Far from making cutbacks, a recession is the perfect time to invest in engineering research to ensure the continued acceleration of progress, says Tom Lee, electronic engineer and advanced controls...
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From ship-hoisting in the Gulf to contamination-free medical clean rooms, technology is keeping pace with the increasingly complex demands made of control applications. Julia Pierce reports
Advanced handheld probes are able to measure the parts on production lines that larger systems simply cannot reach. Evelyn Adams reports
A hand-held near infrared chemical detector for use in security, environmental monitoring and forensics is being developed by ZiNIR and Surrey University's Advanced Technology Institute.
Printing-style technology means precision micro-structured optical film can for the first time be developed in the UK. Siobhan Wagner reports.