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Volume 13, Issue 10
1 November 2018
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- Author(s): D. Ross
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 13, Issue 10, page: 4 –4
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2018.1010
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Do you believe in ghosts? Or is it all a case of 'things that go bump in the night'? - Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 13, Issue 10, p. 6 –7
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2018.1011
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News from around the world. - Author(s): P. Dempsey
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 13, Issue 10, page: 8 –8
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2018.1012
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Elon Musk settled with the Securities and Exchange Commission, but he - and the industry - are not in the clear yet as DC looks for a whipping boy. - Author(s): C. Chambers
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 13, Issue 10, page: 10 –10
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2018.1013
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The global financial crisis was a repeat of many through the last few centuries, all caused by the same thing: dodgy financial engineering. - Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 13, Issue 10, page: 12 –12
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2018.1014
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Within 10 years electric vehicles (EVs) will cost no more than their gasoline counterparts, driving a liftoff in sales, according to a new analysis of the EV market by Bloomberg New Energy Finance. - Author(s): M. Ballard
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 13, Issue 10, page: 13 –13
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2018.1015
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Public authorities that have blocked British Telecom's rollout of next-generation phone kiosks have set up rival street comms infrastructure from which they get a share of the profit. - Author(s): D. Lenton
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 13, Issue 10, p. 14 –15
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2018.1016
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A wind farm constructed off the Scottish coast will provide a test bed for renewable energy technology. - Author(s): H. Lamb
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 13, Issue 10, p. 16 –17
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2018.1017
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A new report has called for the introduction of regulations ensuring transparency and responsibility when UK police forces trial machine-learning (ML) tools. The report, which was written by researchers from the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) and the University of Winchester's Centre for Information Rights, lays out the current state of ML algorithm use in UK law enforcement, and lays out a possible framework for appropriate use. - Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 13, Issue 10, p. 18 –20
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2018.1018
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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): B. Stafford
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 13, Issue 10, page: 21 –21
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2018.1019
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High-temperature superconductors promise to be a key enabling technology for the next generation of aircraft and ships. - Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 13, Issue 10, p. 22 –23
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2018.1020
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Up to 12 million tonnes of plastic end up in the oceans every year - equal to a truckload every 60 seconds. - Author(s): K. Parker
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 13, Issue 10, p. 24 –28
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2018.1000
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The article considers real-life ghost-hunters and asks the question: what equipment do paranormal investigators use in the real world, what does it do and is it any good? This includes using low-frequency infrasound, electromagnetic fields, and thermal imaging. - Author(s): R. Northfield
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 13, Issue 10, p. 30 –32
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2018.1021
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The most famous supernatural phenomena can be explained by science. Or can it? Well, yes, it can. - Author(s): S. Doyle
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 13, Issue 10, p. 34 –36
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2018.1001
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The article shows that new technology can give researchers and archaeologists the chance to investigate mummies without disturbing the dead. The technology includes high-intensity synchrotron X-ray scanning; CT scanning and phase-contrast X-ray imaging. - Author(s): T. Fryer
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 13, Issue 10, p. 37 –39
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2018.1002
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Architects, designers and, indeed, employers are increasingly aware that surroundings affect the mood, health and productivity of those who live or work there. The article discusses building design by considering areas such as lighting, acoustics, smells, and even the building dimensions. - Author(s): H. Lamb
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 13, Issue 10, p. 40 –42
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2018.1003
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Physiological investigations for mental complaints are rare. The best way of directly observing this is with functional neuroimaging: the field of imaging dedicated to brain function. A patient completes a task (sometimes as simple as waggling his or her toes) while the activation and connectivity of regions of the brain is monitored, providing an insight into the invisible functioning - and malfunctioning - of the mind. Magnetoencephalography (MEG) offers a non-invasive way to measure the extremely faint magnetic fields arising from the brain's electricity activity with millisecond and millimetre precision. Key to this project is the replacement of Squids in MEG with a detector which can operate at room temperature: the optically pumped magnetometer (OPM). Optical magnetometers use lasers and the fundamental properties of atoms to detect magnetic fields.The University of Nottingham team, working with collaborators at University College London and supported by the Wellcome Trust, have already built a prototype MEG helmet with a handful of OPM sensors monitoring activity in one area of the brain. - Author(s): H. Lamb
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 13, Issue 10, p. 44 –48
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2018.1004
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The author studies the history and current technology used for creating optical illusions. The article concludes that it is conceivable that, in the near future, entire shows could be designed as vehicles for resurrecting dead celebrities or metamorphosing performers. There is a risk that, in some cases, these high-tech illusions could intrude on design and storytelling. - Author(s): C. Edwards
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 13, Issue 10, p. 50 –53
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2018.1005
