Switch flipped on UK’s newest tokamak fusion reactor
Oxfordshire-based Tokamak Energy has fired up its latest fusion reactor for the first time and aims to reach temperatures of 100 million degrees Celsius next year. Known as the ST40, the reactor represents the third of five stages in the company’s plan to deliver fusion energy to the grid by 2030.
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UK manufacturing PMI at three-year high
Purchasing activity within UK manufacturing rose to a three-year high in April, with production expanding at the fastest pace in three months, according to the latest Markit/CIPS Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI). A strong start to 2017 was sustained in April, with the a PMI score of 57.3, up significantly on March’s four-month low of 54.2.
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UK team to lead research into “artificial eye” technology
Researchers from Kingston University in south-west London are to play a leading role in the development of an advanced imaging technology that mimics the human eye. Funded by EPSRC, The three-year £1.3m project, which also involves King’s College London and University College London, will explore potential applications of newly developed “neuromorphic” sensors: devices which mimic the way a mammal’s eye processes information.
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Yorkshire manufacturing on show
Over 1,000 Yorkshire manufacturing decision makers are set to converge on Elland Road stadium, Leeds on 10 May for the Made in Yorkshire/Manufactured Yorkshire annual exhibition. Made in Yorkshire is an alliance of 60 Yorkshire-based manufacturing firms keen to collaborate, source and supply locally within the region whilst championing the contribution of Yorkshire manufacturing firms to the regional and UK economy.
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#9PercentIsNotEnough Conference and Workshop
Timed to coincide with the International Women In Engineering Day, this one-day business conference will showcase real, practical solutions to the challenges we all know about – plus networking during the day and in the evening drinks reception. Held on the 23rd June 2017, at the IET Birmingham the #9PercentIsNotEnough Conference will provide a platform for sharing best practice on how to inspire, attract, recruit and retain women into the engineering and technology sectors.
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Pressure mounts on Downing Street to outline nuclear future
The UK nuclear industry warned it is on “a cliff edge” with key projects including Hinkley Point C likely to be impacted if the government fails to agree a replacement to the Euratom Treaty as part of Brexit negotiations.
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