New investment aims to establish the UK as a global graphene research hub
( Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council ) Today sees the announcement of full details of how an additional £50 million will be spent to keep the UK at the forefront of research into 'wonder material' graphene. 200 times stronger than steel yet less than an atom thick, graphene is the strongest and thinnest material ever measured, and also the world's most conductive material. It has ...
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GLASGOW’S new Riverside Museum is in the running to be named the UK’s Museum of the Year.
North offers more apprenticeships
Engineering companies in the North West, North East and Yorkshire are offering more apprenticeships than other areas of the country, research has revealed.
UK Greenlights first marine-energy park in the heart of Brunel-country
The West Country is home to some of the finest engineering anywhere in the UK, thanks to the region's historical patronage of Isambard Kingdom Brunel. That reputation will continue thanks to the Department of Energy and Climate Change naming it as the home of the nation's first marine energy park. Running from Bristol, past Cornwall and out to the Isles of Scilly, the tidal-power plant is ...
Babcock Intnl Group - Interim Management Statement
31 January 2012 Babcock International Group PLC Interim Management Statement Babcock International Group PLC (Babcock or the Group), the UK's leading engineering support services company, issues the ...
All set and ready to glow
A new technique that paves the way for manufacturing affordable LED light bulbs is to be exploited in the UK, in a deal that researchers say could have a dramatic impact on carbon emissions.
Sensor sensibility -- better protection for concrete coastal structures
( Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council ) Innovative sensors have been developed that will dramatically improve the ability to spot early warning signs of corrosion in concrete. More resilient and much longer lasting than traditional corrosion sensors they will make monitoring the safety of structures such as bridges and vital coastal defenses much more effective.
Plessey to commercialise Cambridge lighting technology
A Cambridge University low energy lighting technology is to be commercialised by a new division of Plessey in the UK for use in commercial and residential property. Read more...
Here comes the sun
( University of Cambridge ) New solar cells could increase the maximum efficiency of solar panels by over 25 percent, according to scientists from the University of Cambridge.
Engineering Team Completes Ambitious Antarctic Expedition in the 'Deep-Field'
Enduring temperatures of minus 35 degree C the Subglacial Lake Ellsworth 'Advance Party' has successfully paved the way to explore an ancient lake buried beneath 3 km of Antarctic ice.