Eureka is essential reading for Mechanical Design Engineers in UK Industry. Its role is to discover and disseminate new ideas and technologies which engineers can use in current and future designs.

Eureka specialises in identifying ideas which have the potential to be transferred from one sector to others and explaining where they can make a significant difference. These include military developments which are of benefit to the commercial sector.

Eureka is committed to supporting developments in green, clean and energy saving design, which increase efficiency but also improve our environment.  

Eureka aims to be the first to report design breakthroughs as well as delivering new insights into all significant engineering developments applicable to the UK.  

Download Eureka Magazine, October 2009

PDF format, 14.4MB, 44Pages

10 Engineering success
The British Engineering Excellence Awards make a successful debut. Read about the winners and our run down of the competition

14 Cover Story: Making wave and tidal energy viable
The engineering and innovation breakthroughs that are helping to make the economic case for renewable wave and tidal energy installations

19 Animatronics fly to industry
We look at one small company that has successfully transferred its film and television robotic and materials technology into industry

22 Racing pedigree
Tony Butcher, managing director of Prodrive Automotive Technology, is facing fresh competition as he takes motorsport technology into new markets

25 Suppliers design system solutions
As the design process gets ever more optimised, we talk to suppliers that are increasingly being asked to provide
complete solutions

28 Innovations offer smoother movement
The state of the art developments in bearings and linear system technology that are allowing longer life and better performance in mechanical systems

31 Blade design offers superior efficiency
The fan blade that takes its inspiration from a jet engine compressor to deliver inherently quieter and more efficient performance

33 CAD vendors crank up their offerings
A look forward to what you can expect in 2010 from various CAD vendors

36 Bio composites become a genuine alternative
We cut through some of the green hype and highlight where biologically produced materials are showing real potential benefit

38 Designers’ notebook: Entrepreneurship
Dragon Slayer Sharon Wright invented a product and had the tenacity to take it to market. We ask her what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur

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