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 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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Posted on March 30th, 2009 by Rebecca
The world land speed record for wind-powered vehicles has been broken by a British engineer, you may be impressed to hear if you work in automotive engineering and are interested in such feats.Over 126 mph was reached by Richard Jenkins in his Ecotricity Greenbird, but you may be surprised to hear how he did this. [...]
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Posted on March 18th, 2009 by Rebecca
A mechanical engineer has developed a technique to reduce the drag of vehicles - including trucks and aeroplanes - by employing active flow control (AFC) technology, a development that being in an engineering job yourself you may be interested to hear about.
Dr Ramesh Agarwal, the William Palm professor of engineering at Washington University, explains that [...]
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