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A school of robotic fish that are able to coordinate their movements underwater – just like real fish – have been created by a team of engineers. Harvard University experts created the fish-inspired bots to work without any external control, mimicking the collective behaviours groups of fish demonstrate. Schools of fish exhibit complex, synchronised behaviours … Read more
British Gas engineers have started a five-day strike amid a dispute over accusations of a ‘fire and rehire’ policy. GMB, the union representing employees of British Gas, said the strike will cause ‘massive disruption to customers in the depths of winter’. It said several members were mounting socially distanced picket lines across the UK after being ‘provoked’ … Read more
More than 7,000 British Gas engineers will go on strike for five days from January 7 in row over pay and conditions, GMB union says The strike will be followed by further stoppages to be announced later The announcement follows a 9-1 vote in favour of industrial action The union said British Gas has set … Read more
Chinese engineers are banned from working on Britain’s next nuclear plant after the storm over Huawei working on the UK’s 5G China General Nuclear confined to providing finance in the Sizewell project Follows concern over security risk of giving China role in Britain’s infrastructure EDF is leading two £20billion projects at Sizewell and sister plant … Read more
BT’s network arm Openreach to take on 2,500 extra engineers and switch to electric vans By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 16 December 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 16 December 2020 The network arm of BT is poised to take on 2,500 more engineers and electrify its 27,000 vans. As it … Read more
A team of British engineers have developed a working electric vehicle from recycled 3D printed materials – and it can reach speeds of up to 45 miles per hour. The battery-powered Chameleon buggy, which weighs 150kg (23 stone), produces no emissions and is about a third the size of an average car – but only … Read more
Facebook altered its algorithm to prevent articles from certain news websites from appearing on its newsfeed, a new report states. According to the Wall Street Journal, CEO Mark Zuckerberg approved the changes that would result in the websites receiving a cut in traffic and views three years ago. The move came after the social media … Read more
East Londoners can expect their water supply to return ‘throughout the morning’ after engineers worked overnight to fix a 100-year-old burst water pipe, according to Thames Water. Supermarkets’ bottled water aisles were stripped bare overnight after the problem was first reported on Tuesday afternoon at around 4.30pm. Engineers couldn’t find the source of the problem, … Read more
A shaving razor that doesn’t blunt could be on the horizon after scientists discover human hair can ‘chip’ metal blades, despite being 50 times softer than steel. In shaving experiments, engineers closely studied shaving in ultra-fine detail with an electron microscope to see how a razor blade can be damaged as it cuts human hair. … Read more
As a young engineer, Stephen Lamonby was taken under the wing of an elderly colleague and given a piece of wisdom he has never forgotten – ‘Knowledge not passed on is knowledge wasted.’ Over the next half century, Mr Lamonby, now 73, designed Navy torpedoes, satellite-carrying rockets, oil rigs and special effects for Hollywood blockbusters … Read more