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A new report from @kearney and @wef has highlighted how electrification and data centres are pushing demand for critical minerals beyond sustainable levels. #criticalminerals #lithium #copper #EVs #cobalt #RareEarths

The @connect_ie is leading ICON, a new €5m EU-funded project that aims to give sensing capabilities to fibre optic cables. #FibreOptics #CriticalInfrastructure #EnvironmentalMonitoring #Photonics

Early structural engineering cuts embodied carbon, lowers costs and is vital to delivering truly net-zero buildings, says Charles Rothnie, senior structural engineer, @PeregaLtd. #NetZero #EmbodiedCarbon #SustainableConstruction

Engineering consultancy Ricardo is heading up a project to explore the viability of a transatlantic green shipping corridor. #Ricardo #greenshipping

Engineers at the Science and Technology Facilities Council’s (STFC) Energy Research Unit have launched a prototype facility designed to produce ammonia using renewable electricity. #GreenAmmonia #STFC #CleanEnergy

Small, well-controlled barriers energy barriers have the potential to make organic thin-film transistors perform better, researchers from @UniOfSurrey and Joanneum Research - Materials report. #OrganicElectronics #OTFT #FlexibleTech #Wearables #IEDM

An early-stage proof-of-concept trial is being carried out in Scotland to see if a robotic dog can sense ethanol leaks from barrels of whiskey. #NMIS #SWRI #DPMC #BostonDynamics #Spot #robotics

Photonics-based networks boost construction safety, efficiency, and remote monitoring in high-risk infrastructure projects, says Katsutoshi Itoh, Corporate Distinguished Engineer, Head of Lund Technology Laboratory, Sony Corporation. #photonics

Coventry-based @aurrigoplc has unveiled a new global licensing and hub programme aimed at speeding up its international commercialisation strategy. #AirportTech #Automation #Aurrigo #Aviation #Autonomous #Airports #Logistics #AeroTech #Innovation

The utility of gold in engineered applications is numerous, and researchers now believe they can pinpoint the location of buried deposits. #Gold #Geology #EarthScience #Research #HeliumIsotopes #MiningTech #CaledonianBelt #UKScience #Mantle

AI is reshaping engineering from design to delivery, and digital tools are changing skills, infrastructure and innovation, says Bret Tushaus, VP of Product Management, @Deltek. #FutureOfWork #FutureEngineers

A research collaboration fusing fashion and science will send bacteria into space to create radiation-sensitive fabrics for skin cancer prevention on Earth and protection on the Moon. #SpaceTech #Biotech #Radiation

Kodiaq Technologies, a Cambridge University spin-out developing organic electrolytes for long-duration energy storage, has completed an £850,000 funding round. #OrganicElectrolytes #Batteries #BatteryNews

Sweden’s @Corpower_Ocean is heading a European consortium that will investigate the commercial deployment of wave energy. #WaveEnergy #RenewableEnergy #OceanEnergy

People with difficulty hearing in noisy places could benefit from AI that tracks conversation cadence and mutes mismatched voices and background noise. #AI #Hearing #Tech #HearingLoss #Audio #ML #SmartDevices #Accessibility

The findings of The Engineer’s latest Tech Trends survey reveal a stoically optimistic sector that is increasingly interested in AI, prioritising automation and still struggling to attract the right skills. #TechTrends

A new design competition inviting UK based university students to apply additive manufacturing to solve real world problems has been launched by @AMUK_MTA and @ewbuk. #AMplifyImpact #3DPrinting #AdditiveManufacturing #EngineeringStudents

UK battery technology firm @AnaphiteLtd has raised £1.4m to apply its dry coating technology to the emerging lithium iron phosphate (LFP) segment. #BatteryTechnology #ElectricVehicles #LFP #Innovation #CleanEnergy #Manufacturing #EVs #SustainableTech

In the world of high-end driving simulators, correlation between the real-world and the digital is everything. Andrew Wade visited #Dynisma to find out how its technology is leading the way. #DrivingSimulators

Critical infrastructure needs phishing-resistant authentication to secure operational technology and prevent OT cyber attacks, says Nic Sarginson, principal product manager at @Yubico. #IndustrialCyber #HardwareKeys #CyberAttack