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Hot on the heels of the Government's rejection of a call for a centre for IP design a similar call has been made by the DTI...
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Low level EM fields pose little health risk, says IEE
IEE advisory group has studied the effect of low level fields up to 300GHz
EPSRC may intervene to protect engineering research
Intervention could be needed to protect research in key areas
Sandia Labs makes light of old-style bulbs via photonic crystal technique
Old-fashioned light bulbs may retake the lead in the efficiency race after a marriage with photonic crystals. Invented at Sandia Labs in the US, tungsten photonic lattice filaments cut energy wasted as heat from 95 to 40 per cent, claimed the organisation. Photonic crystals are 3D arrays of objects, commonly cylinders or spheres spaced at optical wavelengths, which can filter ...
