Japanese space junk cleanup experiment fails
Posted on 7 Feb 2017 by Michael Cruickshank
A Japanese attempt to test a technology which could be used to clean up space junk has failed due to a technical fault.
Health and Safety
Carbon capture and storage takes a leap forward thanks to basalt
Posted on 11 Jan 2017 by Aiden Burgess
US researchers have taken another step closer to developing a scaleable option to capture and store carbon dioxide (CO2) using a new technique that involves injecting liquefied gas into ancient lava flows. Canadian PM puts arctic drilling on ice but leaves companies in limbo
Posted on 4 Jan 2017 by Aiden Burgess
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has declared all Arctic Canadian waters off limits indefinitely, which is set to leave oil companies such as BP in limbo with regards to their exploration operations in the region. Uber goes ahead with unsanctioned driverless tests
Posted on 20 Dec 2016 by Michael Cruickshank
Ride sharing company Uber Technologies has continued to press ahead with tests of its driverless cars in California despite a lack of regulatory approval.
Repair Cafe helps people fix items rather than dump them
Posted on 7 Dec 2016 by Aiden Burgess
An organisation, which began in the Netherlands, is encouraging people across the globe not to throw away items but to repair them. Russian Progress spacecraft suffers another failure
Posted on 6 Dec 2016 by Michael Cruickshank
An unmanned Russian Progress resupply spacecraft suffered a failure minutes after launch last week.
Cyber security and the risk of doing nothing
Posted on 30 Nov 2016 by Tim Brown
Have you ever looked at your system and thought: “Upgrading our equipment is too expensive and likely to cause downtime. Let’s just keep it running.” Ultimately, you made a risk decision. While cyber security hasn’t been a critical risk factor until recently, it has quickly emerged as one of today’s biggest risks. Labour: the missing piece in the Industry 4.0 jigsaw
Posted on 30 Nov 2016 by Nick Peters
With manufacturers intently focused on the technology element of Industry 4.0, the workforce management company Kronos believes that maximum benefit can only be achieved if equal attention is paid to the people operating it. Nick Peters reports. 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. The role of human factors in the future of manufacturing
Posted on 27 Nov 2016 by The Manufacturer
Human factors and ergonomics provide a scientific approach to prepare workers for an increasingly automated manufacturing environment. Dr Sarah Fletcher, lead, Manufacturing Group, Chartered Institute of Ergonomics & Human Factors and head of Industrial Psychology and Human Factors Group at Cranfield University, reports.