Construction is underway on an innovative floating structure designed to generate power from warm seawater, a process known as ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC). Developed under the EU-funded project PLOTEC, the platform is expected to be installed in the upcoming months in a testing site in the Canary Islands, Spain. OTEC is a renewable energy technology that uses warm … [Read more...] about Novel structure promises to bring renewable energy to tropical islands
New building fit out designed with neurodiversity in mind
Engineering and design consultancy Buro Happold has used the new BSI neurodiversity standard to develop an inclusive design for the fit-out of the Grimaldi Building, the new London headquarters of the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) – the first building in the UK to fully adopt the new standard. The Grimaldi Building features everything from recording studios … [Read more...] about New building fit out designed with neurodiversity in mind
Medical devices review calls for immediate action on biases to prevent patient harm
A recently published report detailing the findings of the Independent Review of Equity in Medical Devices has called for urgent action around the development, testing and deployment of medical devices, including artificial-intelligence-enabled medical devices, to prevent patient harm and the widening of health inequalities. The review recommends that the government begins … [Read more...] about Medical devices review calls for immediate action on biases to prevent patient harm
Dancing droplets could hold key to capturing water from the air
Researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia have taken inspiration from a phenomenon of motion first glimpsed in bowls of breakfast cereal to develop more efficient devices for capturing fresh water from the air. The researchers have observed that when water droplets condense from the air onto a cold surface coated with oil, the droplets … [Read more...] about Dancing droplets could hold key to capturing water from the air
Get it Made announces 2024 grant for women in business
Manufacturing specialist Get It Made has announced the launch of its 2024 grant to help encourage the next generation of women in UK engineering by taking female-led organisations to the next level. Launched to mark International Women’s Day, the initiative has been set up to encourage and support projects being driven by female-founded or female-led engineering, design, … [Read more...] about Get it Made announces 2024 grant for women in business