Friday June 13 2014   Evacuator cable facilitates escape from tall buildings A few years ago I was in a 23rd-floor office when the fire alarm sounded. Luckily it was quickly revoked, but it added to my existing dislike of being in tall buildings. This novel Evacuator cable might add a teeny bit of reassurance for people like me – though I’m not sure if it would work on a sloping building like the Shard, which had to be evacuated last week after smoke sensors were triggered. Smart transport innovation centre opened Government-backed Catapult centres are meant to help businesses … Continue reading Hot news! E&T news weekly #6 – we choose our favourite news stories from the week