Health
Born to Engineer Q&A – Ben Ryan
Last Friday Born to Engineer star took to Reddit to answer questions about our latest video.
Careers Biomedical
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Automotive & TransportBreakthroughs
South Korea to build a car-free $35 billion city
South Korea's International Business District (IBD) in Songdo will have everything you would expect from a modern city, without the traffic.
Careers Mechanical, Electrical
Space
NASA wants VR Headset Owners Follow in Curiosity's Tracks on Mars
The growing demand for alternative VR experiences is propelling NASA to offer new and exciting ways to interact with its recent missions.
Careers Aerospace, Electronic
Electronics & CommunicationsBreakthroughs
AI Bot designed to waste spammers time comes online
Non-profit organisation Netsafe has launched Re:scam - an email bot designed to combat scammers by wasting their time
Careers Electronic, Electrical
Automotive & Transport
Cambridge students ‘Good Vibrations’ win IET Global Challenge Award
Three Cambridge Students - Siddharth Gupta, Gwilym Rowbottom, and Joshua de Gromoboy - have nabbed the prestigious IET Global Challenge award for their 'Weigh2Go' take on a system to accurately weighing disaster relief vehicles
Careers Mechanical, Electrical
Space
How Engineers discovered gravitational waves from ‘neutron stars’-and why it’s such a huge deal
Rumours have been swirling for weeks that scientists have detected gravitational waves – tiny ripples in space and time – from a source other than colliding black holes.
Careers Aerospace, Electronic
Space
The European Space Agency to launch satellite with highest-ever data capacity
The ESA - European Space Agency - has partnered with ViaSat for a £60m deal to create a super-high data capacity satellite to bring Wi-Fi to planes and areas currently plagued with super slow internet speeds.
Careers Aerospace, Electronic
Health
3D printing and origami set to improve bone implant outcomes
Engineers have pioneered a new low-cost technique for 3D printing that allows structures that fold themselves into different shapes - this advance could improve how surgeons create bone implants.
Careers Biomedical
Electronics & CommunicationsOpportunities
Cambridge Engineering Student grab first prize with robotic arm
A team of Student Engineers have grabbed first place at The Robotic Grasping and Manipulation Competition in Vancouver.
Careers Electronic, Electrical
Construction & Infrastructure
London Mayor Announces Oxford Street To Be Pedestrianised By Christmas 2018
A simple change to Oxford Street will completely re-engineer how we interact with it. London Mayor Sadiq Khan has pledged to pedestrianised the iconic shopping street by December 2018 - promising Londoners 'room to breathe in the heart of the city'.
Careers Civil, Structural
Electronics & Communications
Sony revives Aibo robot dog after 11 year wait
Sony shelved its original line of tech pets 11 years ago; this week the tech giant breathed new life into its Aibo robotic dog, releasing a new - and much cuter - version
Careers Electronic, Electrical
Aerospace, Defence & Marine
The Green tech powering Virgin Voyages' adults-only cruise ships
Each cruise ships will cost £1.9bn in total to build and Virgin hope they will take to the seas in 2020.
Careers Aerospace, Mechanical
Construction & Infrastructure
In Pictures: Hastings Pier wins the 2017 RIBA Stirling Prize
'The Plank' (aka Hastings Pier, the start wooden pier created by de Rijke Marsh Morgan) has won this year's RIBA Stirling Prize
Careers Civil, Structural
Automotive & Transport
Toyota dominates Tokyo Motor Show
This week sees the biennial Tokyo Motor Show taking place at the Big Sight exhibition space; and Toyota tooks to be dominating this year's event.
Careers Mechanical, Electrical
Energy & Environment
Did You Know Engineering – The hydrogen fuel cell was invented by a Victorian lawyer from Wales
Let us start, in the spirit of steampunk, by imagining a new and different past. One that is just a little different to that which we currently have.
Careers Electrical, Chemical
Electronics & Communications
New gesture control tech can turn everyday objects into remote controls
Lancaster Engineers have created new gesture control technology that can turn everyday objects, such as the humble cup of tea, into a remote control
Careers Electronic, Electrical
Aerospace, Defence & Marine
Bloodhound supersonic successfully completes first public runs
Great news for fans of the SuperSonic Bloodhound project - the car has successfully conducted its first public run.
Careers Aerospace, Mechanical
Aerospace, Defence & Marine
A Giant octopus and historic ship come together to create new coral ecosystem
A group of conservationists led by Sir Richard Branson has created the BVI Art Reef - an underwater art installation centered around the Kodiak Queen - a World War II warship - and a massive “Kraken”
Careers Aerospace, Mechanical
Energy & Environment
See-through solar technology represents 'wave of the future'
Engineers have developed a transparent solar material which could be used on windows to gather as much energy as bulkier rooftop solar units
Careers Electrical, Chemical
Space
Have Engineers Just Discovered the Perfect Spot to Build an Underground Colony on the Moon?
Lunar scientists have discovered a lunar chasm measuring 50km long and 100 meters wide. Could this be used as a base for astronauts and their equipment in future?
Careers Aerospace, Electronic
Electronics & Communications
Infographic – Digital Imaging Sensor Technology
This year three innovations across three decades nabbed the Queen Elizabeth Prize
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