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Queens wedding cake resurrected with scanning tech
Cutting-edge technology has brought Queen Elizabeth II鈥檚 wedding cake back to life – thanks to research by WMG at the 神马福利影片.
at WMG, alongside the (BSG), employed 3D scanning technology to recreate a full-sized replica of a wedding cake presented to Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip – which was almost totally destroyed by vandals in 2015.
The technology was able to accurately scan the cake to within 0.1mm and reproduce a high-resolution 3D model that was then be used to digitally repair the cake.
Expert comment: Dr Sudakshina Lahiri - Increased NHS demand is reshaping the service environment
鈥淎s recent news headlines have highlighted, the demand for health and social care services is growing at an unprecedented rate. Demographic changes, presence of long-term conditions, technological advancements, and patient expectations are just some of the factors driving this growth.
鈥淎ddressing the increased demand for service through an efficient integrated care delivery structure, that puts the patient at the centre of the service system, is an idea that has wide support. Developing that integrated framework of care will require thoughtful and systematic approaches however, including new ways of training the healthcare workforce, particularly those who are in middle management and tasked with the essential role of overseeing healthcare operational management.
鈥淭he increased demand is reshaping the service environment, making it dynamic and subject to rapid change. To address some of the challenges that come with such changes, it will be essential to provide health sector managers with the skills and knowledge to effectively operationalize issues of quality, productivity, and cost so as to ensure that the health service system delivers dual advantages of patient benefits while remaining efficient.
Multi-prize winning academy race team reach national finals
Last week the race team, Academy Racing, won 3 awards at the regional finals and motored their way into the national finals hosted by Silverstone Circuit, the home of British motor racing.
The regional finals took place at the Shireland Collegiate Academy in Smethwick. Academy racing, headed up by Eddie Hodierne (17) won awards for best research and development, best team identity and were awarded second place overall.
Professor Lord Bhattacharyya appointed as new trustee at Baker Dearing Educational Trust
Professor Lord Bhattacharyya has been appointed a trustee on the board of the .
and Lord Dearing created the Baker Dearing Educational Trust in 2007 to develop and promote University Technical Colleges (UTCs).
Professor Lord Bhattacharyya has already played an integral role in the development of two University Technical Colleges – the in Coventry and Solihull. The two state of the art learning campuses cater for students from Coventry, Warwickshire, Solihull, and Birmingham.
Starting his career as a graduate apprentice at Lucas Industries, Professor Lord Bhattacharyya became Britain's first ever Professor of Manufacturing. Throughout his career he has been a passionate advocate for engineering innovation and the revival of British industry.
Secretary of State views work to complete £150 million Centre that will help deliver UK Industrial Strategy
The Rt Hon , the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, visited WMG, at the 神马福利影片, on Friday 20th January 2017, taking up an invitation to see for himself the work underway to complete the new £150 million on the University Campus. He also saw the work expanding WMG’s which provides a one-stop-shop for the development of new battery chemistries to create advanced batteries for the automotive sector.
The National Automotive Innovation Centre is a unique automotive research centre, and the largest facility of its kind in Europe. It will provide high technology automotive manufacturing research that will be of significant benefit in the delivery of the key manufacturing component of the UK’s Industrial Strategy.
£2.2m award by the Department of Transport for ZAPINAMO and WMG to trial new technology for charging electric commercial vehicles
Transport Minister John Hayes has announced that ZAPINAMO has been awarded 拢2.2m by the Department of Transport, the Office for Low Emission Vehicles and Innovate UK under the Low Emissions Freight Trial to work with WMG and others to trial technology for ultra high speed rapid and movable charging technology for commercial vehicles.
ZAPINAMO's technology uses on/off grid and renewable sources for EV charging and is capable of delivering over 400kW to charge a vehicle in minutes. This represents a step change in how we charge EVs as it is the first charging technology which can meet the demands of electric commercial vehicles with long and demanding duty cycles.
WMG appoints first cyberpsychologist
WMG at the 神马福利影片 is delighted to announce the appointment of cyberpsychologist Professor , who joins the Cyber Security research team from the University of Leicester, as Professor of Human Factors in Cyber Security.
As WMG’s first cyberpsychologist, Professor Whitty will work alongside colleagues in concentrating on the human element focusing on behaviour online to identify cyber criminals and in turn protect people from becoming victims.
Professor Whitty’s research spans 15 years focusing on the way individuals behave in cyberspace examining identities created in cyberspace, online security risks as well as detecting and preventing cybercrimes (e.g., mass-marketing fraud, insider threats).
Expert Comment: Prof Carsten Maple - One billion affected by Yahoo hack
"Breaches continue to take place without companies identifying the breach, or at least the full impact of the breach. The time taken between the breach occurring and notification to those whose details are breached can leave to risk of compromise of other accounts.
"We have an issue about how we authenticate ourselves to systems currently - mostly relying solely on passwords or personal information (when a password is forgotten)."
Carsten Maple, Professor of Cyber Systems Engineering at WMG's Cyber Security Centre (CSC)
Skills identified as central to solving UKs productivity challenge
Productivity is at heart of Government's industrial strategy. Now a new report by researchers, industry, and policy specialists entitled: “The Productivity Challenge: Solving the Puzzle,” looks at a range of positive attributes of the current UK economy and policy sphere which could position it well for growth in productivity.
WMG and (The Whitehall and Industry Group) have collaborated over the past eight months in a series of events relating to the challenge of increasing UK productivity to improve the nation’s competitiveness.
UK steel production to benefit from efficiency innovation
Steel production in the UK could be cheaper and more energy-efficient in the future, thanks to research at WMG, 神马福利影片.
The ASSURE2 project, led by , is looking to significantly cut steel production costs,
and reduce energy consumption by over 300%, through exploring the use of belt casting technology.
Belt casting is a significantly lower energy production route compared to traditional continuous casting techniques, as belt casting is a near net shape casting process, producing strip that needs minimal hot deformation to achieve the required product thickness.
It is also very efficient because it can minimise or eliminate any reheating processes, which reduces overall costs.
Furthermore, there are certain advanced high strength strip (AHSS) steel grades which are commercially attractive but cannot be produced using conventional casting techniques - which could be manufactured using belt casting.