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World’s fastest train built by Central Japan Railways

A rendering of the experimental maglev train moving at full speed. Image courtesy of Central Japan Railways.

Posted on 20 Apr 2015 by Michael Cruickshank

Japanese private rail company Central Japan Railways (JR Central) announced yesterday that it had broken the world record for the fastest train speed.

Indoor Harvest and PUE 1.0 to develop HVAC systems for vertical farming

During the construction of an indoor farming project - image courtesy of Indoor Harvest

Posted on 16 Apr 2015 by Tim Brown

Indoor Harvest, a design build contractor of commercial grade aeroponic and hydroponic fixtures urban agriculture has announced a letter of intent with PUE 1.0 to design and build an engineered HVAC system for use in building integrated agriculture.

Google secretly working on new battery technology

The last step in the battery production process is the labelling and the final inspection of the battery at the Johnson Controls battery plant in Burgos, Spain

Posted on 14 Apr 2015 by Michael Cruickshank

Google has been secretly working on new and revolutionary battery technologies according to reports by the Wall Street Journal.

New street legal Shelby Baja 700 Raptor to deliver over 700bhp

The Baja 700 represents Shelby’s ultimate development for the Ford SVT Raptor platform with over 700hp via a Whipple supercharger system.

Posted on 13 Apr 2015 by Tim Brown

Shelby American, a wholly owned subsidiary of Carroll Shelby International, is to create a limited run of the Shelby Baja 700, the most powerful pickup truck in the company’s history.

Groups outraged at Brazil’s decision to allow genetically engineered trees

A logging operation - image courtesy of Campaign to STOP GE Trees

Posted on 13 Apr 2015 by Aiden Burgess

A decision to approve genetically engineered eucalyptus trees in Brazil has been condemned by a number of international action groups.

Hyundai plans to release semi-autonomous car in 2015

The 2015 Hyundai Equus. Image courtesy of Hyundai Motor.

Posted on 9 Apr 2015 by Tim Brown

South Korean car manufacturer Hyundai has announced that it plans to make semi-autonomous vehicles available this year.

Hydrogen breakthrough opens road for fuel cell vehicles

Virginia Tech professor Percival Zhang and recent doctoral graduate Joe Rollin. Image courtesy of Virginia Tech

Posted on 8 Apr 2015 by Michael Cruickshank

Scientists at Virginia Tech in the US have developed a new breakthrough method of generating hydrogen.

Microwaves to speed up production of aerospace components

Hawk-Advanced-Jet-Trainer-aircraft-manufactured-at-BAE-Systems industrial strategy

Posted on 8 Apr 2015 by Jonny Williamson

A new initiative aiming to drastically reduce the time required to make complex composite aerospace components has been launched with the award of a prestigious EPSRC High Value Manufacturing Catapult Fellowship.

Johnson & Johnson to build surgical robots with Google

ARM's new chip could be used in medical robots. Image Courtesy of Intuitive Surgical

Posted on 2 Apr 2015 by Michael Cruickshank

US healthcare products giant Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has announced a partnership with Google to build new surgical robots.

UK scientists launch first ever graphene light bulb

Sir Kostya Novoselov (left, one of two graphene Nobel laureates) demonstrating the graphene lightbulb developed by the University of Manchester to Chancellor George Osborne. Image courtesy of the University of Manchester

Posted on 2 Apr 2015 by Michael Cruickshank

Researchers at the University of Manchester’s National Graphene Institute (NGI) have revealed the world’s first ever graphene light bulb.

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