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Taking the plunge 08 Lighter cars 63
How do you go about jobseeking abroad? Aluminium is just one of the materials
Julia Pierce talks to the experts about what is making cars weigh less and therefore run
involved and where to start. more efficiently. Glenn Brooks looks at the
initiatives in place to enable lighter cars.
STarTing your career
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We talk to three recent graduates who High energy 68
travelled across Europe to start their career. Julia Pierce previews what could be the
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blueprint for Europe’s first fusion power plant
– and what it takes to work there.
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Steve Coomber looks at the growing number
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Andy Rosenbaum explains how a major new
European directive for the insurance industry
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Sara McDonnell investigates where you can
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