Automotive & TransportBreakthroughs
‘Flying car’ gets off the ground
SkyDrive, a Japanese flying car, has successfully completed a modest test flight with a person aboard.
Careers Mechanical, Electrical
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Space
Solid Rocket Moon Booster fired up for critical test
Today NASA, alongside engineering giant Northrop Grumman, celebrated after they successfully ignited a massive solid rocket booster in Utah. These boosters will…
Careers Aerospace, Electronic
Construction & Infrastructure
Infographic: How Roller Coasters Are Built
Believe it or not, roller coasters are only about 150 years old, though they have their roots in Russian ice sledding and…
Careers Civil, Structural
Electronics & Communications
Recap – The Major quantum computational breakthrough that is shaking up physics and maths
MIP* = RE is not a typo. It is a groundbreaking discovery and the catchy title of a recent paper in the…
Careers Electronic, Electrical
Electronics & CommunicationsOpportunities
Exam Results 2020 – Why algorithms get things so wrong?
The scale of public anger over the automated downgrading of thousands of students’ A-level results highlights how much social and political power…
Careers Electronic, Electrical
Construction & Infrastructure
Oldest known crane – built by the Bath engineering firm Stothert and Pitt – set to be restored
Uplifting News for fans of Britains Engineering Heritage as the oldest known crane made by Bath engineering firm Stothert and Pitt has…
Careers Civil, Structural
Construction & Infrastructure
Engineering in Focus – The Benefits of Pre-Engineered Steel and Metal Buildings
The pre-designed steel and metal buildings have proven their worth by providing a change in the building and construction industry. These are…
Careers Civil, Structural
Automotive & Transport
New Hydrogen Powered Supercar can drive 1000 miles on a single tank
Hyperion - a US-based company - is betting on hydrogen-power for their new supercar. They believe that the car is not only…
Careers Mechanical, Electrical
Energy & Environment
The Global offshore wind industry is booming despite COVID
Good news for the climate crisis. Stats released this month show the global offshore wind industry is booming. We look at the…
Careers Electrical, Chemical
Construction & Infrastructure
Material Engineering – new stronger concrete which produces less carbon dioxide developed
A team of material engineers at the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (EMPA) have not found a way to…
Careers Civil, Structural
Construction & InfrastructureOpportunities
STEM Accord – 50 Engineering Hero’s
Born to Engineer favourite, STEM Accord, have put together a fantastic Instagram series on often overlooked Engineering Hero's. We look at five…
Careers Civil, Structural
Automotive & Transport
Autonomous Cars – 5 reasons they still aren’t on our roads
While the technology to enable a car to complete a journey without human input (what the industry calls “level 5 autonomy”) might…
Careers Mechanical, Electrical
SpaceOpportunities
Solar scientist Lucie Green launches kids Summer of STEM challenge
Professor Green (not that Professor Green, Professor Lucie Green!) has teamed up with STEM Learning to launch a range of science, technology,…
Careers Aerospace, Electronic
Space
Why are there so many Mars Missions blasting off this year?
Next spring is going to be a busy time for Mars. In close succession, three spacecraft will arrive at the planet, joining…
Careers Aerospace, Electronic
Construction & Infrastructure
Infographic: The Tallest Buildings on Every Continent
All around the world, architects are planning skyscrapers that are even taller and more spectacular than the last. This latest infographic visualizes…
Careers Civil, Structural
Manufacturing
KFC to test 3D bioprinted lab-grown chicken nuggets
???? Fried Chicken giant KFC announced this week it will be testing chicken nuggets made with 3D bioprinting technology this year.
Careers Manufacturing, Automation
Energy & Environment
Potential breakthrough battery increases life by five times
Researchers have developed a potential breakthrough technology for batteries. The new technique would increase the life of a battery up to five…
Careers Electrical, Chemical
Energy & Environment
The University of Queensland builds its own solar farm
The University of Queensland’s efforts to reduce its electricity emissions has created a brilliant blueprint for others to follow.
Careers Electrical, Chemical
Space
Everything you need to know about the UAE Mars mission
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) successfully launched its Mars mission dubbed “Al Amal”, or “Hope” and hope it proves that within a…
Careers Aerospace, Electronic
Construction & InfrastructureOpportunities
Engineering Careers in Focus – Becoming a Civil Engineer
As part of a new series of blog posts on Engineering Careers, we are looking at how you can get started as…
Careers Civil, Structural
Health
The first Artificial Cartilage Gel Strong Enough for Knees
For the first time, new gel might revolutionise how we deal with injured or ageing knees. A new hydrogel might allow doctors…
Careers Biomedical