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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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Small matter
Micro-manufacturing techniques could soon be leaping from the pilot scale into true industrial production. Julie Bieles reports |
13/07/2008
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Energy researchers look to a bright future
Whether it is paint that converts sunlight to energy, or new ways of printing circuits onto plastic film, new research promises to make solar energy cheaper. Lou Reade reports |
19/06/2008
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Winning iDEA
The ability to innovate can help to lift a company above its rivals and win more business – an approach rewarded in the Innovation & Design Excellence Awards |
12/05/2008
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Socket set up for real wave power
A 20MW facility is being constructed off the Cornish coast to allow the full scale testing of up to four different wave power machines |
09/04/2008
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Self-adhesive rubber films make solar cells more cost effective
Centrosolar Group, headquartered in Paderbon, Germany and Lanxess have developed a production method for solar cells that only requires that wafers be placed between two self adhesive 0.5mm thick films of “Levamelt”, a new ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA). |
09/04/2008
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Bin actually holds its contents
The solution to last month’s Coffee Time Challenge – on a bin that actually holds its contents – comes from Needham, Massachusetts |
09/04/2008
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Battle of the bulge
A hydraulic effect is being harnessed to build up massive amounts of energy – and may well be the key to producing cheap power from sea waves |
09/04/2008
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Innovating for the future
Iain Gray, the first chief executive of the new-look Technology Strategy Board, tells Lou Reade how the organisation will help to stimulate innovation in the UK |
09/04/2008
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Formula for success
Remarkable developments are now hitting the road when it comes to regenerating energy to meet the demands of both new F1 regulations and future car technology. Tom Shelley reports |
12/03/2008
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Solar cone could generate 59kW
Alan Williams, a former Member of Parliament, has devised a solar generator that he says could be built and tested quite inexpensively |
28/01/2008
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Running faster
A new innovation strategy aims to help the UK compete on the world stage |
17/12/2007
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Green for green
By embracing environmental inititatives now, industry may be able to avoid the need for more legislation in this area. Lou Reade reports |
05/11/2007
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Steaming ahead
Could steam trains make a return to the tracks? Yes, if a chemical method of making steam takes off, writes Lou Reade |
05/11/2007
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Hot moves
A simple technology can absorb power direct from the sun to produce mechanical movement. Tom Shelley reports on this burning issue |
15/10/2007
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Hydrogen storage goal in sight
The hydrogen economy now looks achievable and may be something we all take for granted 10 years from now, says Tom Shelley |
15/10/2007
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Hand on security
Veins in the palm of the hand could be a much more reliable and cost-effective method of biometric identification than faces |
15/10/2007
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All at sea
FuturEnergy’s five-blade, glass-filled nylon rotor and permanent magnetic generator have been fitted to a prototype of the Evopod tidal energy device |
15/10/2007
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Retrofits give illuminating performance
A Surrey company is marketing a German-invented, retrofit electronic light ballast that allows the replacement of older fluorescent tubes with more modern and efficient units, without replacing the luminaries. |
15/10/2007
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Sling makes lifting safer
Cranes are often expected to lift a wide range of heavy loads – which can lead to accidents. A crane hook engaging in a lifting eye is fairly safe, cranes are commonly expected to lift irregular, heavy objects using chains and slings |
24/09/2007
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