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COMMENT: System check.
June 29, 2009... The old rhyme that ends 'and all for want of a horseshoe nail' is a cautionary tale of how failing to keep an eye on the details can set off a chain of consequences that ends in catastrophe.
It sprang to mind when reading a report by the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) on the state...
NEWS: Star gazer.
June 29, 2009... A faint-light camera is to be installed on a telescope to minimise blurring effects
Celestial images from the Very Large Telescope (VLT) array are set to be given a boost, claim the developers of OCam: the world's fastest high-precision faint-light camera.
OCam will be part of the...
NEWS: Brake expectations.
June 29, 2009... Engineers have high hopes for new safety systems
Engineers in Germany have unveiled an innovative driver assistance system that automatically stops vehicles from spinning out of control in the event of a collision.
According to Dr Werner Struth, president of chassis systems at Bosch,...
NEWS: Geared up.
June 29, 2009... Engineers from Ricardo and Weifang Shengrui in China are working together on the design of an eight-speed automatic transmission for front-wheel-drive cars.
Weifang Shengrui plans to manufacture the transmission and sell it in China from 2011.
The company has already acquired a...
NEWS: Informed decisions.
June 29, 2009... Research team receives funding to investigate renewable energy to help achieve government targets
Cardiff University has been selected to lead a five-year investigation into sustainable energy supply, one of five themes being addressed through a new programme driven by the UK Energy...