Thinking cap
A team of UC Irvine scientists has been awarded a grant to study synthetic telepathy....
Published: The Engineer Online - 19 August 2008

Visuals highlight flood risk
Australian researchers have developed a software tool that can be used to provide greater understanding of flood risk due to climate change....
Published: The Engineer Online - 19 August 2008

Bio drugs
Researchers at the California Institute of Technology have developed a way to churn out large quantities of drugs using biofactories....
Published: The Engineer Online - 19 August 2008

Wood work
E.ON plans to invest £300m in a biomass power station at the Port of Bristol....
Published: The Engineer Online - 19 August 2008

More wind for Oklahoma
Siemens is to supply 44 wind turbines rated at 2.3MW for the Keenan wind farm in Woodward County, Oklahoma....
Published: The Engineer Online - 19 August 2008

This week in 1956: CERN European synchrotron
This article from the archives provides a fascinating insight into the origins of the world's most significant particle physics experiment. ...
Published: The Engineer - 19 August 2008

Infrared Avacta detector
Physicians have known for millennia that the smell of human breath can reveal certain medical conditions. Until now it has been a subjective assessment based on the nasal sensitivity and experience of the doctor. ...
Published: The Engineer - 19 August 2008

Molecular detection
Identifying the sequences of bases in DNA is among the most significant of scientific tasks. Yet, despite its importance to life science research, it is still a laborious and expensive process. ...
Published: The Engineer - 19 August 2008

Robocopter to the rescue
A multi-disciplinary academic and industry team is developing semi-autonomous robotic helicopters for search and rescue operations....
Published: The Engineer - 19 August 2008

Scrap into wind
A student at Portsmouth University has designed a wind turbine made from 100 per cent recycled materials....
Published: The Engineer Online - 18 August 2008

Power of gasification
EPCOR Power Generation has selected Siemens coal gasification technology for Canada’s first low-CO2 integrated gasification combined cycle power plant....
Published: The Engineer Online - 18 August 2008

Hybrid battery
Fraunhofer scientists are developing a high-performance battery for hybrid cars that is more resilient, reliable and less harmful to the environment....
Published: The Engineer Online - 18 August 2008

Intelligent scales
German researchers have developed scales for supermarkets that can determine what type of produce is placed in them....
Published: The Engineer Online - 18 August 2008

Qinetiq's spy in the sky
A technique astronomers use to search for gamma ray bursts in the depths of the Universe could be adapted to find terrorists responsible for car bombs in Iraq....
Published: The Engineer - 18 August 2008

Fuelled by fungus
Research at Oxford University could lead to an enzyme extracted from fungus being used as a cheap, effective catalyst in fuel cells that could replace batteries in domestic appliances....
Published: The Engineer - 18 August 2008

Deep deep down
The UK's deepest-diving robot submarine has successfully completed its first science mission, in the Atlantic Ocean....
Published: The Engineer Online - 15 August 2008

AI medical decision support
A research project at The Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen is using artificial intelligence to assist physicians in treating prostate cancer....
Published: The Engineer Online - 15 August 2008

Memories are made of software
Cell phones and other mobile devices may soon offer help to faltering memories thanks to software created at an IBM Research Laboratory....
Published: The Engineer Online - 15 August 2008

Rowing simulation
Engineers at ETH Zurich have been perfecting the ideal rowing simulator that recreates training conditions as realistically as possible in a virtual environment....
Published: The Engineer Online - 15 August 2008

Vehicle wars
A range of mini-vehicles that could help give UK forces the battle-winning edge on operations is set to take part in the final of a major MoD science and technology competition this weekend....
Published: The Engineer Online - 15 August 2008

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