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Fuel from waste
Ineos is aiming to produce commercial quantities of bioethanol fuel from biodegradable municipal waste in two years' time.
Desalination simplification
A team of engineers has developed a new chlorine-tolerant membrane that should simplify the process of water desalination.
Good vibrations
A virtual tactile keyboard developed at Glasgow University could hold the key to making the iPhone easier to use.
Defect detection
Surface defects in ceramic tiles could be automatically detected by a new system being developed at the University of the West of England.
Antiwear additive
Titanium compounds could be used as an environmentally friendly additive for automotive oil, according to US materials scientists.
Good game
An artificial intelligence researcher at Queensland University of Technology has produced a computer program that invents highly absorbing games.
Train maintenance
Bombardier Transportation and consortium partner Talgo have been awarded a 14-year contract with RENFE, Spain’s national rail operator for the maintenance of 45 AVE S-130 high-speed trains.
Ships ahoy
AP Moller-Maersk has ordered 18 MAN diesel engines from Hyundai for a series of container ships.
AllDeco acquisition
AMEC has acquired Slovak specialist nuclear services company AllDeco from its owner-managers for a total cash consideration of £11.1m.
Project Vulture
Boeing has chosen Qinetiq to be its main technology partner for the $3.8m phase one part of the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Vulture air vehicle programme.