Space sector ‘offers huge opportunities’ for manufacturers
Traditional manufacturing companies in north-east England are being urged to look for new business in space technology.
3D-printed jaw replacement is world first
A Belgian woman has received what is claimed to be the first patient-specific 3D-printed lower jaw replacement.
Brazil ranked lowest in cloud computing report
Brazil has scored the lowest in a US software industry report on cloud computing.
- Turing’s neuroscience genius also deserving of recognition, says Dolan
- Shell to buy Cove Energy for $1.6 billion
- Blackfriars tube station reopens after nearly three years
- IAEA team arrives in Iran for nuclear talks
- Valve sponsorship brings warm glow to Colossus gallery
- Nuclear deals signed between UK and France
Would you swear an engineering oath?
As developments in technology push questions of ethical considerations further and further into uncharted territory, could engineers benefit from swearing a formal oath?
Google Android: how secure is its future? 
How has Google's Android smartphone operating system managed to become so successful?
Despite climate change coal remains king
Coal has traditionally been lambasted as an environmental evil, but its use within the power generation sectors looks set to grow over the next decade.
The iPoo Toilet, by artist Milos Paripovic. The toilet seat is thinner than a Macbook Air and made from the same material.
Devon-born artist Richard Harris' £350,000 sculpture that will greet drivers heading into Weymouth for the Olympics
Former engineer John Kapp enjoys his daily swim in the warm outlet waters of Shoreham power station
Police divers searching for missing people in the submerged wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship
An exhibit from “Boxed: Fabulous Coffins from UK and Ghana”, at London's Southbank Centre, on show 20-29 January 2012
5,000 police officers are set to receive portable field computers, aka Police Pads, in Tbilisi, Georgia.
A worker installs red lanterns for the Chinese New Year at the Thean Hou Temple in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Monumental ice sculptures created in Beihu Park, Manzhouli, Inner Mongolia
Merry Christmas to all our readers and we wish you every success in 2012
Scientists at CERN have predicted an imminent sighting of the elusive Higgs-boson particle
The Soyuz spacecraft lands safely back on Earth, after six months on the International Space Station (ISS)
Funky cats can get their scratch on with this turntable scratching post and feline entertainment centre
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Poland's hopes for shale gas bonanza delayed
22 February 2012
The scars of history run deep in Poland, squeezed by two powerful neighbours: attacked, occupied and partitioned numerous times down the centuries.
The only way is ethics
22 February 2012
There are many things that make an occupation a profession, from formal qualifications to its governance. Another is the ethical dimension; the idea that in a profession you can expect to continually encounter ethical and moral questions, and those are an important part of your work. Sometimes this shapes a profession with a compulsory or voluntary code of conduct; at other times it takes the form of an oath, ancient or modern.
For and Against: Can Britain still lead the way in innovation?
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Britain has lost its competitive edge in the design of innovative new products
Director of Giraffe Innovation, professor associate and TV presenter
Profile: Rob Holdway
Rob Holdway is director of Giraffe Innovation, described by the Guardian as one of the UK’s top ‘green’ businesses. He is also professor associate, Brunel University School of Engineering Design. Holdway was the presenter of the Channel 4 environmental reality programme ‘Dumped’.
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Britain hasn’t lost its competitive edge in the design of innovative new products
Professor of Innovation and New Product Development and author
Profile: Keith Goffin
Keith Goffin is professor of Innovation and New Product Development at Cranfield School of Management with a special interest in breakthrough products. His latest book is ‘Identifying Hidden Needs’ and is available from Palgrave MacMillan.
Britain has lost its competitive edge in innovative design
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Lean manufacturing: the core concepts and real-world examples of their use.
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