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Volume 12, Issue 2
March 2017
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- Author(s): D. Ross
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 12, Issue 2, page: 4 –4
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2017.0211
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Are you ready to give up control of the wheel? We investigate driverless vehicles in our cars of the future special issue. - Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 12, Issue 2, p. 6 –7
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2017.0212
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News from around the world. - Author(s): P. Neroth
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 12, Issue 2, page: 8 –8
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2017.0213
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Uber has an estimated value of $63bn, more than Volkswagen. Yet the economy it presents, while offering unlimited convenience to customers, has downsides. - Author(s): J. Fell
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 12, Issue 2, p. 10 –11
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2017.0214
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Kriesel Electric and Hollywood actor Arnold Schwarzenegger have unveiled a fully-electric model of the Mercedes G-Class, bringing dreams of a cleaner future to the great outdoors. - Author(s): J. Loughlan
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 12, Issue 2, page: 12 –12
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2017.0215
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The Science Museum's 2017 'Robots' exhibition has opened to visitors, chronicling the history of robots from the earliest mechanical devices to modern day industrial automation. - Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 12, Issue 2, page: 14 –14
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2017.0216
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Fifty years ago, on 27 January 1967, three astronauts perished in a launch pad flash fire aboard Apollo 1. A subsequent 18-month investigation led to safety improvements that helped pave the way for Nasa's successful Moon landings. - Author(s): C. Chambers
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 12, Issue 2, page: 15 –15
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2017.0217
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The future looks bright for electric cars, but one stumbling block in the path of their domination of our roads is power. This could be a great investment opportunity for those who get in early. - Author(s): P. Dempsey
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 12, Issue 2, p. 16 –17
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2017.0218
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Silicon Valley and President Trump have disagreements that look hard to resolve. - Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 12, Issue 2, p. 18 –19
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2017.0219
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Eerie photographs from Landevennec in Brittany reveal the final resting place where Cold War military vessels and other ships wait to be demolished or used for target practice by the French navy. - Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 12, Issue 2, p. 20 –21
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2017.0220
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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): W. Webb
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 12, Issue 2, page: 23 –23
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2017.0221
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Industry is fighting the 5G war using obsolete tactics learnt from the introduction of previous generations of mobile comms technology. - Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 12, Issue 2, p. 24 –25
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2017.0222
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A new gym concept investigating the potential of harnessing human power is set to bring fitness fanatics to the waters of the River Seine in Paris. Developed by Carlo Ratti Associati, the Paris Navigating Gym is an exercise-powered boat that moves through water using energy harvested from on-board workout equipment. - Author(s): J. Wilson
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 12, Issue 2, p. 26 –27
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2017.0223
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We look at the technologies required for self-driving vehicles to achieve true autonomony. - Author(s): R. Northfield
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 12, Issue 2, p. 28 –31
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2017.0224
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For years, electric cars were just around the next corner. Have manufacturers truly turned that corner now? We compare this year's top ten electric and hybrid cars to see how far they've come. - Author(s): C. Andrews
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 12, Issue 2, p. 32 –35
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2017.0200
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Reports show that increasing numbers of thieves are using sophisticated means to break into and steal cars. This paper discusses how big the problem of high-tech car crime is and what, if anything, can be done about it. - Author(s): L. Jones
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 12, Issue 2, p. 36 –40
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2017.0201
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Tt's likely to be a long time before drivers are redundant, but cars are taking on more and more tasks under computer control. As the Rinspeed Oasis is a concept car that, in reality, conforms to many of our preconceived ideas of what a driverless car will be like: An advanced driving assist system powered by artificial intelligence (Al) that continues to learn, accurate real time HD maps and a computer powerful enough to process all of this while showing your favourite film. It's feet up, not foot down to reach your destination. As 2021 approaches, just when and where will we see driverless cars on the road? - Author(s): L. Munay
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 12, Issue 2, p. 42 –45
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2017.0202
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Taking on behemoths of Silicon Valley is Selenium, a robotic brain that learns on the move, shares its knowledge with other systems, guides driverless cars and can operate anywhere, even on Mars. Louise Munay took the new technology for a spin. - Author(s): H. Vella
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 12, Issue 2, p. 46 –47
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2017.0203
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The author discussed about the AI cars that faces clash of culture. This also discussed on how people use their cars before they can removed from the driver's seat and, importantly, communicate with others on the road. - Author(s): J. Fell
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 12, Issue 2, p. 48 –53
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2017.0204
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Cars turning driverless could completely change the way they look and feel. In a few years, traditional vehicle designs may be a thing of the past. Whether the first fullyautonomous car rolls onto the road in 5,10 or even 30 years' time, the big question is - what will it look like? - Author(s): B. McCluskey
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 12, Issue 2, p. 54 –57
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2017.0205
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Excitement around connected vehicles conceals the risks they introduce into our transport networks. What can we do to remove the vulnerabilities and build cars that are secure by design. - Author(s): H. Cave
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 12, Issue 2, p. 58 –61
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2017.0206
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The success of electric cars is ultimately defined by their batteries. We are reaching a point where the multifaceted trade-offs between cost, safety, range and the speed and accessibility of charging are starting to seriously impress... but can the breakthroughs continue? - Author(s): C. Andrews
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 12, Issue 2, p. 62 –63
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2017.0207
