Chemicals
Three Chemical Engineers – John B Goodenough, M Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino – have been made Nobel laureates for developments that…
Careers Chemical
Health
Brain implants have allowed a tetraplegic patient to control a whole-body exoskeleton with brain signals.
Careers Biomedical
Chemicals
Household appliances, like washing machines and tumble dryers, are set to become easier to repair thanks to new standards which are being…
Careers Chemical
Electronics & Communications
We look at how smart engineering is improving the lives of the growing number of people with dementia.
Careers Electronic, Electrical
Manufacturing
Interested in a career in manufacturing? On October 12th 'Makers Meet' is a must for anyone interested in a career in Engineering…
Careers Manufacturing, Automation
Energy & EnvironmentBreakthroughs
A UK student has netted this year's UK James Dyson Award with a bio-material made from fish-scales that is stronger than the…
Careers Electrical, Chemical
ChemicalsBreakthroughs
A new though, flexible, and biodegradable material, made with wood glucose and spider silk, could be the next breakthrough in material science.
Careers Chemical
Aerospace, Defence & Marine
Sailing used to be considered as a rather sedate pastime. But in the past few years, the world of yacht racing has been revolutionised by the arrival of hydrofoil-supported catamarans, known as “foilers”.
Careers Aerospace, Mechanical
Energy & Environment
Good news as Australia smashes its 2020 green energy target well over a year early and reveals that Canberra is the first…
Careers Electrical, Chemical
HealthBreakthroughs
More than 500 people have travelled into space to date and, while we know a little about how life without gravity affects…
Careers Biomedical
Health
Mobile network 02 is about to kick off a series of tests on the next generation of "smart ambulances".
Careers Biomedical
Space
With more than 4,000 exoplanets – planets orbiting stars other than our sun – discovered so far, it may seem like we are on the cusp of finding out whether we are alone in the universe.
Careers Aerospace, Electronic
Construction & Infrastructure
NASA has taken the next step to create a 'solid foundation' for all the future Space Pioneers. 'Paving' the way for construction…
Careers Civil, Structural
Automotive & Transport
Great news for Electric vehicle fans. This week Volkswagen has announced they have created a complete electric drive conversion kit which can…
Careers Mechanical, Electrical
Energy & EnvironmentBreakthroughs
Q-Bot - the intelligent robotics and AI tool which we featured in our Born to Engineer series - has been added to…
Careers Electrical, Chemical
Health
Cyborgs are no longer science fiction! The field of brain-machine interfaces (BMI) is rapidly growing and could provide a blueprint to design…
Careers Biomedical
Electronics & Communications
China has become the first country in the world to deploy a real-life RoboCops. Newly unveiled robots have been tasked with assisting…
Careers Electronic, Electrical
Space
Brilliant news! In just over a decade, there will be two spacecraft exploring one of the most habitable worlds in the solar…
Careers Aerospace, Electronic
Construction & Infrastructure
Hats off to Glasgow University. They have renamed their engineering school after a Scots inventor and Engineering powerhouse James Watt. Watt kick-started…
Careers Civil, Structural
We have incredibly sad news. Dr Angelo Grubisic, who was at the centre of one of our Born to Engineer films, died…
Energy & Environment
Europe has the capacity to produce more than 100 times(!) the amount of energy it currently produces through onshore windfarms. A new…
Careers Electrical, Chemical