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WEBSep 9, 2024 · Fieldwork Robotics launches latest harvesting robot with improved accuracy and speed
Octopus raises the temperature with Cosy heat pump
WEBSep 15, 2023 · As the Cosy 6 runs at high temperatures of 78-80°C, it will be compatible with most existing radiator and hot water systems, though high temperature heat pumps are not as energy efficient as devices that operate at lower temperatures.
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WEBHow the emerging alternative protein industry could help feed the world
Late, great engineers: Frank Whittle: Founder of the jet age
WEBMay 6, 2022 · Air Commodore Frank Whittle seated at his desk at during World War II. The two models on his desk are the first British prototype jet aircraft to fly and the Meteor, the first jet to enter service with the RAF.UK Government public domain
Jewel in the crown: Rolls-Royce’s single-crystal turbine blade …
WEBSep 19, 2017 · An ancient form of metalworking is being used by Rolls-Royce to create a single-crystal turbine blade for jet engines. Casting is one of the oldest and most basic methods of metalworking.
The evolution of the aircraft wing
WEBMar 31, 2017 · The aircraft wing has transformed from the wooden and fabric twin-wing set up of the Wright brothers’ Flyer, to the composite materials used in the latest models coming off the production line today from the likes of Boeing and Airbus.
The Engineer - Iron-based catalyst promises cheaper fuel cells
WEBApr 26, 2022 · A research team led by Imperial College London has developed an iron-based catalyst that could dramatically reduce the cost of hydrogen fuel cells.
Salary survey: What’s a UK engineer worth in 2022?
WEBMar 2, 2022 · Mean average salaries rise to £58,108 (a 2.3 per cent increase on last year’s figure) 56 per cent of UK engineers have received a pay increase in the past 12 months
The Engineer Q&A: The Severn Barrage - The Engineer
WEBJan 30, 2013 · The Severn Barrage is an idea that refuses to die. People have been proposing and dismissing building a barrage across the Severn Estuary since 1849 – meaning the concept is seven years older than The Engineer. The estuary holds an estimated 8 to 12GW worth of theoretically harnessable power, and now with climate change targets making the need for renewable energy more urgent than ever, the ...