Research & Development news

• INWED Profiles: Arundathi Shanthini, UCL graduate

  24-06-2019 16:20
  
  To mark International Women in Engineering Day (INWED) 2019, The Engineer is profiling some outstanding females from across UK STEM. Arundathi Shanthini has just finished her undergrad degree at UCL and is currently doing a year in industry. Here, she explains what drew her to science and the benefits of a career in engineering. 
  What exactly do you do?I am currently pursuing my MEng (Electronics with Computer Science) degree in the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering
  
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• Facebook: Nick Clegg says 'no evidence' of Russian interference in Brexit vote

  24-06-2019 14:05 via bbc.co.uk
  Sir Nick Clegg says Facebook found no "significant attempt" by outside forces to sway the 2016 vote.
  
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• UK project to develop 5G satellite technology for vehicles

  24-06-2019 12:53
  
  “Project Darwin” will test high-speed data connections using 5G network and satellites to keep vehicles connected in rural areas
  5G communications relies on satellite links, such as those provided by Avanti Communications’ Hylas 2. Image: Avanti CommunicationsConnected autonomous vehicles (CAVs) will rely on fast and high capacity data networks to operate properly, streaming information both to and from infrastructure, online cloud services and other vehicles. In towns and citi
  
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• Non-invasive brain tech controls robotic arm

  24-06-2019 12:10
  
  Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have developed a non-invasive brain-computer interface (BCI) to control a robotic arm.BCIs have exhibited much success in recent years, translating the brain’s activity into robotic manoeuvres and showing potential to assist disabled people with everyday tasks. However, measuring brainwaves for precision control has, until now, only been possible by surgically placing implants in the brain, which brings issues of cost and patient risk.
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• Survey finds average salaries higher for professionally registered engineers

  24-06-2019 11:48
  
  For the second consecutive year, professionally registered engineers and technicians have reported higher average salaries than their unregistered colleagues according to The Engineer’s 2019 Salary Survey
  The mean average salary for professionally registered respondents is £55,968, whilst it is £45,809 amongst respondents who are not professionally registered. In last year’s survey, the mean average salary for professionally registered respondents is £51,930, whilst
  
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• Low cost blood test for Alzheimer’s improves diagnosis

  24-06-2019 11:26
  
  Alzheimer’s disease could soon be diagnosed and monitored with a low-cost blood test developed by researchers from the National University of Singapore.
  The APEX system could open doors to more effective detection of Alzheimer’s diseaseThe advance has been possible with a so-called APEX (Amplified Plasmonic EXosome) system that detects aggregated amyloid beta (Aβ), an early-stage molecular marker of AD.
  According to NUS, the chip technology is comparable to brain PET imaging, th
  
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• Ransomware cyber-attacks are targeting large companies and demanding huge payments

  24-06-2019 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  A Norwegian aluminium producer is recovering after hackers took thousands of computers offline and demanded a ransom.
  
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