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Volume 12, Issue 11
1 December 2017
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- Author(s): V. Vitaliev
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 12, Issue 11,
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2017.1135
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Our columnist sums up readers' prolific responses to his broken lightbulbs mini-quiz. - Author(s): D. Ross
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 12, Issue 11,
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2017.1109
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We need more creative solutions to waste. What's the best thing you saved from the rubbish dump? - Author(s): J. Maltby
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 12, Issue 11,
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2017.1129
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Jack's student engineering flatmates discuss whether the new Dyson electric vehicle will ever get on the road. - Author(s): J. Loeb
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 12, Issue 11,
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2017.1112
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Comments by Mike Barton, one of the UK s most senior police leaders, will reignite the debate around balancing freedom of speech with the need to combat harassment, stalking and other offences. - Author(s): J. Loeb
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 12, Issue 11,
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2017.1114
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Extreme beauty and rich, bio-diverse seas come at a price for the Phillipines' islands and coasts. Over-fishing, mass tourism and consequent pollution threaten the beautiful landscapes and existence of much sealife, including corals and the environment they provide. - Author(s): P. Dempsey
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 12, Issue 11,
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2017.1111
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The Trump administration's science agenda is worryingly clear at the EPA. - Author(s): C. Chambers
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 12, Issue 11,
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2017.1116
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There is a new commodity boom under way. Lithium is in ever-increasing demand in the batteries that power electric cars, and the world's mining companies will have to gear up to supply it. - Author(s): J. Feest
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 12, Issue 11,
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2017.1119
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Massive changes in industry mean experience of arts disciplines will be a plus for recruits alongside science, technology, engineering and maths. - Author(s): R. Northfield
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 12, Issue 11,
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2017.1130
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Stuck for something to treat your loved ones this festive season? Have a look at these weird stocking fillers. - Author(s): J. Pollard
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 12, Issue 11,
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2017.1131
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This edition of Eccentric Engineer tells the story of how the world's first stealth bomber became the most visible object in the sky. - Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 12, Issue 11,
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2017.1115
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The Louvre Abu Dhabi, the first foreign branch of the Parisian landmark, will house a permanent collection of more than 600 artworks from across the world representing different civilisations and periods in history. - Author(s): D. Sandham
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 12, Issue 11,
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2017.1133
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Give your brain a workout with this month's testing puzzles. - Author(s): M. Barfield
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 12, Issue 11,
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2017.1132
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Our monthly collection of tortuous tales from the world of science and technology. - Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 12, Issue 11, p. 6 –7
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2017.1110
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News from around the world. - Author(s): T. Fryer
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 12, Issue 11, p. 12 –13
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2017.1113
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Preparations for breaking the world land speed record cranked up a notch last month as Bloodhound SSC successfully made its first public trial runs. - Author(s): J. Talyor-Salazar
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 12, Issue 11, p. 18 –19
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2017.1117
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The new 'home of the brick', a colossal, multi-coloured ziggurat designed to look, and feel, as though made entirely from Lego, highlights the infinite possibilities offered by one of the world's favourite toys. - Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 12, Issue 11, p. 20 –21
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2017.1118
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Send your letters to The Editor, E&T, Michael Faraday House, Six Hills Way, Stevenage, Herts SG1 2AY, UK, or to [email protected]. We reserve the right to edit letters and to use submissions in any other format. - Author(s): T. Fryer
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 12, Issue 11, p. 24 –25
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2017.1120
