Concorde Takes Flight Again – The Legacy of Supersonic Travel
Twenty years after the Concorde supersonic airliner took its last flight into Filton, Bristol, in 2003, aviation enthusiasts commemorate its legacy with model tribute flights and local events. As an aerospace icon designed and built in Filton, Concorde holds particular significance in the Bristol community. The Woodspring...
Engineering Podcasts – Diverse: a Society of Women Engineers (SWE) podcast
Science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) has long needed more diversity and inclusion. While women in the UK are 35% more likely to go to university than men, they only account for 28% of the overall STEM workforce. The representation of other minority groups also continues to lag....
NSK Joins Forces to Tackle Offshore Wind Wake Effects, Enabling Japan’s Floating Turbine Farms
With ambitious climate goals in sight, Japan aims to expand offshore wind energy rapidly. However, floating wind farms come with complex engineering challenges. One critical issue is the wake effect – disruptive turbulent airflows caused by spinning turbine blades. To tackle this, the Japanese government is funding a...