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Spray-on concrete breakthrough could transform bridge repairs
Engineers at Florida International University (FIU) have created a system that sprays ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) onto structures. Such concrete not only has the potential to patch walls, fix pipes and restore drainage culverts, it can make these structures stronger than they were in the first place. More than 40,000 bridges in the USA are deemed…
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TECHNOLOGY
MIT engineers develop a fully 3D-printed electrospray engine
A team of MIT engineers has developed a fully 3D-printed electrospray engine, a device that applies an electric field to a conductive liquid, generating a high-speed jet of…
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New modular power plant could be gamechanger for island communities
British climate-tech innovator Global OTEC has announced the imminent deployment of its first energy-generating onshore pilot, the OTEC Power Module – a compact, modular power plant that turns…
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Study pinpoints weaknesses in hot water bottle design
Research from the University of Liverpool has highlighted weaknesses in the structural design of hot water bottles. Hot water bottles have been around for generations, yet there’s surprisingly…
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SUSTAINABILITY
Design basis for ‘world’s realistic fusion power plant’ released
US company Type One Energy has announced the publication of what it says is the world’s first comprehensive, self-consistent and robust physics basis, with conservative design margins, for…
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New modular power plant could be gamechanger for island communities
British climate-tech innovator Global OTEC has announced the imminent deployment of its first energy-generating onshore pilot, the OTEC Power Module – a compact, modular power plant that turns…
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Wave Energy Scotland unveils wave energy cluster concept design
Wave Energy Scotland (WES) has unveiled a concept design for a multi-megawatt cluster arrangement of wave energy converter devices with the aim of exploiting potential advantages over individually…
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EDUCATION
Renishaw renews Greenpower partnership to inspire future engineers
British engineering company Renishaw has renewed its partnership with the Greenpower Education Trust, a UK-based charity that ignites enthusiasm for science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) subjects by…
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Overcoming learning barriers as pupils take on space rocket design mission
The University of Portsmouth and the Jon Egging Trust have devised and delivered three STEM-based activity days on campus with three local schools, as part of the trust’s…
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New research highlights higher interest in tech careers among SEND students
Research by EngineeringUK and the Royal Society, published during National Careers Week (3–8 March), has found that young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) have a…
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MATERIALS
MIT engineers develop a fully 3D-printed electrospray engine
A team of MIT engineers has developed a fully 3D-printed electrospray engine, a device that applies an electric field to a conductive liquid, generating a high-speed jet of…
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Sea sponge inspires super strong compressible material
Inspired by a deep-sea sponge, engineers at RMIT University in Melbourne have developed a new material with remarkable compressive strength and stiffness that could improve architectural and product…
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Study pinpoints weaknesses in hot water bottle design
Research from the University of Liverpool has highlighted weaknesses in the structural design of hot water bottles. Hot water bottles have been around for generations, yet there’s surprisingly…
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MEDICAL
Experts enter fourth dimension to create better medical devices
Experts at the University of Birmingham and Imperial College London have launched a project aimed at revolutionising medical device engineering by incorporating a fourth dimension – time –…
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Bionic hand ‘knows’ what it’s touching
Engineers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore have developed a pioneering prosthetic hand that can grip plush toys, water bottles and other everyday objects like a human, carefully…
3D-printed soft actuators could be used to create artificial heart
Researchers at the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (EMPA) have developed a method of producing soft and elastic, yet powerful ‘artificial muscles’ using 3D printing.…
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