Green car firm pitches to dragons

A Birmingham firm developing cleaner car engines is set to bid for funding in a Dragon’s Den event in the West Midlands.
Aeristech Limited, based at the Millennium Point building, will be one of three companies trying to persuade potential backers to invest in the firm during the event at the University of Worcester.
The firm is developing turbocharger technology [...]

Cleaning up motorsport

Hours spend testing and racing cars around a track means that motorsport probably doesn’t have the greatest carbon footprint. 
But two Coventry University students are trying to change all that. They’re developing a club level racing car that runs on bioethanol, which could cut environmentally harmful emissions for the sport by half.

Medical students could have gaps in knowledge

A rise in the number of patients refusing to take part in medical education could mean that medical students have gaps in their knowledge, experts at Birmingham University Medical School have warned.
The team of experts say medical students will miss out on important opportunities to conduct patient consultations unless more patients are willing to help with training.
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