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Pulsating detection work
A very efficient way of measuring multiple positions in a major project has been unveiled. Tom Shelley reports |
14/11/2008
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The five-minute body scan
Siemens has introduced an imaging device that combines the functions of computed tomography (CT) with a high-resolution PET (positron emission tomography) system |
13/11/2008
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Through the glass darkly
What does the future hold for medical devices, the environment and technology in general? Tom Shelley has been finding out |
13/11/2008
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Solution to Coffee-time Challenge
The solution to last month’s challenge – on redesigning electrical plugs – comes from 42 Technology, based in St Ives, Cambridgeshire |
09/10/2008
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Seeing the light
Why does your boss continue to reject your brilliant idea? Perhaps you’re not presenting it to him in the right way. Lou Reade reports |
09/10/2008
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Grasping the bigger picture
Inventors and start-ups collaborating with large companies face many daunting challenges on how best to proceed, as Tom Shelley has been finding out |
15/09/2008
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Young at heart
This year’s crop of graduate design shows produced a wealth of good ideas. Tom Shelley and Lou Reade report |
15/09/2008
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3D printer uses recycled paper
A 3D printer that uses plain or recycled A4 paper and water-based adhesive has been developed in Ireland and is to be launched at TCT 2008 |
15/09/2008
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Taking up the strain
A better knowledge of strain measurement techniques could help designers to improve their products. Lou Reade reports on Eureka’s round-table event |
15/09/2008
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Talking pillbox finds its voice
The talking Medi-Voice pillbox – featured in our November 2007 edition – has now reached working prototype status, and is quite different to the initial design |
14/09/2008
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Door handle disinfects hands
A door handle designed for hospitals has two small apertures – through which a very small amount of disinfectant can be squeezed onto the hands when the handle is turned |
14/09/2008
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Web of intrigue
An adhesive solution for handling fine pharmaceutical powders could also make an impact in the food and cosmetic industries, reports Tom Shelley |
19/08/2008
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Electric fields stir films on small scales
By applying an electric field in the plane of a water based film – and applying a voltage from electrodes in the perpendicular direction – it is possible to make the film rotate at speed and perform a mixing action. |
18/08/2008
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Solution to Coffee-time Challenge
The solution to last month’s challenge – on a cheap supply of pure water – comes from Australia, where lack of water is a problem over much of the country |
18/08/2008
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Olympian efforts
Lou Reade reports on some of the technologies that are helping elite athletes to boost their performances – and increase their chances of winning medals – at the Olympic Games |
18/08/2008
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Doing it faster
Tom Shelley looks at some of the innovations in rapid product development and manufacturing to be showcased this autumn |
18/08/2008
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Mountain boards speeded by rapid techniques
A German company is bringing boards for a new sport craze to market faster and at a fraction of the cost that would have been incurred using conventional technology |
18/08/2008
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Modelling the future
A small company with big clients enthusiastically supports the Innovation & Design Excellence Awards (iDEAs) and the boost they give to the UK’s leading edge industries |
14/07/2008
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Bearing fruit
A low-cost vibration analyser, and several other new tools , are proving particularly good at picking up bearing damage and helping identify other faults. Tom Shelley reports |
14/07/2008
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Inflatable ring locks chair for disabled
A small, battery powered air pump and an inflatable ring are key to stopping wheeled desk chairs from moving, so that the wholly or partially disabled can get in and out of them more safely |
13/07/2008
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