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Engineering & Technology: issue 19

8 November 2008

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Back to black

Back to black

The realisation that we need coal-fired power generation has helped revive a once neglected industry

Also in this issue

  • The science of black

    E&T investigates the creation of the world’s blackest colour – a new form of alchemy with interesting scientific applications.


  • Immortality on hold

    In its fight to prolong human life, modern gerontology increasingly relies on evidence from nature and wildlife, as E&T discovers.


  • A science without a deadline

    E&T gains exclusive access to Alcor Life Extension Foundation headquarters in Arizona to learn about the aims, purposes and possibilities of cryonics.


  • Flat out for the future

    Andre Geim wants to put an end to the hype surrounding graphene.


  • Know your battery

    Squeezing the most out of a battery means paying closer attention to its behaviour


  • Hacker v Slackers

    Control engineers ignore cyber threats at their peril


  • Eliminating explosion risks

    Nitrogen generation technology helps airlines comply with new safety rules


  • Digging for victory

    Coal mining has come a long way from canaries in cages and davy lamps


  • Virtually secure?

    In the rush to virtualise servers, IT managers must be aware of the potential system risks


  • My Way

    How the London Borough of Hillingdon transformed its IT systems into an easily managed virtual environment.


  • Stacking up the woe

    An in-depth report asking if there is any hope for America’s manufacturing sector.


  • What you see is what you send

    Wireless communications – with light!


  • Life begins at 40GBit/s

    40Gbit/s optical networking is coming, at last.


  • Are you leading the way in innovation?

    Don't leave it to your design and marketing people. True innovation comes from the top.


  • Intellectual capital: not a black and white issue

    Like insurance, intellectual capital protection is best understood before it is too late.


  • Final destination

    E&T catches a gruesome ride back in time – into the history of London’s Necropolis Railway, the world’s one and only railway for the dead.


  • Otaku world

    Japanese youth are famed for their love of technology and fantasy imagery, but with the rise of Otaku culture is this developing into an unhealthy obsession that could hamper Japan’s high-tech economy? E&T investigates.