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Benefit fraudsters caught
The UK goverment is to spend £1.5m to allow 15 local authorities to test out an innovative new technology that could help catch benefit fraudsters.
TSB lays out plan
The Technology Strategy Board (TSB) has launched a three-year strategy outlining how it aims to invest at least £1bn in making the UK a leader in innovation
Lighting up the sewers
Bournemouth sewers might not smell too pretty, but they are pretty useful places to lay down an inexpensive fibre optic network.
Repowering a Welsh windfarm
ScottishPower Renewables and partner Eurus Energy are seeking to re-energise one of the UK’s oldest windfarms in Powys, mid-Wales.
Nanotubes get saucy
Oxford chemists have found a way of using carbon nanotubes to judge the heat of chilli sauces and hope to commercialise the technique for use in the food industry.
Breathing patterns analysed
A University of Queensland researcher has created a new way to measure breathing patterns in sleeping infants.
Fluidhand gets a grip
Engineers are testing a new type of prosthetic hand that is claimed to give users the sensation of a natural grip by mimicking the functions of a spider's legs.
Jellyfish robot mimics Nature
A case of technology imitating nature can be found in Festo's AquaJelly robot, a test bed that has been modelled on the jellyfish.
Biomimetic warfare
Hi-tech creepy-crawlies such as the robot spider could soon be helping US forces on the battlefield, thanks to work under way by UK defence technology giant BAE Systems.
Air separation in Abu Dhabi
The Linde Group and the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company are to construct two large air separation units in Abu Dhabi for around $800m.