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Volume 7, Issue 10
November 2012
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- Author(s): D. Ross
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 7, Issue 10, page: 4 –4
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2012.1020
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Fifty years since 'Dr No', we have technology the like of which Sean Connery could only have dreamed. - Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 7, Issue 10, p. 6 –7
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2012.1021
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The latest engineering stories from around the globe. - Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 7, Issue 10, p. 8 –9
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2012.1022
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Bond's golden anniversary. - Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 7, Issue 10, p. 10 –11
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2012.1023
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- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 7, Issue 10, page: 12 –12
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2012.1024
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It looks like space probe Voyager 1 has crossed the heliopause boundary into interstellar space, which marks a historic moment in the history of space exploration. - Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 7, Issue 10, p. 13 –14
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2012.1025
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- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 7, Issue 10, page: 16 –16
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2012.1026
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Traffic jams in Yorkshire, and a new fleet of buses for London - it's this month's news in numbers. - Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 7, Issue 10, p. 18 –20
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2012.1027
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- Author(s): B. Cervi
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 7, Issue 10, page: 21 –21
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2012.1000
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A UK-based conglomerate shows how technological development can keep a company moving in hard times, while a British defence group survives in a shrinking market. - Author(s): M. Williamson
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 7, Issue 10, p. 22 –23
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2012.1001
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Mark Williamson examines plans to explore Mars in an era of budgetary constraint. - Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 7, Issue 10, p. 26 –27
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2012.1028
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Pick of the E&T inbox. - Author(s): R. Oliver
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 7, Issue 10, page: 28 –28
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2012.1029
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Organisations can benefit from letting staff use their gadgets at work, says Richard Oliver, but only if clearly defined policies are in place. - Author(s): C. Riley and J.M. Clash
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 7, Issue 10, p. 30 –31
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2012.1030
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The death of Apollo astronaut Neil Armstrong provides the opportunity to reassess our options for further manned expeditions to the Moon. - Author(s): D. Bradbury
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 7, Issue 10, p. 32 –35
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2012.1002
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The showy computer wizardry depicted in recent Bond movies is closer than ever to real-life technology; it even reflects changes in how actual enterprises are deploying their ICT resources. - Author(s): R. Mileham
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 7, Issue 10, p. 36 –38
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2012.1003
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In a darkened room, a sinister buzzing sound begins, and flying mini-robots suddenly emerge from hiding. More and more of them appear, swarming across the room to reach their pre-assigned destinations. As the lights come up, they hover expectantly above their targets on tiny four-way rotors, ready to begin the mission. ...and that's when the robotic creatures start to play the theme to James Bond. Their precise control systems allow them to bob up and down playing the cymbal, keyboard, drums and maracas. One even carries out an autonomous fly-past of an electric guitar. - Author(s): R. Mileham
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 7, Issue 10, p. 39 –41
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2012.1004
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The risk of attack by cyberspies is increasing and thanks to emerging technologies its harder than ever to keep passwords away from prying eyes. - Author(s): C. Edwards
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 7, Issue 10, p. 42 –45
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2012.1005
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How might classic Bond novels and movies be reinterpreted in the near future, with some cutting-edge technologies incorporated into old plots? Here's one possible outcome, followed by a glossary of modern technology. - Author(s): C. Andrews
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 7, Issue 10, p. 46 –48
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2012.1006
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Today, security services use GPS to track terrorists, aerial drones to monitor insurgents and handheld devices to coordinate investigations. They even use that designs gadgets for the US security services. - Author(s): C. Evans-Pughe
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 7, Issue 10, p. 49 –51
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2012.1007
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In 'Diamonds are Forever' (1971) James Bond's nemesis Blofeld uses an electronic gadget to synthesise casino owner Willard Whyte's voice to fool our favourite spy. Fast-forward to today and we have technologies that can not only synthesise any voice or accent but that can generate speech by someone glancing at text on a screen. - Author(s): J. Hayes
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 7, Issue 10, p. 52 –55
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2012.1031
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2012 marks the 175th anniversary of the UK patent for Cooke and Wheatstone's commercially practical electric telegraph: the first step in the era of electrical telecommunications in Britain, highlighted in these images from the New Connections BT e-Archive Project now being undertaken by Coventry University. - Author(s): A. Harris
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 7, Issue 10, p. 56 –58
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2012.1008
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In today's economic climate, it is crucial for manufacturing plants to run smoothly and with as little disruption as possible. With regular inspections imperative in maintaining the health and safety of workers, this can be difficult. There is, however, another way of doing things that goes far beyond traditional inspection techniques. By using remotely operated aerial vehicles (ROAVs) tall and hard-to-reach structures can be accessed safely and without disruption. Until now, the primary use for these miniature flying vehicles has been visual inspection of assets using HD video and HD still cameras, where the highly detailed images are ideal for understanding maintenance and repair issues. The ROAV technique leaves plants fully operational during the inspection. There is no disruption to output, which creates a major commercial as a well as a health and safety advantage, as an asset can be inspected live. - Author(s): P. Gannon
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 7, Issue 10, p. 60 –63
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2012.1009
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Fifty years ago the US and USSR averted a nuclear clash during the Cuban missile crisis; but the emergency had profound repercussions for each nation's computing and communications industries. - Author(s): T. James
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 7, Issue 10, p. 64 –66
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2012.1010
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It is a perk of modern living: cars get more comfortable, more efficient, and more technologically advanced as each year rolls by. These days even the most tech-savvy driver might be tempted to open the manual before attempting to push the key into the ignition, because it probably isn't the ignition at all. But the increasingly tech-packed standard car model runs the risk of alienating an important sector of driving society: the senior driver. - Author(s): S. Davies
