7 Reasons – Why is global transport is so hard to decarbonise?
Transport accounts for 21% of global carbon emissions. It is now the largest emitting sector in many developed countries. While Europe and North America dominate historic transport emissions, much of...
Engineering Anniversaries – Thrust SSC and the World Land Speed Record
Today, 15th October 2021, marks the 20th anniversary of the Thrust SSC team setting the World Land Speed Record of 763.035mph.
From a researcher – Ten ways to cut shipping’s contribution to climate change
In the middle of this summer’s shocking fires and floods came the grimmest climate science report yet from the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, warning of a “code red...
eHighway – Government supports Electrics Roads
The UK government has thrown its weight behind a pilot for eHighways. eHighway aim to combine the efficiency of electrified railroads with the flexibility of trucks by creating a network...
UK’s first Gigafactory proposed for Coventry Airport
Coventry could host the UK’s first Gigafactory thanks to a partnership between Coventry Airport and Coventry City Council. The 5.7m-sq-ft Gigafactory would be well placed in the West Midlands which...
Flying car completes first ever city-to-city flight
A staple of Science-fiction has become a reality as the AirCar completed a full 35-minute flight from the international airport in Nitra to the international airport in Bratislava.