burgess

UK multinational defence technology company, QinetiQ, has developed a rubbery material that could make aircraft structures three times more resistant to impacts such as bird and drone strikes.

Rize develops the first zero post-processing 3D printer – Rize One

The Rize One 3D printer aims to address the problem associated with previous 3D printing technology, post-processing - image courtesy of Rize.

Posted on 27 Jul 2016 by Aiden Burgess

Rize has made huge leaps in the development of 3D printing technology with the Boston-based startup creating a new 3D printer that doesn’t require any post processing of the object after it is printed.