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 7, Issue 10, p. 67 –69
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2012.1011
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The much heralded hydrogen economy has never materialized but within niche applications the future is looking bright for this clean energy technology. - Author(s): T. James
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 7, Issue 10, p. 70 –71
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2012.1012
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Subsidies are always contentious. Demanded by manufacturers and consumers, they are handed out somewhat grudgingly by governments. The purpose of subsidies is not always transparent, frequently serving several policy goals, often well devolved from the apparent market. The subsidy granted to purchasers of electric vehicles (EVs) is currently £5,000 in the UK and euro5,000 in France. But is this handout justified? And how does it serve policy targets of reducing oil dependence, greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution? A recent paper from the International Transport Forum at the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) looked at the French EV market to answer just those questions. Whilst its conclusions came as no surprise, they offer a vital benchmark for future policy decisions. There is always a question when it comes to industry-based subsidies as to whether they represent good value for money and what it is that requires the state to inject money into a sector that does not usually require state aid. - Author(s): N. Smith
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 7, Issue 10, p. 72 –75
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2012.1032
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Chairman of adhesives company Global Resins, David Hempleman-Adams is also a world record-breaking mountaineer, aviator and polar explorer. Sometimes these lives come together in a bizarre way. Words and portrait by Nick Smith. - Author(s): C. Edwards
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 7, Issue 10, p. 76 –79
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2012.1013
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For 50 years, silicon has been the material of choice for making integrated circuits; but some say that it's been living on borrowed time - and chipmakers are developing innovative new material bases for future processors. - Author(s): K. Sangani
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 7, Issue 10, p. 80 –81
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2012.1014
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Over a decade ago, the UK government was the leading nation in the planned deployment of 3G services. The Department for Trade and Industry formulated an auction process that would yield billions for the Treasury and set an express timetable for the rollout of these services in the UK. However, for the operators this left a dilemma. The existing four UK mobile providers felt obligated to participate in the auction to gain access to the new spectrum that would enable 4G services to work. The cost would have to be recouped from consumers, but how? Several attempts were made to introduce consumer services, such as music and ringtone downloads. Video calls looked promising, but the operators simply could not make the numbers add up. They were out of their comfort zone when it came to provisioning and developing consumer services on the feature phones that existed in the pre-smartphone era. - Author(s): P. Tayner
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 7, Issue 10, p. 83 –84
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2012.1015
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The development of offshore wind power has become a pressing modern energy issue and the UK is taking a major role, with a significant deployment of turbines in UK waters. Two rounds of UK deployment have resulted in about 1,800MW installed capacity. Round three is just beginning, with the first site in the Moray Firth, where a 1,500MW offshore wind power station is to be developed by Moray Offshore Renewables. This entered the planning phase in June of this year. - Author(s): R. Pool
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 7, Issue 10, p. 85 –87
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2012.1016
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The Gaza Strip has endured more than its share of problems, but the quality of its water doesn't often make headlines. For decades the Gaza Strip has grappled with shockingly poor water quality. The region's sole source of fresh water is its underlying coastal aquifer, which Palestinians in Gaza have long resorted to over-pumping in a bid to quench the thirst of a rapidly growing population, currently 1.6 million and set to reach over two million by 2020. Water extraction rates currently come in at 190 million cubic metres a year, more than three times the aquifer's sustainable yield. And so, groundwater levels are down, sea water is infiltrating from the nearby Mediterranean Sea, and Gaza's tap water is getting saltier, far beyond World Health Organisation safe-drinking water guidelines. - Author(s): C. Evans-Pughe
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 7, Issue 10, p. 88 –91
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2012.1017
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Oscillation is an essential function for many workaday devices. Now a new generation of generators will extend their range of applications even further. Crystal oscillators have for decades kept harmony and order on circuit boards using the piezoelectric characteristics of quartz. Quartz crystals flex when pulsed with electricity, a property that - with the right electrical feedback - makes them resonate at a precise frequency that depends on the crystal's size and shape. - Author(s): S. Munk
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 7, Issue 10, p. 92 –93
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2012.1033
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All the fun of IFA fair - Berlin's gigantic consumer electronics trade show - with Android games tablets, Jamie Oliver cookers and Windows 8 blowers. - Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 7, Issue 10, p. 94 –95
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2012.1018
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As the first phone handsets take advantage of the new 4G infrastructure, we take a look at what's under the hood. - Author(s): B. Betts
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 7, Issue 10, p. 96 –97
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2012.1019
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Can't afford a professional-grade 3D printer of your own? Meet some of the online services that hope to take 3D printing mainstream by offering to do it for you. - Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 7, Issue 10, p. 98 –99
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2012.1034
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Planes, trains, noise and the new industrial revolution feature in this month's selection of recent books. - Author(s): N. Smith
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 7, Issue 10, p. 100 –101
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2012.1035
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One of the most difficult challenges in business is successfully expanding your company. After all, there's more to growing an organisation than simply adding bits on to it. - Author(s): J. Pollard
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 7, Issue 10, page: 102 –102
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2012.1036
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The author of some of the world's best-loved books for children also helped to develop a breakthrough medical device used by thousands of young people. - Author(s): M. Barfield
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 7, Issue 10, page: 109 –109
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2012.1037
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Our regular miscellany of irregular facts and stories. - Author(s): D. Sandham
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 7, Issue 10, page: 110 –110
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2012.1038
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Code breaking, radio transmissions and dapper detectives make up this month's puzzles with a set of books going to the winner. - Author(s): N. Smith
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 7, Issue 10, p. 112 –113
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2012.1039
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Remembering the world's first personal stereo system. - Author(s): V. Vitaliev
- Source: Engineering & Technology, Volume 7, Issue 10, page: 114 –114
- DOI: 10.1049/et.2012.1040
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Innovation, high-speed and low-cost TGV journeys are some of the modern features of French National Railways.
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