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The SLG was chosen for the Infiniti Emerg-E's interior

2012 Carbon Trust Award for Scottish Leather Group

During the annual Scottish Engineering's Awards Dinner at the Marriott hotel in Glasgow, the Scottish Leather Group has been crowned this year's most energy efficient manufacturer by the Carbon Trust
The Jetstream was retro-fitted with software & systems

BAE begin real world trials of pilotless aircraft

BAE Systems has spent the beginning of May testing unmanned planes over the Irish Sea, with the pilots being replaced by complex computer systems
The initiative was launched at the beginning of 2012

Excellence in Innovation Award for Alliance Rubber

The Alliance Rubber Company has been bestowed with the presitguous Manufacturing Extension Partnership's (MEP) 2012 Excellence in Innovation Award during a ceremony yesterday
The range has already won a Product Innovation Award

Intematix's bulb reduces LED costs by 25 percent

Intematix, a worldwide development company working with phosphor and phosphor components, has created an omni-directional, high-quality light bulb scalable to all wattages at a markedly lower cost
Research could lead to new lightweight armour and helmets

Silkworms help develop new armour and car panels

Researchers from the University of Oxford have been inspired by the cocoons of silkworms to publish a study proffering advances in materials which could transform industries struggling with the rising cost and scarcity of raw materials, especially those in developing nations
Hugh Whitcomb (IMR) and Paul Green (Recyled UK)

UK partnership looks to save NHS thousands every year

Recycled UK has formed a partnership with IMR (Industrial Material Recycling) to develop vision imaging software which could save NHS Healthcare Trusts hundreds of thousands of pounds every year from the disposal of time expired X-ray films
Nano-textured surface pattern on a microscopic level

Glare-free glass which cleans itself and doesn't fog

A research team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has developed a new "multi-functional" glass that is self-cleaning, anti-fogging and resists glare in bright light, such as that from the sun
Manufactured in the region with locally sourced parts

'Raptor' becomes world's first road legal EPV

Two experts in automotive design and electronics, Phil and David Loomes respectively, have created the world's first 'road legal' electric powered vehicle and have already gained interest from across the globe
Toyota is just one of many car manufacturers affected

Resin shortage applies brakes to auto industry

Following a factory explosion last month, the world's supply of Nylon-12 has been severely depleted causing shockwaves felt by every one of the world's car manufacturers
The process could improve upon standard blister packs

Researchers develop process to 'print' drugs

Using a commercially-available 3D printer and open-source design software, researchers at the University of Glasgow have developed a process that could transform they way prescription drugs are manufactured and administered


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