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Solar Orbiter Takes a Battering
September 5, 2019
The European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter undergoes intense environmental testing in preparation for its launch in 2020. As if missions to space weren’t hostile enough, a launch planned for 2020 takes environmental extremes to new levels by sending the Solar Orbiter craft on a seven year mission to observe the sun, including its polar regions, from an elliptica... read more -
Suppressing the Surge
September 4, 2019
Jonathan Newell visits filtration specialist MPE to find out how military grade electrical filtration is becoming a commercial necessity. If you’ve ever owned a car built in the 1970s or earlier, you were probably only able to listen to the radio in dry weather or suffer the interference from the windscreen wipers. Even today, your computer screen can become spec... read more -
Minimal Invasion of the Robots
September 3, 2019
Bristol laboratory develops robotic assistants for performing minimally invasive keyhole surgery with precision and dexterity. When submitting yourself for even a minor operation, you’d be forgiven for expecting the surgeon to have a long list of skills including good vision, dexterity and a sense of precision. These are exactly the qualities Bristol Robotics ... read more -
Inequality of Protection
July 2, 2019
As ADAS capabilities expand, study finds that capabilities vary and all still rely on the presence of an attentive driver. There’s an argument that people are more likely to drive a 1954 Morris 1000 more carefully than the latest 5-star NCAP rated ADAS equipped Volvo simply because the Morris feels so dangerous when compared to the cocooning confidence inspiring ... read more -
Control at your fingertips
June 17, 2019
Biometrics could play a greater role in vehicle security and safety as fingerprint technology matures and consumer acceptance becomes higher. Biometric technology, the use of some unique attribute of human biology to confirm someone’s identity, is already familiar to most people who use smartphones or have upgraded to the latest passports, but its development, it... read more
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Solar Orbiter Takes a Battering
September 5, 2019 | Environmental Testing
The European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter undergoes intense environmental testing in preparation for its launch in 2020. As if missions to space ... read more -
Suppressing the Surge
September 4, 2019 | Environmental Testing
Jonathan Newell visits filtration specialist MPE to find out how military grade electrical filtration is becoming a commercial necessity. If you... read more -
Minimal Invasion of the Robots
September 3, 2019 | Manufacturing
Bristol laboratory develops robotic assistants for performing minimally invasive keyhole surgery with precision and dexterity. When submitting your... read more -
Inequality of Protection
July 2, 2019 | Transport
As ADAS capabilities expand, study finds that capabilities vary and all still rely on the presence of an attentive driver. There’s an argument th... read more -
Control at your fingertips
June 17, 2019 | Transport
Biometrics could play a greater role in vehicle security and safety as fingerprint technology matures and consumer acceptance becomes higher. Biome... read more
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