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Designing out bugs could earn £25,000
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04/09/2008
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| Sums of £25,000 are being offered in a new “Design Bugs Out” challenge to find solutions to five design problems that are sources of health care assisted infections (HCAIs) in hospitals |
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Stars shine in Grand Challenge
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03/09/2008
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| The overall winner of the R J Mitchell Trophy in the MOD’s Grand Challenge to find a way of locating threats to troops fighting in an urban environment was Team Stellar |
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First hydrogen car race wins with composite vehicle
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29/08/2008
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| The first ever “Formula Zero” race for hydrogen powered cars was won in Rotterdam on August 23rd 2008 in a car built by students at the Delft University of Technology using “Turane” thermoset urethane resins from DSM Composite Resins. |
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UK manufacturers positively green
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21/08/2008
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| Britain’s manufacturers are adopting an increasingly positive approach to tackling green issues and reducing their impact on the environment according to a new industry survey. |
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Grasping the bigger picture
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20/08/2008
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| Inventors and start-ups collaborating with large companies face many daunting challenges on how best to proceed |
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Calling retired engineers to the sun
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18/08/2008
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| In the course of giving a series of seminars on alternative energy in Pakistan, we found that there is quite a demand for retired engineers from Western countries to come and give help and advice both in industry and in institutions of higher education |
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High costs squeeze smaller manufacturers
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12/08/2008
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| Record growth in the costs faced by small and medium-sized manufacturers has resulted in firms raising the price of their goods to try and limit a significant squeeze on profit margins, a CBI survey said today (12 August). |
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Defence contract will advance photovoltaics
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07/08/2008
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| A team led by Boeing Advanced Systems has been awarded a DARPA contract for the first phase of a programme to develop a power system for spacecraft that will involve the use of solar concentrators. |
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Spike soles customised for victory
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05/08/2008
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| By customising the sole units of sprint spikes to match the characteristics of individual athletes, researchers at Loughborough University have been able to maximise the performance of elite runners, doubling the amount of energy they generate at the ankle in a sprint related task. |
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Robotic dragonfly takes to the air
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01/08/2008
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| The latest flapping wing Delfly Micro air vehicle to be developed by TU Delft only weighs 3g and measures 10 cm from wingtip to wingtip but this is to be followed by another even smaller machine, the Delfly Nano, which is to measure 5cm and weigh 1g |
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