Researchers at NTU Singapore have developed a device that uses an electrically-activated Voltaglue patch and catheter to seal broken blood vessels. The device could lead to quicker and less invasive sealing of tears and holes in blood vessels, the team believes, holding potential to ...

https://www.theengineer.co.uk/voltaglue-device-developed-to-seal-blood-vessels/

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A new 3D printing method promises personalised medicine that could disrupt the one-size-fits-all approach to making pills. The method developed by a team from the University of East Anglia (UEA) and Loughborough University allows the 3D printing of medicine in ...

https://www.theengineer.co.uk/3d-printing-method-personalised-medicine-uea-loughborough/

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New inverter technology can make enormous improvements in EV efficiency and its all thanks to one amazing substance, says Ian Foley, managing director, Equipmake If someone told you a material existed that could dramatically improve the range of an electric vehicle, yet add nothing to the ...

https://www.theengineer.co.uk/equipmake-stardust-silicon-carbide-inverter-inverters/

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Researchers in Canada have discovered a way to use 3D printing for the creation of cartilage that could be used in surgical procedures. The team at the University of Alberta used a specially designed hydrogel that can be mixed with cells harvested from a patient, then printed in a specific shape ...

https://www.theengineer.co.uk/3d-printing-used-to-create-nose-cartilage/

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Graphene has been patterned in high-resolution and at the micron-scale with a laser and photoresist, an advance that could lead to applications in consumer electronics. This is the claim of a Rice University laboratory that has demonstrated the conversion of positive photoresist (PR), frequently ...

https://www.theengineer.co.uk/graphene-photoresist-high-resolution-rice/

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HS2 Ltd today launched Florence, the first of 10 tunnel boring machines that will dig 64 miles of tunnels between London and the West Midlands. Named after Florence Nightingale the 170m long TBM will dig the first of a pair of 10-mile long tunnels under the Chiltern Hills. A second machine Cecilia ...

https://www.theengineer.co.uk/hs2-florence-tunnel-boring-machine-tbm-chiltern/

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Cracks in the chassis of some Class-800 Series Hitachi trains has led to the withdrawal of services and disruption for passengers travelling with GWR, LNER and TransPennine Express. Most of GWRs fleet and a significant number of LNER and TransPennine Express trains have been taken off the network ...

https://www.theengineer.co.uk/cracks-class-800-series-hitachi-trains-disruption/

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5G connected sensors are to be deployed along the Jurassic Coast to monitor land stability and cliff movement. The deployment forms part of 5G RuralDorset, a government-backed project looking at how next generation connectivity can help rural communities. Project aims for 5G connected agri-robots ...

https://www.theengineer.co.uk/5g-sensors-dorset-jurassic-coast/

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Nottingham University and the National Physical Laboratory have found that stabiliser residue in metal nanoparticle inks inhibits conductivity in 3D-printed electronics. Inks containing metal nanoparticles (MNP) are among the most commonly-used conducive materials for 3D-printed electronics. Ink-...

https://www.theengineer.co.uk/stabiliser-residue-inhibits-conductivity-in-3d-printed-electronics/

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Proactive approaches to STEM equality aim to redress imbalances in education and the workplace Whilst there is no shortage of conversations about diversity taking place across engineering,industry can make no secret of the gender imbalance still recognised across its sectors. In March 2021, ...

https://www.theengineer.co.uk/news-analysis-engineering-for-equality/

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A catalyst that converts carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide gas with exceptional selectivity could reduce the cost of producing CO as a chemical feedstock. This is the claim of researchers in Saudi Arabia and Spain whose novel approach to making catalysts involves heating bimetallic metal organic ...

https://www.theengineer.co.uk/catalyst-mof-co-co2-kaust-chemical-feedstock/

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A team led by Imperial College London has developed an AI model to predict the trajectory of Covid-19 patients in intensive care units (ICUs). The approach uses machine learning to make predictions about how patients conditions might progress, and whether theyd respond positively to proning a ...

https://www.theengineer.co.uk/ai-tool-predicts-trajectory-of-covid-19-icu-patients-proning/

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A UK-led innovation in energy storage could make it easier and cheaper to roll out grid balancing pumped hydro schemes writes David Fowler A new system based on pumped hydro generation promises to vastly increase capacity to store and release energy generated from renewables, providing a ...

https://www.theengineer.co.uk/high-density-pumped-hydro/

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Welcome to the third episode of The Engineer Talks, a new series of bite-sized video interviews with industry leaders from across a range of sectors. In this short interview The Engineers editor Jon Excell talks to Jem Drew, Applications Engineering Manager, EMEA at additive manufacturing giant ...

https://www.theengineer.co.uk/the-engineer-talks-ep3-upskilling-for-additive/

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Following a rollercoaster six years in the top job at Aston Martin, Andy Palmers focus has shifted once again to electric vehicles. Andrew Wade reports. Andy Palmer is a busy man. Since departing as CEO of Aston Martin in May 2020, the engineer and automotive executive has turned once again to ...

https://www.theengineer.co.uk/interview-andy-palmer-on-the-road-ahead/

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The UK creators of Hookpod, a low-cost device that prevents the deaths of seabirds during longline fishing, have been named finalists in the SMEs category of the European Inventor Award 2021. Around 300,000 seabirds, including endangered species of albatross, die annually as marine ...

https://www.theengineer.co.uk/hookpod-seabirds-kibel/

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Researchers in Ireland have developed a low-cost strain sensor made from a printable graphene nanocomposite that combines high sensitivity and flexibility without reducing performance. The team from Trinity College Dublin have created the next generation sensing technology using so-called G-...

https://www.theengineer.co.uk/g-putty-trinity-strain-sensor-graphene-nanocomposite/

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How will automation affect global trade and travel? Science fiction author Gareth L. Powell takes a speculative look at recent developments Scanning through last months issue, several articles caught my eye. The first was about the inaugural flight of Boeings Loyal Wingman autonomous ...

https://www.theengineer.co.uk/sci-fi-eye-automated-trade-transport/

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Essential PPE and COVID testing kits have been delivered by autonomous drone flights between the UK mainland and Isles of Scilly as part of trials by Royal Mail and partners. Royal Mail has also carried out inter-island parcel deliveries across the Scillies as part of the trial, which is the first ...

https://www.theengineer.co.uk/autonomous-drone-windracer-skyports-royal-mail-scilly/

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Is it too late for a UK Gigafactory? The short answer is no, but we do have to act now and thankfully both the government and industry are already taking the first steps in the right direction, says Robin Foster, HSSMIs Battery Technology Solution Lead. The transition to electrification has ...

https://www.theengineer.co.uk/uk-gigafactory-gigafactories-batteries-electric-vehicles/

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