Engineering and Physical Sciences in the media - October 2014
From security analysis on the national grid and rail systems to detoxing from technology and more...
- The College's development of an invisibility cloak which can make small objects vanish was discussed in an article on The Times of India (31.10.14)
- The Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education was featured in an article about how Britain is training China’s rail safety staff in Global Rail News (24.10.14)
- Professor Jeremy Wyatt was interviewed on The Science Show (Australia) about Boris the robot and how robots are developing abilities to complete everyday tasks; such as loading a dishwasher (18.10.14)
- Dr Simon Cotton recorded a podcast for Chemistry Worldon acetone peroxide and its explosive properties (15.10.14)
- Dr Jenny Illingsworth (Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education) wrote the Birmingham Brief ‘High-speed rail college a boost for the region – the hard work starts now’ (09.10.14)
- Professor Clive Roberts was interviewed by ZDnet regarding the College’s involvement in carrying out security analysis on the national grid and rail systems (07.10.14)
- Professor Russell Beale was involved in a documentary filmed by the BBC that followed a family’s experience without technology for four days (05.10.14)
- Professor Richard Williams was interviewed in ihuawen.com (China) about the launch of the Railway Risk Management course at the University (02.10.14)
- Dr Cynthia Carliell-Marquet was interviewed for BBC News Online about the use of biomethane gas at Minworth power plant to supply domestic gas in the Birmingham area (01.10.14)
- Dr Raya Al-Dadah’s research into metal-organic framework (MOF) compounds was featured in an article on the Guardian.co.uk (01.10.14)