Power of heritage: Goodwood Revival a showcase of the design and engineering prowess of yesteryear Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 15, 2014 One of only 7 in the world, this road version of the legendary Ford GT40 Le Mans car was our…
New micro radio-chip could see all kinds of products connected to IoT Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 16, 2014 At only a few millimetres, radio-on-a-chip technology like this Stanford University prototype could enable trillions of devices to connect to…
3D printing issues and challenges: Material costs Posted by DEVELOP3D - September 22, 2014 In the first of his comment pieces on 3D printing issues and challenges, Jeremy Pullin delves into the murky waters…
Cyborgs: Birmingham festival will conclude with Cyborg Foundation presentation Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 23, 2014 ‘Cyborg’ Neil Harbisson will be talking about the technology implanted into his head that allows him to sense colour Spoiler…
Metals 3D printing: Aussie start-up offering sub £3k printer that can build in 20 metals Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 24, 2014 Billed as a ‘consumer grade’ metals 3D printer, the S1 can be supported on Kickstarter Australian start-up Aurora are promising…
Making stuff: Lost-wax casting Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 26, 2014 The GemVision Revo540CX can produce super high detail wax parts for lost-wax casting in the jewellery industry In a week…
Inspiration: IET Young Woman Engineer of the Year Awards shortlist Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 29, 2014 This year’s YWE shortlist: (L-R) Vidhyalakshmi Karthikeyan, Jessica Bestwick, Holly Driver, Nicola Combe, Laurie-Ann Marshall, Lucy Ackland, Naomi Mitchison, Hannah…
Winner of Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering’s ‘Create the Trophy’ competitio Posted by Stephen Holmes - October 2, 2014 Euan Fairholm of Edinburgh produced the 2014 winning design for the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering Euan Fairholm from Edinburgh…
Information Age: Science Museum launches exhibition of ‘Six Networks That Changed Our World’ Posted by Stephen Holmes - October 2, 2014 The face of communication has changed through amazing design and engineering – something that the Science Museum is showcasing in…
3D printing optics process poised to take on injection moulding Posted by Stephen Holmes - October 3, 2014 The new ‘LUX-Opticlear’ material means that the process might ready to compete with injection moulding A revolutionary method and new…