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Quentin Pankhurst (bio hub), Gerald Buller (IQN), Peter Kyle MP, Douglas Paul (PNT), Kirsty Annand (QuantIC/Quantum sensing and timing), Viv Kendon (Q Computing)
Policy & business

Heriot-Watt to lead development of UK’s ‘near-unhackable’ quantum internet

Energy & environment

Water harvester cycles continuously without intervention

Transformer bots can form over 1,000 shapes
Robotics & UAVs

‘Transformer bots’ capable of over 1,000 configurations

Sports engineering

Study shows hairstyle and clothing could cost athletes medals

Skills & careers

Schneider Electric launch skills training programme in the UK and Ireland

Sail cloth spans the continuum, from woven Nylon and PET fabrics, laminated cloths all the way to high technology carbon fibre composites
Materials

Project to give second life to sailing waste

Skills & careers

Introducing The Student Engineer

By sector, the food and drink sector is the biggest contributor to manufacturing Gross Value Added
Manufacturing

UK manufacturing sector slips to twelfth in world rankings

Medical & healthcare

3D-printed blood vessels could transform cardiovascular treatments

A mock-up of what the Tasty Spoon™ could look like
Medical & healthcare

‘Tasty Spoon’ device aims to boost food flavours for people with dementia

Ionic conductivities of up to 0.1 S cm −1 have been achieved
Materials

Electric eels inspire ‘jelly battery’

The new valve mimics the self-preservation of biological systems by giving them a way to respond to damage and protect themselves passively
Robotics & UAVs

New valve adds resilience to soft robots