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Web of intrigue
An adhesive solution for handling fine pharmaceutical powders could also make an impact in the food and cosmetic industries, reports Tom Shelley |
19/08/2008
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Electric fields stir films on small scales
By applying an electric field in the plane of a water based film – and applying a voltage from electrodes in the perpendicular direction – it is possible to make the film rotate at speed and perform a mixing action. |
18/08/2008
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Solution to Coffee-time Challenge
The solution to last month’s challenge – on a cheap supply of pure water – comes from Australia, where lack of water is a problem over much of the country |
18/08/2008
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Olympian efforts
Lou Reade reports on some of the technologies that are helping elite athletes to boost their performances – and increase their chances of winning medals – at the Olympic Games |
18/08/2008
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Doing it faster
Tom Shelley looks at some of the innovations in rapid product development and manufacturing to be showcased this autumn |
18/08/2008
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Mountain boards speeded by rapid techniques
A German company is bringing boards for a new sport craze to market faster and at a fraction of the cost that would have been incurred using conventional technology |
18/08/2008
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Modelling the future
A small company with big clients enthusiastically supports the Innovation & Design Excellence Awards (iDEAs) and the boost they give to the UK’s leading edge industries |
14/07/2008
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Bearing fruit
A low-cost vibration analyser, and several other new tools , are proving particularly good at picking up bearing damage and helping identify other faults. Tom Shelley reports |
14/07/2008
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Inflatable ring locks chair for disabled
A small, battery powered air pump and an inflatable ring are key to stopping wheeled desk chairs from moving, so that the wholly or partially disabled can get in and out of them more safely |
13/07/2008
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Inclined wheels put on the brakes
By mounting two wheels on inclined axles on the sides of a trolley, it is possible to change from free-wheeling to braking – simply by raising or lowering the handle |
18/06/2008
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Innovating over the airwaves
Innovation is not just about new technology: it can be about adapting existing technology for a different market, at a price that makes sense |
22/05/2008
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Rapidly developing complex machines
Tom Shelley reports on hardware and software that enables robotic and other equipment to be more quickly developed, particularly for medical applications |
12/05/2008
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How impossible data all adds up
Tom Shelley learns how modelling, extrapolating and advanced data analysis helps scientists understand surfaces and extract data from experiments under ‘impossible’ conditions |
12/05/2008
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Nature struts its stuff
Tom Shelley reports on some of the latest material fabrication ideas originally prototyped by nature |
12/05/2008
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3D printing takes a step forward
Not that long ago, model makers took about a week to turn Timberland 2D CAD drawings of shoes into 3D representations in wood or foam |
06/05/2008
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The shape of things to come
If Formula 1 drivers can have their seats personally moulded to fit their body shapes, why not the rest of us? Tom Shelley reports |
10/04/2008
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Shaking up the status quo
A new medical product has been brought rapidly to market that should greatly benefit patients both in developing and developed countries. Tom Shelley reports |
10/04/2008
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Stainless steel sculpture
A stainless steel sculpture designed by Diane Maclean has been installed outside the County Court in Chelmsford |
09/04/2008
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