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• AIA calls Congress to strengthen Ex-Im bank

  14-12-2017 22:30 via flightglobal.com
  The head of the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) praised Republican lawmakers efforts on new tax legislation while encouraging the more radical Tea Party contingent to back down from their attack on the US Export-Import Bank.
  
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• Russia could cut off internet to Nato countries, British military chief warns

  14-12-2017 20:10 via theguardian.com
  Air Chief Marshall Peach says Russian ships have been spotted close to Atlantic cables that carry communications between Europe and the USRussia could pose a major threat to the UK and other Nato nations by cutting underwater cables essential for international commerce and the internet, the chief of the British defence staff, Sir Stuart Peach, has warned.
  Russian ships have been regularly spotted close to the Atlantic cables that carry communications between the US and Europe and elsewhere aroun
  
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• News story: New homes for veterans in time for Christmas

  14-12-2017 18:07
  The pioneering Parry Court housing development, funded by £8.6 million in Government Libor fines, will provide housing for veterans as they embark on a new future outside of the military.At a ceremony in Morden, South London, the Ministry of Defence’s Chief of Defence People Lt Gen Richard Nugee handed over the keys of the first completed property to Private Jordan Colllins, who received his new home in time for Christmas.Minister for Defence, People and Veterans Tobias Ellwood said:
  
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• News story: UK and Japan strengthen defence ties

  14-12-2017 17:38
  The Defence Secretary and Foreign Secretary met their Japanese counterparts at Greenwich Naval College, a building that symbolises the historic maritime links between the two countries, to strengthen security and defence cooperation.During the meeting, the Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson confirmed that HMS Sutherland will visit Japan next year. HMS Argyll will also be sent to the country to take part in exercises next year, as announced by the Prime Minister Theresa May in August 2017.Defence
  
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• Radar sensing and AI to cut healthcare costs by monitoring vulnerable people

  14-12-2017 15:33
  
  Falls and fractures amongst people over the age of 65 account for over four million hospital bed days each year in England alone, costing the healthcare system around £2bn.As well as the strain on accident and emergency departments and hospital wards however, such falls also lead to anxiety and loss of independence in the elderly.
  Now a team of UK researchers, funded by EPSRC, is investigating the use of radar sensing and artificial intelligence to monitor vulnerable people, including the
  
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• News story: Defence Minister reveals new RAF Squadron at Qatar event

  14-12-2017 15:00
  Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson was in Doha last weekend, where he agreed a package of training and co-operation between the British and Qatari Air Forces which will see them working together more regularly as part of the multi-billion pound deal to supply the country with 24 Typhoon aircraft.Defence Minister Harriett Baldwin expanded on that agreement at a State of Qatar National Day reception in London today. She revealed that a new UK-based Typhoon joint squadron will be called No. 12 squ
  
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• Lebanon to receive MD530Gs, ScanEagles from USA

  14-12-2017 13:56 via flightglobal.com
  Lebanon is to receive MD Helicopters MD530Gs and Boeing Insitu ScanEagle unmanned air vehicles as part of a new military assistance package from the USA. Announced by the US embassy in Beirut on 13 December, the deal is worth more than $120 million.
  
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• MAGMA jet-powered UAV sets course for flapless flight

  14-12-2017 13:37
  
  Efforts toward flapless flight have taken off with BAE Systems and Manchester University successfully completing initial flight trials of MAGMA, a jet powered UAV aiming to manoeuvre with an integrated blown-air system.MAGMA jet-powered UAVSeen as informing the design of future stealth aircraft, the new concept for aircraft control seeks to eliminate complex, mechanical moving parts that move flaps to control aircraft during flight.
  According to BAE Systems, this could give greater control
  
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• C2I 2017: Breaking the sound barrier with a rocket-powered model car

  14-12-2017 13:36
  
  Not content with setting a new land speed record a group of a school students in Mansfield are now gearing up for an assault on the sound barrier. Collaborate To Innovate 2017Category: Young innovator
  Winner: Breaking the sound barrier with a model rocket car
  Partners: The Joseph Whitaker School; Rolls-Royce; Swansea University; Easy Composites; GS Products; iMechE; Santa Pod Raceway; GaaTech
  Category Sponsor: Renishaw Plc
  Much has been made of the so-called ‘
  
