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World’s largest vertical take-off airship built with advanced materials

World’s largest vertical take-off airship built with advanced materials

French-Canadian airship manufacturer FLYING WHALES has enlisted Exel Composites to supply approximately 75km of pull-wound carbon fibre tubes.

UK Government fast-tracks clean energy projects to fuel growth

UK Government fast-tracks clean energy projects to fuel growth

Clean power will “jump to the front of the queue” for grid connections, reducing waiting time by up to seven years as part of new plans to make British energy secure.

3D printing muscles that are soft but powerful

3D printing muscles that are soft but powerful

A team of researchers is developing muscles that mimic the strength and elasticity of those belonging to humans, using 3D printing.

Affordable brainwave reader helps people with motor neurone disease communicate

Affordable brainwave reader helps people with motor neurone disease communicate

NTU researchers have developed new AI technology that can help those who can no longer communicate through speech or eye movement to answer ‘yes’ or ‘no’ through the power of thought.

Lack of confidence in government support in closing the skills gap, says new report

Lack of confidence in government support in closing the skills gap, says new report

According to a new study, less than one-fifth (18 percent) of engineers and manufacturers believe that the Government can solve the labour shortages plaguing the industry.

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