Technology Mashup

Boeing breaks UAV world record - Boeing claims to have broken a world record for the endurance of an unmanned aerial vehicle weighing 500kg to 2,500kg

[News from The Engineer]

Progress with lithium batteries - USA/France/Japan - Solicore has developed a unique Polymer Matrix Electrolyte (PME) which allows batteries to be ultra-thin, very flexible, environmentally friendly and extremely safe. [Printed Electronics News]

New law targets corporate killing - A law comes into force aimed at easing prosecution of negligent firms for manslaughter. [BBC Business News]

NanoDynamics exhibits nano-scale metals at Printed Electronics Europe - NanoDynamics will display its selection of metal flakes and powders for printed electronics industry applications at Printed Electronics Europe, April 8-9, 2008 in Dresden, Germany. [Printed Electronics News]

T5 bag chaos hits weekend flights - Another 54 British Airways flights in and out of Heathrow are cancelled for Saturday as the recriminations continue. [BBC Business News]

Boost for medical engineering - The Wellcome Trust and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council have launched a joint £45m initiative to boost UK medical engineering innovation [News from The Engineer]

Green power proposal - E.ON announced today that it has submitted a planning application to build a £60m biomass power station at Blackburn Meadows in Sheffield. [News from The Engineer]