E&T news weekly #14 – we choose our favourite engineering and technology news stories from the week

Friday August 22 2014   Consumer adoption of 3D printing five to ten years away Well, it looks like the much-hyped printing of cars, factories and skyscrapers will have to wait for a while. In the meantime, I am told that Dassault Systemes have developed a fully functioning 3D version of human heart which they will be demonstrating to the Press in Paris this autumn. I very much hope E&T gets an invite. Canadian rail disaster could happen again, says regulator Last January, while on holidays in Canada, I was very impressed by the Canadian Railway Museum in the outskirts … Continue reading E&T news weekly #14 – we choose our favourite engineering and technology news stories from the week

More #Apple #iPhone6 rumours – product images, new features, tech spec – an annotated infographic

Hey, if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em in blogging about it: Apple’s iPhone 6, scheduled to revolutionise our lives and transform the very fabric of society (again) any day now. The 2014 incarnation of the iPhone is expected to include a larger, redesigned form factor with a choice of 4.7″ or 5.5″ diagonal screens. The 4.7″ model is thought to be launching first, with the 5.5″ model following later. Click on the graphic for an expanded view. Continue reading More #Apple #iPhone6 rumours – product images, new features, tech spec – an annotated infographic