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Technologists throw around 'artificial intelligence' as a key component in our future lives. But as it stands, we don't fully understand how these systems are working, so should we be trusting our autonomous vehicles and automated factories to them? - Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 13, Issue 10, p. 54 –55
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2018.1022
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A recent research project sheds light on the early history of women and technology, and the relationship between Victorian fashion and cycling. - Author(s): M. Ballard
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 13, Issue 10, p. 56 –60
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2018.1006
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Public and private interests are vying to control comms infrastructure on city streets, so they can profit when next-gen mobile arrives. - Author(s): T. Pultarova
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 13, Issue 10, p. 62 –65
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2018.1007
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As the space around Earth becomes increasingly cluttered, the world's space agencies are looking at ways to clean up the mess. The spacecraft RemoveDebris has recently been launched becoming the largest satellite to date to be released to space from the ISS. It is also the first satellite platform for testing active space debris removal technologies in orbit through a series of four experiments. - Author(s): A. Ebbage
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 13, Issue 10, p. 66 –69
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2018.1008
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Pioneering financial institutions are exploring where AI can make the most difference to their - from customer service to fraud detection. - Author(s): J. Hayes
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 13, Issue 10, p. 70 –73
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2018.1009
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Residential towers with extreme width-to-height ratios could define the dimensions of high-rise homes as architects and engineers learn how to build on constrained urban plots. Structural engineers generally consider skyscrapers with a minimum 1:10 or 1:12 ratio (of the width of the building's base to its height) to be slender. - Author(s): N. Smith
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 13, Issue 10, p. 74 –77
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2018.1023
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Head of innovation at Smiths Group, Kier Boxshall reflects on a decade at the British engineering multinational where he is currently overseeing a strategy to foster future innovation. It's all about creating 'new value for your customers', he says. - Author(s): T. Fryer
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 13, Issue 10, p. 78 –79
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2018.1024
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That one small step for a man was a tough cinematic project for the makers of 'First Man'. - Author(s): C. Quin
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 13, Issue 10, p. 80 –81
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2018.1025
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Innovations, from bokeh to Babel Fish, plus tech to add smarts to everything from your fridge to your cycle helmet. - Author(s): P. Dempsey
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 13, Issue 10, p. 82 –83
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2018.1026
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A very good phone but a disappointing repair. - Author(s): N. Smith
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 13, Issue 10, p. 84 –85
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2018.1027
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Inventor of a prototype microchip at MIT in the 1950s, Dudley Buck, one of the greatest computer scientists of his generation, died in ambiguous circumstances. Iain Dey, co-author of 'The Cryotron Files', delves into the mystery. - Author(s): N. Smith and D. Lenton
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 13, Issue 10, p. 86 –87
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2018.1028
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The romance of lighthouses, untold stories of wartime codebreaking and the enduring power of the simple button. - Author(s): J. Pollard
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 13, Issue 10, page: 88 –88
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2018.1029
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This is the story of Samuel Alfred Warner, who was seen by some as a great military engineer, but was suspected by others of being a clever fraud. - Author(s): R. Northfield
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 13, Issue 10, page: 90 –90
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2018.1030
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Oh no! Is my mobile phone giving me ghastly wrinkles? Better try this new 'it's a thing now so we're making a market for it' face cream! Plus, an outdoor activity you never have to leave the house for. - Author(s): D. Sandham
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 13, Issue 10, page: 91 –91
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2018.1031
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Give your brain a workout with this month's testing puzzles. - Author(s): N. Smith
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 13, Issue 10, p. 92 –93
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2018.1032
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More than 60 years after the introduction of the Leica M3 35mm film rangefinder camera, experts and collectors still routinely tout it as the "best camera ever made". Despite legitimate objections to the claim (loading the film is notoriously difficult), the honours are based on a simplicity of design that left the user with only two variable parameters (shutter speed and depth of field), and a build quality that was to become legendary, based on manufacturer Ernst Leitz Optische Werke's (as Leica was once called) background in microscope production. - Author(s): J. Maltby
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 13, Issue 10, page: 94 –94
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2018.1033
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Jack's new job sees him test the hypothesis that engineering can save the world of work. - Author(s): V. Vitaliev
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 13, Issue 10, page: 98 –98
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2018.1034
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Our columnist muses over the unexpected and often openly bizarre uses of the paranormal in the former USSR.
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The Bigger Picture - Plastic artwork
Who you gonna call [instrumentation for paranormal investigations]
Top 10 - Mysteries explained. Explaining the unexplained.
Under wraps: Mummy revelations [archaeological investigations]
Happy house of horrors [building design]
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How to build a ghost [optical illusions]
The new ghost in the machine [Artificial Intelligence]
The Gallery: The Bikes and Bloomers Project
5G street fight [Engineering and Technology]
Robots, Harpoons and Nets: How to Clean Up Orbital Rubbish
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Interview: Kier Boxshall
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