Friday Fun: How much will a clothes folding robot cost you?
Dr Steve Mackay10 June, 2016
Don't you just hate folding clothes? Yeah, me too. It's something you're either good at or bad at. Don't worry about learning how to fold the perfect shirt - close those YouTube tutorial tabs, young newlywed - a robot is available to solve the problem for you. A group of...Read More
Researchers making strides in negative thermal expansion materials
Dr Steve Mackay10 June, 2016
Are you an engineer who works with materials that expand upon contact with heat? Well, a new discovery might put you out of your misery soon. If you think about materials that expand when hot, a long list of vehicles, aircraft, roads and even electronics could be compiled. However, Oxford University...Read More
Gas turbine market to grow amidst renewable energy push
Dr Steve Mackay10 June, 2016
Research and Markets, who claim to be the world's largest market research store have conducted fresh research on the global gas turbine market, making projections for 2016 all the way up to 2020. The research has been published in a 106-page journal titled Global Gas Turbine Market 2016-2020. Gas turbine engineering...Read More
Energy Storage Wars: Australia’s trial, New Zealand’s first & U.S.’s slow growth
Dr Steve Mackay10 June, 2016
Australia is set to conduct the largest trial of combined solar and energy storage in a suburb known as Salisbury. The company behind the endeavor is an energy company known as SA Power Networks . They will be supplying Tesla PowerWall or Samsung batteries for the lucky few who will get...Read More
Energy Storage Wars: Australia’s trial, New Zealand’s first & U.S.’s slow growth
Dr Steve Mackay10 June, 2016
Australia is set to conduct the largest trial of combined solar and energy storage in a suburb known as Salisbury. The company behind the endeavor is an energy company known as SA Power Networks . They will be supplying Tesla PowerWall or Samsung batteries for the lucky few who will get...Read More
Cybersecurity engineering employment will grow by 18%
Dr Steve Mackay9 June, 2016
As the Internet of Things grows and grows, it continues to contribute to the fourth industrial revolution, connecting appliances all over the world to networks that are vulnerable to hackers. Getting your Masters of Science in Cybersecurity Engineering could be getting you a good looking salary in the world of...Read More
Elon Musk talks flying metal suits, the Tesla Model 3 and Apple
Dr Steve Mackay9 June, 2016
Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla visited the Pentagon on Wednesday. He met with Secretary of Defense, Ash Carter, according to CNN. Allegedly, the two were meeting to chat about "innovation". Musk would be hoping to cement more government ties for SpaceX as a company, they already have upcoming...Read More
Elon Musk talks flying metal suits, the Tesla Model 3 and Apple
Dr Steve Mackay9 June, 2016
Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla visited the Pentagon on Wednesday. He met with Secretary of Defense, Ash Carter, according to CNN. Allegedly, the two were meeting to chat about "innovation". Musk would be hoping to cement more government ties for SpaceX as a company, they already have upcoming...Read More
Lack of investment into LNG after Shell performs cutbacks
Dr Steve Mackay9 June, 2016
Royal Dutch Shell will be investing less into LNG starting this year. The intention to slow down on investment into liquefied natural gasses will continue towards 2020, insiders in the company have confirmed. "Integrated gas, which was previously a growth priority for Shell, has reached critical mass following the BG...Read More
Securing wind turbines in deeper water possible thanks to gravity base foundations
Dr Steve Mackay9 June, 2016
How do we get wind turbines into deeper water in the ocean? The answer is gravity base foundations. A company named EDF Energy Renewables has awarded a UK company, Royal BAM Group, the engineering design contract to build five gravity base stations that will keep wind turbines in Blyth, Northumberland, England propped up....Read More