Day: May 21, 2014

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#WorldCup2014 – mind-controlled exoskeleton will kick off the tournament – an annotated infographic

E&T magazine

And so it begins. With the Premier League decided, the FA Cup Final done and dusted and only the Championship Play-Off Final and the Champions’ League Final remaining of the 2013/14 season, we look beyond the concerns of mere domestic clubs to consider the national game in the home of the beautiful game. Yes, in case you hadn’t noticed, there’s a World Cup tournament coming up this summer and it will be held in Brazil. To kick off the tournament, a person with paralysis will deliver the ceremonial first kick. They will be equipped with a mind-controlled exoskeleton on their … Continue reading #WorldCup2014 – mind-controlled exoskeleton will kick off the tournament – an annotated infographic

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New issue of E&T magazine now online – the fashionable engineer issue

E&T magazine

Technology and fashion are two of the coolest areas to work in for bright new talent in Britain. It’s surprising then that the two aren’t seen together more often. The first thing that usually springs to mind is “anoraks” rather than “innovative” or “cutting edge”. Yet fashion owes a lot to engineering and technology, and the clothing industry owes everything. From Arkwright’s spinning frame to the zip fastener or manmade fibres, what we wear has been shaped – literally – by mechanical engineering, manufacturing methods and materials science. In this issue we discover how the conservative clothing industry is slowly … Continue reading New issue of E&T magazine now online – the fashionable engineer issue