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Talented designer Suchanatda Kaewsa-ngas (also known as Kiki) has shown that you don't need the amenities of the western world to make stunning dresses like the one this model is wearing. - Author(s): J. Loeb
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 12, Issue 11, p. 26 –29
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2017.1100
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"Most primary school children know all about the waste hierarchy: reduce, reuse, recycle," says Dr Christine Cole, an academic from Nottingham Trent University who researches what happens to the stuff the UK throws may "However, we've been misled into thinking recycling is the most important part." We shouldn't just be focusing on recycling, because that's just midway down the waste hierarchy. We should really be focusing on prevention at source. - Author(s): J. Loeb and P. Alfrey
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 12, Issue 11, p. 30 –33
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2017.1101
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Landfill sites in Essex are slowly being transformed into a fertile wildlife habitat that is rejuvenating a much-maligned landscape. Essex has for decades been a place where London went to wash its hands of its trash. Until fairly recently, an archetypal example of this could be found at a site going by an appropriately disgusting sounding name, Mucking (the name derives from a Saxon chieftain, `Mucca'). It gained notoriety as one of the largest waste disposal facilities of its kind anywhere in western Europe, but there is now scarcely a hint of this history. The site has blossomed into a verdant nature reserve, visitors to which have included Sir David Attenborough. Five years ago, as part of a £3m project aimed at reviving the ecology of the Thames estuary, landscape engineers - working in conjunction with London Gateway container port operator DP World and the Cory Environmental Trust -finally put a lid on tens of millions of tonnes of rubbish that had been spread across the Mucking marshes after being transported there by barge from the UK capital. - Author(s): J. Loeb
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 12, Issue 11, p. 34 –37
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2017.1102
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The capital's Victorian sewers have stood the test of time, but with Thames pollution rising, a new super-sewer is set to transform the ecology of the river. Beneath London lies an engineering marvel few of the city's inhabitants stop to consider despite relying on it whenever they flush their toilets. Fewer still have ever seen it. The city's sewerage system, designed by civil engineer Joseph Bazalgette around 150 years ago, was built to last and still works as smoothly as it ever did, despite being so unappreciated. - Author(s): R. Northfield
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 12, Issue 11, p. 38 –40
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2017.1103
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There are now many ways to power our planet without harming the environment. One of the most surprising and effective materials is faeces, which produces clean renewable energy. If society embraces it, poo could change the whole recycling game. - Author(s): M. Charter
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 12, Issue 11, p. 44 –46
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2017.1104
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If we accept that manufacturers only build what people want to buy, how do conflicting pressures between cost, performance, quality, longevity and sustainability balance themselves within a manufacturer's portfolio? Can environmental factors ever prevail? If so, it is time to take sustainable design seriously. New standards are in the pipeline to add structure to the discipline. - Author(s): R. Northfield
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 12, Issue 11, p. 48 –51
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2017.1105
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Fashion is fluid and dynamic, and the clothing industry is always looking for the next big thing, with new interpretations, materials and textures introduced to the public every season. One of the fastestgrowing trends is recycled clothing. Plastic is one of the most prolific types of waste. It is extremely hard to break down, so the best way to reduce landfill and make use of the material is by melting and repurposing it. The fashion industry does this by making unwanted plastic into polyester yarn. Plastic bottles are among the most common items repurposed for the yarn, as most of them are clear so make the best base for dyeing. The paper reports on the great developments in world of fashion and recycling. - Author(s): J. Loeb
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 12, Issue 11, p. 52 –54
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2017.1106
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Landfill sites might one day be able to be mined for valuable metals using genetically engineered slugs or repurposed microorganisms, scientists pressing for the commercialisation of synthetic biology say. Dr John Collins, commercial director of UK research centre SynbiClTE, believes revolutionary cell technology called Crispr-Cas9 could herald the creation of synthetic biological systems or `biocatalysts' to digest waste and convert it into useful products. Crispr-Cas9, described as the most precise and versatile method for genome editing ever developed, is already being used to forge new biomedical and pharmaceutical tools. The process is opposed by some who believe it will amount to scientists `playing God'. Genetic engineering could allow scientists to create new lifeforms capable of retrieving materials buried deep within waste sites. - Author(s): K. Spade
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 12, Issue 11, p. 56 –59
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2017.1107
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Alternatives to traditional body disposal methods might seem offbeat, but many people believe that 'greener' ways to deal with our mortal remains will appeal to generations concerned about managing their eco-profiles post mortem. - Author(s): R. Northfield
