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Inside the Global Race to Tap Potent Offshore Wind

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In a hangar at the University of Edinburgh, a triangular steel contraption sits beside a giant tank of water. The prototype at the FloWave facility —one of 10 new floating wind-power designs being tested here—is progressing fast, says Tom Davey , who oversees testing. Peter Fairley This rush to deep water is a global phenomenon.

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Linda Doyle Blasts Through Ireland’s Academic Glass Ceiling

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She is the first woman to be provost of the country’s top-ranked university, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin. Trinity’s provost is elected by faculty members and student representatives, not a board of trustees, as happens with American university presidents. Her own field is wireless communications.

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Queen’s researchers discover first species endangered from deep sea mining

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Queen’s University Belfast researchers have discovered that the scaly-foot snail, otherwise known as the sea pangolin, is the first species at risk of extinction due to potential deep sea mining by humans. —Dr Julia Sigwart, Senior Lecturer in Marine Biology and Associate Director at Queen’s University Belfast’s Marine Laboratory.

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QUB spin-out to commercialize to technique for production of MOFs; storage for natural gas vehicles

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Chemists at Queen’s University Belfast (Ireland) have devised a novel environmentally friendly technique which allows the rapid production of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). The technology is to be commercialized by a spin-out from the University, MOF Technologies. Example of mechanochemical production of a MOF. Pichon et al.

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Alexander Dennis Unveils Plans For More Electric Bus Models

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is one of the world’s leading independent global bus manufacturers. The models are fully designed and integrated in-house using the company’s expertise to expand its zero-emission portfolio.  Buses for the United Kingdom and Ireland will be entirely manufactured in the United Kingdom.   What To Expect.

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ANGP gets exclusive license to UTRC technology for conformable natural gas vehicle storage tanks

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When combined with UTRC’s innovative conformable tank design, the resultant product allows us to reduce weight, increase storage space, and improve fuel efficiency. The design is optimal for lower pressure ANG applications, enabling thinner tank walls and resulting lower material costs. —Bob Bonelli, ANGP co-founder and CEO.

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Pong Was Boring—And People Loved It

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Pong kick-started a global video-game industry that is now worth upwards of US $300 billion. Allan Alcorn, shown here in 2011, designed Pong as an exercise, to learn about how to design video games. At the time, video games were mostly the domain of research laboratories and universities. Why should we care?