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Autor:
Amanda Saint
Publikováno v:
Engineering & Technology. 16:37-39
THE 2019 DOCUMENTARY 'Fantastic Fungi' revealed the pivotal role mycelium networks play in the natural world and how the entire ecosystem on Earth is built on collaboration and support. It highlighted how we have to learn to adopt that ethos rapidly
Autor:
Amanda Saint
Publikováno v:
Engineering & Technology. 10:65-68
Smart grid security is a hot topic, especially as the UK government's £llbn smart meter roll-out is widely seen to be in disarray. A report from the Institute of Directors calling for the programme to be scrapped says the system is vulnerable to cyb
Autor:
Amanda Saint
Publikováno v:
Engineering & Technology. 10:30-33
Cinemas showed close to 50 films in 3D form last year. Since its first boom period in the Hollywood movies of the early 1950s, 3D has gone in and out of fashion, but the latest resurgence in the idea of trying to emulate the way the real world looks
Autor:
Amanda Saint
Publikováno v:
Engineering & Technology. 10:72-75
According to statistics from McKinsey Global Institute, the Internet of Things has the potential to generate a global economic impact of somewhere between $2.7tr and $6.2tr a year by 2025. It was at the peak of expectations in Gartner's Hype Cycle fo
Autor:
Amanda Saint
Publikováno v:
Engineering & Technology. 9:60-63
While contributions to the grid from renewable resources prepare us for a greener future, they create unpredictable variations in supply and demand. The paper discusses how Western Power Distribution's Project Falcon is aiming to address flexibility
Autor:
Amanda Saint
Publikováno v:
Engineering & Technology. 9:56-59
Airships came to prominence in the First World War when they were used for bombing raids. Today the airship concept is undergoing a revival. But what is the technology like, and what will they be used for?
Autor:
Amanda Saint
Publikováno v:
Engineering & Technology. 9:56-9
This article focuses on the challenge of exploiting space-based solar power. The author discusses a new space race in terms engineering challenge of beaming solar energy back down to earth.
Autor:
Amanda Saint
Publikováno v:
Engineering & Technology. 9:80-83
Autor:
Amanda Saint
Publikováno v:
Engineering & Technology. 9:50-53
Cities all over the world are experiencing extremely fast rates of urbanisation as rural populations flock to them for work. Shanghai, New Delhi, Mexico City and Mumbai are growing the fastest, so how are they coping and what can they learn from esta
Autor:
Amanda Saint
Publikováno v:
Engineering & Technology. 9:44-8
We need to increase the amount of energy we generate from renewable sources by more than 10 per cent in just over ten years. When you consider the length of time it takes to get new wind and solar farms through the public consultations, then design,