TWI launches collaborative project to spread the use of additive manufacturing
The increased design freedom and potential to reduce manufacturing time has made additive manufacturing (AM) technology an area of great interest to industry. However, there is relatively little data about the properties and potential service performance of AM materials.
How to be a full stack developer
A little less than two decades ago, things were pretty simple when it came developing a website. Software developers were mainly focused on developing software and there was little if any distinction between the people creating the UI, and those developing the backend. Nowadays however, things have changed and responsibilities are equally shared according to employees' expertise and quality.
Rap parody wins the MicroTAS Video Competition 2017
The MicroTAS Video Competition 2017, sponsored by Dolomite Microfluidics and Lab on a Chip, and supported by the Chemical and Biological Microsystems Society, saw first prize awarded to Anu Kaushik and Alex Trick, PhD candidates in the BioMEMS and Single Molecule Dynamics Lab at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland.
Essex part of exciting new £42m flagship nuclear robotics centre
The University of Essex is delighted to be part of a consortium of eight universities which has secured £42million of new investment to fund the National Centre for Nuclear Robotics (NCNR).
AIM Altitude appoints new CEO
AIM Altitude announces the appointment of Richard Bower as CEO with effect from 1 January 2018. Richard joined the group in 2011 and has been Group Commercial Director since 2013. His previous roles included CEO of SELL, then part of the Premium Aircraft Group, and CEO roles with Renaissance Capital and RBS Equity Finance.
ScriptX from MeadCo reduces costs within the logistics and distribution sector
ScriptX, from UK company MeadCo, provides controlled, consistent and efficient printing from Internet Explorer. Essential for logistics and distribution businesses, ScriptX enables labels, barcodes, shipping forms, and more to be printed in a controlled format, from every networked Windows computer.
Sign up now for ‘Hack the City’ Wayfinding challenge
A ‘Hack the City’ wayfinding hackathon on Saturday 25 November is challenging people to travel across Cambridge by walking, cycling or using public transport, then come up with creative ways to improve navigation around the city, which could involve using the latest data and technology.
Free copies of Phosphorus Ligands and Compounds booklets available from Strem Chemicals
Strem products are used for research and development and commercial scale applications, especially in the chemicals, petrochemicals, pharmaceutical, and microelectronics industries. For over 25 years in the UK and Ireland, Strem Chemicals has provided commercial distribution of products and materials, and it has offered a wide range of phosphorus-based ligands. Its product line has expanded as…
Lauterbach offers debug support for high-performance RISC-V cores
Lauterbach development tools now available for industry’s leading RISC-V IP.
Focus Wellbeing Ltd launch offers resilience training - the key to workplace wellbeing
New company, Focus Wellbeing Ltd, is officially launched today, at the height of World Mental Health Week, offering businesses and organisations resilience training, mental health therapy, wellbeing solutions and executive coaching.
Dolomite Bio introduces the Nadia product family for single cell research
Dolomite Bio is delighted to announce the launch of the game-changing Nadia single cell platform, a groundbreaking system set to escalate scRNA-Seq to new heights, offering the fast-growing single cell research sector an innovative solution for a wide range of potential applications.
CCS Metnet self-organising microwave backhaul selected for next-generation wireless network
Metnet from Cambridge Communication Systems (CCS) is now powering a new high density wireless network serving businesses, residents and visitors in London's global financial centre.
Over £470,000 raised by Bridge the Gap Charity Walk, over 16 years
A special ‘Thank You’ get together was held this week to celebrate everything that has been achieved with the City’s annual Bridge the Gap Charity Walk - sponsored by Cambridge Building Society - since it first began in 2001. Find out how much was raised at the event in September...
2018 Open Championship supported in the cloud
Carnoustie Management Committee (CGLMC), responsible for hosting some of the world’s premier golf events, has replaced paper based systems and streamlined its accounts function using a cloud based Purchase Order system from Cloud B2B Solutions. Full order visibility across the organisation by status and custom reporting are among the benefits.
Cambridge archaeologists uncover rare 2,000-year-old sundial during Roman theatre excavation
A 2,000-year-old intact and inscribed sundial – one of only a handful known to have survived – has been recovered during the excavation of a roofed theatre in the Roman town of Interamna Lirenas, near Monte Cassino, in Italy.
Integrity NDT sees innovation at work at TWI
TWI recently welcomed John Stephenson from new TWI Industrial Member company Integrity NDT to its Cambridge laboratories. Integrity NDT is a Turkish NDT/ inspection company operating primarily across the petrochemical and energy sectors.
AS Roma scores extra points with digital developments and fan-focused tech
Fabrizio Preti, AS Roma's technology systems expert, explains how they have continued to invest in digital developments by bringing Third Light's digital media library software into play to manage their ever-increasing library of photos.
Built by robots, printed in air
3D printing may be the closest we have to Star Trek replicators, but it still has severe limitations. It’s expensive and time-consuming, so rarely worthwhile to use as a preference to building the old-fashioned way. But the Voxel Chair may show a change coming.
Capital Cell's UK director named as 'Rising Star' 2017
Laura Ferguson has been recognised as one of the '50 Movers and Shakers of BioBusiness' for 2017 in recognition of the launch of Capital Cell UK.
Qualcomm Datacenter Technologies announces commercial shipment of Qualcomm Centriq 2400
Qualcomm subsidiary announces the world’s first 10nm server processor and highest performance ARM-based server processor family ever designed.
Telco systems expert uses Antigena for autonomous response in the cloud
Darktrace, the world leader in machine learning technology for cyber defence, has today announced that Canadian telecommunications expert TRJ Telecom has deployed its proven AI technology to defend the company’s distributed infrastructure, including its Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud environment.
Campari fights back against cyber-attacks with Darktrace AI
Darktrace, the world leader in machine learning technology for cyber defense, has today announced that Campari Group, a global leader in the branded spirits industry, has deployed the Enterprise Immune System to detect and autonomously respond to in-progress cyber-threats.
The Welding Institute’s Liverpool branch renamed
The Welding Institute’s Liverpool branch has undergone a name change to become the Merseyside Branch. Although known as the Liverpool Branch for several years, the change of name comes as a new committee is formed to support members of the Institute based in the local and surrounding area.
Moving beyond high yield as measure of success
Agri-Tech East and AHDB (the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board) have announced a joint initiative to accelerate the adoption of innovation in the field.
‘SUPERSLAB’ programme to meet industrial challenge for thicker high-strength steels
TWI has joined forces with the Materials Processing Institute in Redcar, the University of Leicester’s Materials Engineering Group and Chinese partner Nanjing Iron and Steel Company (NICSCO) to develop new materials and processes for the production of extra thick and higher strength ‘SUPERSLAB’ steels.