Construction & Infrastructure
Protons have begun circling the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) for the first time since 2013, as scientists try to achieve a speed of 13 trillion electronvolts in the 27km tunnel.
Careers Civil, Structural
Automotive & Transport
Research carried out by the Onshore Wind Cost Reduction Taskforce – which was set up by trade body Renewable UK – suggests that onshore will be the cheapest source of electricity by 2020.
Careers Mechanical, Electrical
Automotive & Transport
The aerospace and car manufacturer has come under criticism from both trade union Unite and Labour politician Chris Williamson MP after it revealed plans to hire 500 CAD specialists in Bangalore, India.
Careers Mechanical, Electrical
Energy & Environment
A Mexican researcher has designed a solar-powered fridge that can keep food cold for up to three months.
Careers Electrical, Chemical
ChemicalsBreakthroughs
Undergraduates at George Mason University have invented a new fire extinguisher using sound waves, with the hope that it could help to control forest fires.
Careers Chemical
Energy & Environment
The world’s first graphene lightbulb has been created by researchers at Manchester’s National Graphene Institute and will soon be available on the market.
Careers Electrical, Chemical
SpaceBreakthroughs
The Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO), designed by engineers at Thales Alenia Space (TAS) in France, is in its final stages of testing before it is due to orbit Mars.
Careers Aerospace, Electronic
Energy & Environment
The new computers, which will be powered by Google Chrome technology, will come in the form of a USB stick which you plug into a TV or computer screen’s HDMI port.
Careers Electrical, Chemical
Energy & EnvironmentOpportunities
The Green Investment Bank (GIB) has announced it has raised £460m from investors for a new wind farm fund that already includes two live wind-farms and has a number of projects in the pipeline.
Careers Electrical, Chemical
Automotive & Transport
Aerospace and automobile manufacturer Rolls-Royce has announced plans to open a composites development and manufacturing centre for advanced fan systems in Bristol.
Careers Mechanical, Electrical
ManufacturingOpportunities
The car manufacturer is set to invest £200 million at its 20 year old Swindon factory, where it will create a Civic production facility for the new CR-V model.
Careers Manufacturing, Automation
HealthOpportunities
The Academy, through its Enterprise Hub, will provide funding, mentoring and support to four new businesses.
Careers Biomedical
Energy & EnvironmentOpportunities
The EPSRC has invested £4.5 million to fund three research projects on the UK's water, energy and food security.
Careers Electrical, Chemical
Energy & Environment
The APC, a joint industry and government body, will invest the money in innovative designs for four low carbon propulsion projects.
Careers Electrical, Chemical
Energy & Environment
The UK government has pledged £42 million for R&D funding for the proposed Carbon Capture and Storage power plant in Grangemouth, Scotland.
Careers Electrical, Chemical
Energy & Environment
Lockheed Martin, the US defence giant, has been awarded the contract to design a turbine for the MeyGen tidal power project off the coast of Scotland.
Careers Electrical, Chemical
Manufacturing
EEF, the UK manufacturing trade body, has questioned whether the Labour Party’s pledge to reduce business rates will include small manufacturers within the definition of ‘small businesses’.
Careers Manufacturing, Automation
Automotive & Transport
Today is the launch of the IET's ‘Engineer a Better World’ campaign, which aims to tell parents and children, particularly girls, about the diverse range of creative, exciting and challenging careers in modern engineering.
Careers Mechanical, Electrical
Automotive & Transport
Researchers at the University of Stanford have designed a new drone based on the wing anatomy of birds and bats that will be able to recover from mid air collisions.
Careers Mechanical, Electrical
Electronics & CommunicationsBreakthroughs
King’s College London and Sheffield Hallam University, with funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), have created a mobile robot that has tactile sensors and “reins” for…
Careers Electronic, Electrical
Opportunities
Entrepreneur and inventor Sir James Dyson has announced he will be donating £12m to set up an engineering school – called Dyson – at Imperial College London.