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Magnitude 5.7 earthquake was due to 'manmade seismicity'

Magnitude 5.7 earthquake was due to 'manmade seismicity'

A new study points to wastewater injection as the culprit for a sizeable Oklahoma earthquake back in 2011.

Rarity of rare earths prompts a renaissance in motor design

Rarity of rare earths prompts a renaissance in motor design

China’s move to corner the market for rare-earth minerals has prompted manufacturers of low voltage industrial motors to adopt alternative technologies.

UK entrepreneurs are being failed by government

UK entrepreneurs are being failed by government

MPs admit the government does not have a coherent strategy to support the commercialisation of technological innovation in the UK.

Manufacturing investment: a case of ambition clouding reality

Manufacturing investment: a case of ambition clouding reality

Despite, or possibly because of, the prevailing economic conditions, UK firms are holding on to their cash, and investment in manufacturing infrastructure is stalling.

GPS: jam today; jamming tomorrow

GPS: jam today; jamming tomorrow

Like the Internet, other hugely important resources at our everyday disposal can be abused. GPS, rather disconcertingly, is not immune to such abuse, according to recent research.

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