UK scientists develop world’s first molecular robot
Posted on 3 Oct 2017 by Michael Cruickshank
A team of UK scientists has become the first in the world to build a functional robot able to work at a molecular scale.
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New infrared wi-fi 100 times faster than normal
Posted on 5 Sep 2017 by Aiden Burgess
Dutch researchers have found a way to address the global problem of slow wi-fi; creating a network which could allow you to connect to the internet 100 times faster than is currently available.
UK to establish itself as world leader in battery technology
Posted on 24 Jul 2017 by Jonny Williamson
The first phase of a £246m government investment into battery technology will be launched today, geared towards ensuring the UK builds on its strengths and leads the world in the design, development and manufacture of electric batteries. £4.2m consortium to make nuclear power safer & more reliable
Posted on 24 Jul 2017 by Jonny Williamson
The University of Strathclyde and Babcock are to lead an industrial partnership worth £4.2m with the aim of making nuclear assets safer and more reliable. Nuclear technology to help manufacture safer cars
Posted on 18 Jul 2017 by Jonny Williamson
Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG) at the University of Warwick has announced it is using a stream of neutrons from the Institut Laue-Langevin’s nuclear reactor in France to examine the safety critical welds in cars made with boron steel. CO2 emissions focus leads to serious unintended costs
Posted on 18 Jul 2017 by Jonny Williamson
The sole focus on vehicle tailpipe emissions as a measure of environmental impact has led to serious unintended consequences, according to new research by Cranfield University’s Sustainable Manufacturing Systems Centre WMG & JLR announce £5.7m vehicle electrification alliance
Posted on 17 Jul 2017 by Jonny Williamson
WMG at the University of Warwick has been awarded £5.7m by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) to form a 'Prosperity Partnership' with Jaguar Land Rover focusing on vehicle electrification. £20m Tata Tech centre to create 200 new UK jobs
Posted on 17 Jul 2017 by Jonny Williamson
Tata Technologies has officially opened its new European Innovation and Development Centre in Warwick, a £20m facility expected to create 200 engineering jobs in a boost for ‘Midlands Engine’ £92m to make UK global centre of railway excellence
Posted on 13 Jul 2017 by Jonny Williamson
A partnership between industry and a consortium of eight universities has secured almost £100m to fund research aimed at establishing the UK as a world-leading centre of railway excellence. UK to gain world-leading digital aviation tech centre
Posted on 11 Jul 2017 by Jonny Williamson
Cranfield University has announced the construction of a new £65m Digital Aviation Research and Technology Centre with the goal of developing innovative solutions for the 21st century aviation sector.