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Gravity and lasers pull glass into complex shapes
A machining process developed in Germany could give architects and industrial designers the ability to create shapes in sheet glass that were previously difficult and costly to produce. Prototype sheet glass with very small radii, produced using the new laser-based glass forming technology (Photo: Fraunhofer IWM) The technique, developed at the Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics
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NCSC urges vigilance in wake of cyber attack
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is warning people to remain vigilant in the wake of Friday’s ransomware attack, which affected thousands of computers around the world. Although there are fears that a new strain of the WannaCry virus could be used to deliver another coordinated attack, the bigger threat is likely to come from machines
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The future of additive manufacturing is all about design
If we’re going to unlock the full potential of 3D printing we’ll need to fundamentally rethink the design process, writes Sarat Babu, founder of Betatype. We’ve come a long way to unlocking the value of additive manufacturing (AM) and established AM sectors like aerospace and medical have played a key role in achieving this by
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BAE Systems awarded £1.4bn to build sixth Astute-class submarine
BAE Systems has been awarded a £1.4bn contract by the UK’s Ministry of Defence to deliver the next Astute class submarine to the Royal Navy. Agamemnon will be the sixth of seven nuclear-powered attack submarines designed and manufactured at BAE’s site in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. Will Blamey, managing director of BAE Systems Submarines, said: “Securing the
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UV Broad-Spectrum & LED-Curable, 100% Solids, Very Low Viscosity Conformal Coating
In the new white paper, “UV Broad-Spectrum & LED-Curable, 100% Solids, Very Low Viscosity Conformal Coating”, Dr. Aysegul Kascatan Nebioglu discusses a revolutionary new technology that has been developed as an alternative to thin, solvent-based conformal coatings. Typically, to achieve a very thin conformal coating, formulations are reduced using solvents. Because of the environmental concerns
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Airbus D&S could lose out on satellite deal if UK seeks competition
The British Ministry of Defence is close to a decision on whether the country buys a new military communications satellite from incumbent supplier Airbus Defence and Space or opens the requirement up to competition, according to executives familiar with the program. MoD officials at Joint Forces Command responsible for Britain’s military satellite communications capability have
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