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Who owns you?

E&T on such controversial legal issues as ownership of thoughts, 'physical objects' and our own bodies.

Latest articles from E&T

  • Who owns outer space?

    E&T on why the principle of space as 'mankind's common heritage' is not always conducive to exploration.

  • Who owns water?

    Water shortages are predicted to be the catalyst for 21st Century conflicts as E&T explains.

  • Who owns inventions?

    E&T offers tips on how best to patent an idea. 

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From Member News

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    Low-level non-ionising radiation and health

    In the wake of a recent UN study rekindling the debate over cell-phone use and brain cancer link, the IET has just released the tenth edition of its Position Statement ‘The possible harmful biological effects of low-level electromagnetic fields of frequencies up to 300 GHz’.

Latest news

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Cable clarifies reasons for axing Forgemasters loan

Business secretary Vince Cable was today forced to clarify reasons given by David Cameron and Nick Clegg for axing an £80 million loan to Sheffield Forgemasters.

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Last chance to enter management book competition

With only a few days to go until the deadline for entries arrives, now is the last chance to enter the Management Book of the Year competion


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UK trade mission to India announced

British ministers Vince Cable and David Willetts have arrived in Bangalore as part of a Government delegation promoting trade and business links between the UK and India

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New IBM mainframe renews battle for ‘heart of enterprise’

IBM has launched a family of mainframe computers, which it hopes will stymie a decline in sales, and reinvent the role of the host platform in enterprise data centres.


Recently updated reports

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Cloud Computing

...The generic term for ‘on-demand Internet-based computing’, where shared resources, software, and data are provided to computers and other devices as needed, usually from virtualised server environments based outside of the enterprise.


Smart metering

Smart metering technology is set to have a fundamental impact on how we manage energy. A comprehensive look at smart metering and smart meters, pulling together articles, news, events, and other relevant content from the IET archives.


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Health and wellbeing

With life expectancy growing the focus is on engineers to deliver innovative products and processes that can aid the medical profession. E&T brings you a selection of its best features in this area 

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Copenhagen: COP15

The eyes of the world will be on the Danish capital, Copenhagen, when the world leaders gather there on December 9th for the COP15 summit. E&T brings you its guide the the event 


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Apollo 11 and beyond

The Apollo 11 mission was a remarkable achievement. Our exclusive collection of features and news stories analyses the scientific, engineering and technology legacy of that era, with one eye on the future.

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Biofuels

There are a number of current issues with biofuel production and use. This Special Report considers the more important questions under discussion today.


Latest issue

E&T cover image 1011: the Who owns...? issue

E&T considers the knotty problem of who owns what in this wonderful world and beyond: the world's water, the genome, your personal data, your thoughts, intellectual property, even outer space. E&T also personally lays claim to a scintillating selection of subject-specific feature content, industry news and more.


Features

  • Dollar bill mocked up with the bloke from Facebook in place of Benjamin Franklin

    Who owns your personal data?

    E&T examines the recent controversies surrounding data privacy concerns in relation to Facebook, Google, Twitter and Apple.

  • Fake Levi jeans for sale

    Who owns the brand?

    Counterfeiting has been around for millennia, but technology, globalisation and longer supply chains mean that fake components and products pose greater threats to the manufacturer than ever before, as E&T reports.

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E&T videos

From Abbey Road to prehistoric zoology, E&T videos span the engineering and technology community.

You write it!

 E&T welcomes articles by its readers and other professional engineers for publication on the web site.

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E&T digital edition: sample issue

To experience the full-length version of E&T, check out the sample digital edition available exclusively online. Let us know what you think: e-mail your feedback.

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Special reports

Our special reports pull together stories, features and news on key topics of interest.

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