New waterproof fabric shifts sweat from clothing
23 May 2013
Developed by bioengineers at the University of California, Davis, the fabric works like human skin, by “forming excess sweat into droplets that drain away by themselves,” says inventor Tingrui Pan, professor of biomedical engineering.
New weld inspection system to boost rail safety
23 May 2013
An ultrasonic device to test the strength of rail track welds could “radically improve safety standards” on Europe’s railways.
US Navy surveillance drone completes first flight
23 May 2013
A high-altitude surveillance drone being developed by Northrop Grumman has successfully completed its first flight.
Train-builder prepares for factory recruitment
23 May 2013
Hitachi is engaged in a concerted skills development programme in the North East as it prepares to build a new train factory.
Experts needed to assist urban disaster relief
23 May 2013
Engineers expertise is being put to use helping humanitarian organisations deal with disasters in urban areas.
Green energy could save £45bn compared to gas
23 May 2013
Investing in low-carbon power in the 2020s instead of gas would save consumers tens of billions of pounds.
£1m investment prize for high-growth tech company
23 May 2013
A £1m international competition to bring a high-growth technology company to London was launched this morning.
UK’s first Bio-LNG filling station opens
23 May 2013
The UK's first open access Bio-LNG filling station was opened today by Transport Minister Norman Baker.
Compound curved biometric eye to see the light of day
23 May 2013
A new biometric eye design has been prototyped through research funded by the Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) programme of the European Commission.
Laptop and mobile LEDs affecting sleep patterns
23 May 2013
Electric lights in laptop computers, smartphones and tablets are negatively affecting people’s sleep, an expert has said.
Baltic Sea free of illegal oil spills, air surveillance shows
22 May 2013
The latest marine oil spill surveillance operation carried out by Finland, Sweden and Estonia, did not detect any oils spills in the Northern Baltic Sea area, consistent with an observed trend of decreasing instances of oil spill detections in the area.
World’s largest wave energy farm given go-ahead
22 May 2013
Plans for the world's largest commercial wave energy farm have been given the go-ahead.
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