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• British troops breached Geneva conventions in Iraq, high court rules

  14-12-2017 13:29 via theguardian.com
  Court says soldiers subjected civilians to cruel and inhuman treatment in cases that may determine how a further 628 claims are dealt with by MoDBritish troops breached the Geneva conventions and subjected Iraqi civilians to cruel and inhuman treatment by hooding them and taking turns to run over their backs, the high court ruled on Thursday.Furthermore, the Ministry of Defence breached the Geneva conventions as well as the Human Rights Act in the way in which it detained civilians following the
  
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• AME grads head for engineering careers after industry-focused course

  14-12-2017 12:15
  
  The Institute for Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering (AME) has seen its first cohort of students graduate in Coventry.
  (l-r) Joe Howe, Nick Hugill, Daryl Obe, Wendy Garner (Coventry University), Carl Perrin (Director of AME), Ian Wilson (Course Director), Alicia Prior, Daniel Davey and Daryl EastgateAME is a joint collaboration between Coventry University and Unipart Manufacturing that was set up three years ago to develop ‘industry-ready’ engineers.
  Seven graduates picked up the
  
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• Electric eel inspires biocompatible hydrogel battery

  14-12-2017 12:03
  
  Researchers in Switzerland and the US have been inspired by the electric eel to create a biocompatible hydrogel battery that could power devices inside the body.(Credit: Steven G Johnson via CC)
  Electric eels combine potassium and sodium ions in cell membranes to deliver their trademark jolt. Mimicking that system, the researchers used the sodium and chloride constituents of salt, dissolved in a hydrogel. Thousands of tiny droplets of the salty gel were printed on a plastic sheet, alternati
  
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• Collaborative research is the lifeblood of technological advancement. So why is it coming under threat?

  14-12-2017 11:42
  
  Collaboration is key to engineering. In an increasingly globalised world, distributed teams working seamlessly and efficiently together towards a common end can be an extremely powerful means of getting a job done, writes Lee Hibbert. 
  That’s particularly true within universities, where multi-disciplinary groups from all over the world pool their collective knowledge to advance understanding in key areas of science and technology. These alliances aren’t restricted to the academi
  
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• US team etches bacteria killing nano spikes on stainless steel

  14-12-2017 11:25
  
  Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology in the US have used an electrochemical etching process to create a bacteria killing nanotextured surface on a stainless steel alloy.  
  The nanotextured surface appears to kill bacteriaThe initial goal of the research – which is reported in the journal ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering – was to create a super-hydrophobic surface on stainless steel, but it soon became clear that creating such a surface would require the u
  
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• C2I 2017: Nuclear industry innovation inspires life-saving heart implant

  14-12-2017 09:30
  
  The Spiral-Inducing Bypass Graft was produced by an unusual multi-disciplinary, cross-border venture. The laws that govern blood flow apply also to the dynamics of coolant in nuclear reactors, which prompted the development of this unique biomedical deviceCollaborate To Innovate 2017Category: Health and wellbeing
  Winner: Spiral-Inducing Bypass Graft
  Partners: University of Manchester; University of Michigan; Manchester Metropolitan University; National University of Singapore; Cardiovascula
  
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• Highways England outlines vision for high-tech motorways

  14-12-2017 08:00
  
  Highways England believes technology will play an increasingly major role in keeping people moving and the country connected.In its newly unveiled vision for the strategic road network, Highways England said an intelligent network coupled with connected vehicles would improve how efficiently roads are maintained and simultaneously improve safety. In another development drones could also be used to fly overhead and report back on incidents, and cars could be programmed to spot potholes on motorwa
  
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• News story: The Sun Military Awards are back to salute the Armed Forces

  14-12-2017 01:14
  Tonight, the milestone ceremony was attended by celebrities, entertainers and politicians who recognised the excellence of the Armed Forces.The special ceremony recognised the hard work and bravery of UK servicemen and women. It was hosted by television presenter Lorraine Kelly at the historic Banqueting House in Whitehall, London.She was joined by celebrities from the worlds of sport, entertainment and politics.Earlier in the day, the Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson hosted the nominees at a
  
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