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Last december, the UK government announced that it will reduce the cost of roadside charging for electric-powered cars. Pricing will remain commercially driven, ministers said, but within a more reasonable boundary and common standards. Existing costs, up to £7.50 for half an hour's use of a public rapid-charging point, mean that electric cars can be almost as expensive to run as some diesel cars. This, the government believes, is putting off prospective buyers and is a major reason why the Department for Transport had to admit last year that the UK was only likely to achieve half of the national target, that 9 per cent of cars on UK roads would be electric by 2020. This failure would have a knock-on effect on efforts to reduce carbon emissions and air pollution and meet climate change targets. - Author(s): C. Edwards
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 12, Issue 2, p. 64 –67
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2017.0208
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This paper discussed the help of wireless communications like vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technology and vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication the car can send a message to each other cars and will guide cars through congestion. - Author(s): K. Moskvitch
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 12, Issue 2, p. 68 –70
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2017.0209
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Whether it's manufacturing or logistics, businesses are sitting on a treasure trove of data. But only now, thanks to the Industrial Internet of Things, can companies unleash it to gain competitive advantage. - Author(s): N. Smith
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 12, Issue 2, p. 72 –75
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2017.0225
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Philip Withers, Regius Professor of Materials at the University of Manchester, discusses his pioneering work in materials research, and how a brave new world of collaboration between academia, business and media could help tackle big global challenges facing the planet. - Author(s): C. Andrews
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 12, Issue 2, p. 76 –77
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2017.0210
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Cricket is unique amongst sports. The cut strip in the centre of the field where batting and bowling takes place - the wicket - is cultivated to behave differently from the rest of the field, with a harder surface, shorter grass and consistent bounce. Recent history suggests that international cricketers struggle to adapt when surface conditions require them to alter the tried and trusted techniques they've developed as young players, in familiar home conditions. - Author(s): C. Quin
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 12, Issue 2, p. 78 –79
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2017.0226
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Make espresso on the move, 3D-scan yourself, draw circuits on paper, watch movies in stunning 4K resolution, encourage active kids and more with the latest tech. - Author(s): P. Dempsey
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 12, Issue 2, p. 80 –81
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2017.0227
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How do Apple's much-debated AirPods square up? - Author(s): B. Betts
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 12, Issue 2, p. 82 –83
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2017.0228
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Whether it's diagnosing your car's problems, tracking its running costs, or taking cost out by getting a lift with someone else, your mobile can help with your mobility. - Author(s): N. Smith
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 12, Issue 2, p. 84 –85
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2017.0229
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Once a colonial trading post, New York is now one of the world's most exciting cities. Jules Stewart argues that the turning point came in the 1930s, as advances in technology ushered in the age of the skyscraper. - Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 12, Issue 2, p. 86 –87
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2017.0230
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Engineering a chart success, speculative tales by experts, and the downside of innovation. - Author(s): J. Pollard
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 12, Issue 2, page: 88 –88
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2017.0231
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A brilliant mathematician and physicist, Katherine Johnson was key to getting man on the Moon and became a high-flyer at a world-famous space agency, against all odds. - Author(s): M. Barfield
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 12, Issue 2, page: 90 –90
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2017.0232
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Check out our monthly digest of rather unreliable science and technology mini-stories. - Author(s): D. Sandham
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 12, Issue 2, page: 91 –91
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2017.0233
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Give your brain a New Year workout with this month's puzzles, with a chance of a great prize for the correct answer. - Author(s): N. Smith
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 12, Issue 2, p. 92 –93
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2017.0234
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The Bunsen Burner is one of the most instantly recognisable pieces of chemistry lab kit. There can hardly be an engineer today unacquainted with the single flame heat source that has gained worldwide acceptance as the industry standard instrument for heating, combustion and sterilisation in the laboratory. - Author(s): J. Maltby
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 12, Issue 2, page: 94 –94
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2017.0235
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Jack's dad goes back to the future with vinyl technology. - Author(s): R. Northfield
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 12, Issue 2, page: 98 –98
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2017.0236
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I have invaded the back of the magazine, and seeing as I only expect to be around for a month or two, I'd better get cracking showing you the weird tech I've unearthed.
Editor's Letter
World News
News Comment: View from Brussels - Technology: A response to the irresponsible: taking on the gig economy
News Briefing: In Numbers - Arnold Schwarzenegger's electric Mercedes G-Class
News Briefing: Exhibitions: Robots come in all shapes and sizes at London's Science Museum
The Graphic: The Apollo 1 disaster
News Comment: Money & Markets - Transport: Powering electric cars needs innovation and investment
News Briefing: Politics - Valley seeks to avoid 'cold war' with DC
The Gallery - Warship Graveyard
Opinion Feedback: Your Letters
Opinion First Person - Comment: Communications - Outdated strategies are the wrong approach to implementing 5G
Transport - Exercise-powered boat: The Bigger Picture - Paris Navigating Gym
Transport: CES 2017 - Auto Correct
Transport: Top 10 Cars of 2017
Cyber car crime: thieves turn to high tech
Driverless cars: when and where?
Look no hands! [Driverless cars]
AI cars face clash of cultures [human factors in transport]
Cars of the future [concept cars]
Connected cars - the security challenge
Charging ahead? The bid for better batteries [electric vehicles]
UK needs better charging [electric vehicles]
Every road tells a story [smart roads using wireless communications]
When machinery chats [industrial IOT]
Interview: Philip Withers
Overseas cricket - it's all in the preparation [indoor practice surfaces]
Reviews - Consumer Technology: Gadgets
The Teardown: Apple AirPod wireless earphones
Software Reviews: Apps to use in - and on - your car
Book Interview: New York: from the gutter to the sky
Book Reviews: Hit Makers, Science Fiction by Scientists, Dark Side of Technology
The Eccentric Engineer - Women in Engineering: Fly Me to the Moon - the female virtual computer who took man into space
e&tCetera . . . [mini-stories]
Thinking Cap [puzzles]
Classic Project: Bunsen Burner
Jack's Blog [Columnist]
Trashheap Tech: Gadgets: Odd technology with a suspiciously toilety theme
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