Posted on April 3rd, 2009 by Rebecca
The protype of Nissan’s electric car could push it to the front of the electrical automotive engineering pack, one resource claims.Wired took the vehicle for a half-mile drive around a car park and reports that it is nimble and is able to briskly accelerate. But the automotive engineering invention does not end there. Motorists in [...]
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Posted on April 3rd, 2009 by Rebecca
The Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) have given the Bombe Enigma code breaking machine an award for its role in saving thousands of lives by cracking German messages.And this occasion - which celebrates the role that mechanical engineering played during the war - was watched by veterans who know just how important this piece of [...]
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Posted on April 2nd, 2009 by Rebecca
Not shy of a challenge, workers on the Olympic Park are currently lifting the 2,800-tonne wave-shaped roof of the London 2012 Aquatics Centre in a move that the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) calls "one of the most complex engineering and construction challenges of the Olympic Park big build".Indeed, people in engineering jobs on the [...]
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Posted on April 2nd, 2009 by Rebecca
If you have been wondering whether Crossrail is still going on the right tracks to boost careers in the rail engineering sector then you may be pleased to hear the latest news concerning the project’s development.The construction project - Europe’s largest - has awarded a £400 million Project Delivery Partner contract, which has led the [...]
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Posted on April 1st, 2009 by Rebecca
Connections are being made in the world of electrical and electronic engineering after ABB has been awarded a $550 million (£382.3 million) order to connect the UK and Irish power grids.The move should ignite Ireland’s attempt to expand its wind power capacity and will strengthen the security and reliability of electricity suppliers, the company claims.If [...]
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Posted on April 1st, 2009 by Rebecca
The credit crunch appears to be taking its toll on a variety of sectors, including that of manufacturing, a concern you may already have if you are worried about the stability of your engineering career.Indeed, the recent Monthly Industrial Trends survey from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) shows that UK manufacturers believe their output [...]
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Posted on April 1st, 2009 by Rebecca
If you are a firm believer in the police being given the best automotive engineering advancements to help them with their fight against crime then you may be interested to hear the latest development.The Association of Police Chief Officers (APCO) has revealed that the 155 mph Audi RS 6 Avant is their latest weapon in [...]
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Posted on March 31st, 2009 by Rebecca
Telecommunications engineering company Plessey has been appointed by Neotel and MTN to co-build the planned South African long-distance fibre optic network and has already got to work with the first leg of the project.You may have heard on the telecommunications engineering development grapevine that when completed, the fibre network will cover 5,000 km and connect [...]
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Posted on March 31st, 2009 by Rebecca
Achieving 100,000 hours of faultless operation is a mean feat in the mechanical engineering sector. But that is exactly what Rolls-Royce’s Avon 200 industrial gas turbine has done.The upgraded turbine, which delivers increased component life, power and efficiency, has "established an unparalleled record for reliability and availability in the oil and gas and power generation [...]
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Posted on March 30th, 2009 by Rebecca
A computer science lab is providing a welcome boost to the chemical engineering industry after a new centre to deliver growth and innovation has been opened by John Denham, secretary of state for Innovation, Universities and Skills, a report says.The computer science expertise of STFC Daresbury Laboratory reveals that the Knowledge Centre for Materials [...]
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