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Skills & careers

APM report reveals barriers for women in industry

The magnetoelastic sensor array, which conforms to human skin and can function even when exposed to liquid. It can interact with a music speaker's command components: play, pause, next, and previous.
Materials

Waterproof human-machine interface generates power

Manufacturing

Survey: last chance to have your say on the state of manufacturing

Rolls-Royce will deliver a total of 523 mtu Series 199 engines for the Boxer Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV) for the British Armed Forces. The engines will be assembled, acceptance-tested and painted in the UK
Defence & security

Rolls-Royce to deliver mtu engines to Boxer programme

PelaGen wave energy converters on PelaFlex platform
Energy & environment

EMEC to host Marine Power Systems’ wave energy array

Hatton Locks: famous ‘stairway to heaven’ flight of 21 locks on the Grand Union Canal in Warwickshire
Civil & structural

Canal & River Trust awards contracts for restoration and repair of historic waterways

Communications

Robot teacher mimics ant communication

The new Active Building in Khuded, India, just completed. The integrated solar panels are visible on the roof. A reliable electricity supply means residents can charge batteries for phones and lamps. It also powers a rice husking machine, refrigeration unit and flour mill, which residents identified as essential, as many of them earn their living from agricultural produce
Renewables

Solar OASIS gives villagers a reliable source of renewable energy

Sensors

New anemometer streamlines wind measurements for smaller aircraft

The MIT team's device could eliminate the need for patients to constantly measure their glucose levels and inject insulin
Medical & healthcare

Device could pave way for new diabetes treatment

Aerospace

AI pilot can navigate crowded airspace

A team of KAUST catalyst scientists have shown how a molybdenum-based catalyst (pictured above) can play a central role in a process pivotal to the sustainable production of renewable energy and green chemicals
Materials

Molybdenum shows role in electrochemical hydride transfer