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 12, Issue 11, p. 60 –65
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2017.1121
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Here are the winners of a new photography competition to capture the ever-changing face of engineering. - Author(s): N. Smith
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 12, Issue 11, p. 66 –69
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2017.1122
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As we enter the 'third revolution' in air travel, there are significant challenges facing both the engineer and the airlines. Cranfield University's director of aerospace, Iain Gray, discusses the need for 'high-value design' in order for the UK to compete in a crowded marketplace. - Author(s): T. Fryer
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 12, Issue 11, p. 70 –71
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2017.1123
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Tchaikovsky's 'Nutcracker' is a festive classic: the fantasy adventure of a young girl, Clara, on Christmas Eve as her favourite toy, a nutcracker, turns into a handsome prince. But this old tale is about to get a new twist. - Author(s): L. Williams
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 12, Issue 11, p. 72 –75
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2017.1108
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Worried about children retreating into a world dominated by screens? Fear not, the latest tech toys very much exist in three dimensions. One of this new generation of smart, connected playthings is Vai Kai, a handcrafted wooden doll that looks about as traditional as a toy gets. Except that it has a heartbeat that changes in response to emotional stimuli, reacts excitedly, sadly or angrily depending on how it is played with, and gives you a kiss when held against your skin. - Author(s): T. Fryer
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 12, Issue 11, p. 76 –77
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2017.1124
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If you are quick there is still time to bid on a host of items from the history of space travel. - Author(s): C. Quin
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 12, Issue 11, p. 78 –79
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2017.1125
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Cook, garden, drink, capture, record and watch. - Author(s): P. Dempsey
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 12, Issue 11, p. 80 –81
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2017.1126
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Apple returns to simplicity over performance in set-top-box design. - Author(s): N. Smith
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 12, Issue 11, p. 82 –83
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2017.1127
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Britain's railways are not just about trains, says Sir Simon Jenkins. If you want to know more about the times in which the railways flourished and declined, look at the stations. - Author(s): J. Taylor-Salazar ; V. Vitaliev ; D. Lenton
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 12, Issue 11, p. 84 –85
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2017.1128
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This month's selection considers wonders of nature, architecture and technology. - Author(s): N. Smith
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 12, Issue 11, p. 92 –93
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2017.1134
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If you ever wanted proof of how fast technology evolves, cast your mind back to the most popular mobile phone of 20 years ago. Back in December 1997, when Nokia launched its classic 6110 - the 6110 Navigator was a decade later - mobile phones were neither the portable computers that they are today, nor were they ubiquitous. Yet they were approaching the norm, finding their way into the hands of the business community at which the 6110 handset was originally targeted. With its five hours talk-time, one-touch voicemail button and preloaded 'Snake' game, it was perfectly pitched at the turn-of-the-millennium market.
After All: Techno Riddle - A dead electric bulb in a peaked Soviet-style thinking cap
Editor's Letter
Jack's Blog [Columnist]
News Briefing - Cybercrime: Reasserting internet sovereignty would help fight online crime
News Briefing - Sustainability: Eco-tourism prevents death of paradise
News Briefing - View from Washington - Trump: Unscientific method: environment research is under attack from within
News Comment- Money & Markets : Metals - The need for lithium is fuelling a new commodity cycle
News Comment: Skills - Will the Fourth Industrial Revolution be driven by STEAM
Technology - Blog: Bizarre Tech
The Eccentric Engineer - Aeroplanes: The painfully visible birth of the world's first 'invisible' bomber
The Graphic: The Louvre Abu Dhabi
Thinking Cap [puzzles]
e&tCetera . . . [mini-stories]
World News
The Gallery: Bloohhound take to the track
The Measure of: Lego House
Opinion Feedback: Your Letters
The Bigger Picture - Suchanatda Kaewsa-ngas
What a waste [recycling]
This used to be a dump... [landfill reclamation]
London's super-sewer: light at end of the tunnel?
The power of poo [renewable energy from faeces]
Design to last [sustainable design for manufacturers]
Can you tell what I'm wearing? [Recycled clothing]
Man-made miners [landfill recycling]
What happens after we die? [Bodily disposal]
IET's International Photography Competition: The Winners
Interview: Iain Gray
The Gallery: Ballet calls the Toons
Are dinosaurs extinct? [Intelligent toys]
PhotoEssay: History of space travel
Reviews - Consumer Technology: Gadgets
The Teardown: Apple TV 4K
Book Interview: Station to station Britain's unsung railway architecture
Book Reviews: A New Map of Wonders, Britain's 100 Best Railway Stations, Soonish
Classic Project: Nokia 6110 Mobile Phone
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