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Building starts on 1,000mph car

Accident investigators rap Network Rail for fatal Cumbria derailment

Jobs bonanza opens up in Canada

Nuclear plant slips by three years

GE set to start testing green aeroengine design

UK takes world lead on windfarms

Steam loco excels in first tests

Norton motorbike to be built in Britain again        

Improved Typhoon gets go-ahead for Saudi arms market

JCB workers cut own pay to save 350 jobs in UK

Going global saves Ricardo from 'horrible' recession

Nissan joins growing list of carmakers to cut UK output

Accountants warn on claims for tax credits

Corus cuts production by 20% - but steelmakers' jobs are safe for now

High Court ruling should protect older workers

Firms challenged to research making biofuel from algae

Build British turbine factories 'or jobs will be lost abroad'

Drax plans to build three biomass plants

Universities see rise in number of engineering students

R&D seen as key to survival

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Heating the home:
Looking at the challenges facing micro CHP devices that could replace the domestic boiler

Aerospace
Sonic boom not bust: Supersonic aircraft are still on the agenda at Nasa, and making future designs quieter than Concorde will be a key objective

Manufacturing
Behind the scenes at Sussex firm Tesla whose magnets are destined for applications as diverse as the Large Hadron Collider and high-tech medical equipment

Automation
Robots have lagged behind their counterparts in the car industry when it comes to building aircraft. But automation firms are looking at ways of making them suitable

Aerospace
Autonomous vehicles are the next step forward in UAV technology, but flying them in normal airspace peresents a challenge

Automotive
why metal stamping firm Stadco is taking on styling and design roles

Looking at the roadblocks on the highway to a hydrogen economy

Emerson Process Management says there is more to the job than just technology

Meticulous planning is part of any successful plant shutdown

Electri Mini set for launch in the US

Gearboxes cut the chance of oil leaks

Cells raise energy efficiency

Servo systems boost performance

Night goggles share the view with others

Custom valve helps to cut oil platform's topside equipment budget

Radar can tell turbines and aircraft apart

Low-cost thermal imager

Furnaces turn up the heat on engine parts

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Trying to remain positive as recession approaches

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Trying to remain positive as recession approaches

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Heating the home: Looking at the challenges facing micro CHP devices that could replace the domestic boiler

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