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Take off like a helicopter, fly like a plane
On 19th August, National Aviation Day, pilots, engineers and passengers alike will reflect on how far aviation has come in the last century. Could this be the future - an aircraft with 10 electric motors that can hover like a helicopter and fly like a plane?Forget future - this is a concept currently being developed by NASA researchers, under the name Greased Lightning, or GL-10.
FISITA appoints new Director of Business Services
FISITA, the international network for automotive engineers, announces the appointment of Tim Allsopp to the position of Director of Business Services. The appointment signals the continued international influence of FISITA.
AFS provides recipe for confectionery manufacturer
Less than a year after installing a bespoke chocolate filtration solution for leading confectionery manufacturer Kinnerton Confectionery, independent compressed air systems provider AFS has completed the design, procurement and installation of a BRC compliant and energy efficient compressed air system at the company’s West Yorkshire facility.
Select the correct product for erosion control
Enhancing its GEOCELL range, TERRAM is launching a pre-design software tool to aid users in selecting the correct product for erosion control and retaining walls. Entering application information into the user-friendly pre-design tool will define the product code and the pin density needed to ensure a stable structure or the correct product to build a retaining wall.
Flexible bag effectively bomb-proofs planes
A four-layer bag has been successfully tested as an innovative means of thwarting terrorist attacks on commercial flights. Named FlyBag, the device can be used as a blast-, vibration- and heat-resistant container for hold luggage, offering a balance of strength and flexibility to protect the plane and its occupants from the explosive force of a bomb.
Yokogawa introduces the WT3000E to produce the world’s most accurate and stable power analyser
Yokogawa has enhanced its industry-leading WT3000 precision power analyser to produce the WT3000E: the most accurate and stable power analyser in the world.
Accuracy levels enhanced on power analyser
The WT3000E is an enhanced version of Yokogawa’s WT3000 precision power analyser. The specified 45 to 65Hz accuracy for the WT3000E is 0.01% of reading plus 0.03% of range. These figures are based on RMS values rather than waveform peak values. Because power ranges are the multiple of the voltage and current ranges, the actual power measurement error due to an uncertaintyof 0.03% of range in a WT3000E is less than 0.01% of range for a power...
Benefits of using food grade thermal fluids in heat transfer systems
A whitepaper analysing the benefits of using food grade thermal fluids in heat transfer systems, has been released by Global Heat Transfer. TheFood grade thermal fluid essentials report includes the results of head-to-head testing of regular and food grade oils carried out by experts at the company.
PV modules selected to power 200MW solar park in Dubai
First Solar has announced that it has signed an agreement to supply its high performance PV modules to power the 200MW ACsecond phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.
Research highlights potential for integrated lighting to save $27bn
Integrated lighting technologies - those that combine daylighting with light sensing and controls - can achieve internal rates of return (IRR) of 24% and lead to gains of up to $27bn in lighting energy costs, according to Lux Research.Daylighting technologies deliver energy savings of between 90% and 95%, depending on weather conditions but have a high capex hurdle, with costs ranging from $10/m2to $43/m2.