Engineering stories whose deep dive explains urban environments and infrastructure, ready to use as a starter, a reading task or a real-world example. Each one links to the GCSE and A level curriculum.
Electronics & Communications
LED light pollution in cities is worsening despite energy-efficient streetlights. Engineers are rethinking colour temperature, shielding, and urban lighting design.
Deep dive: The Physics of LED Light Pollution in Cities
Construction & InfrastructureInnovation
AF Gruppen wins the NOK 5.6bn contract to build the Stad Ship Tunnel, the world's first full-size ship tunnel through Norway's Stad peninsula.
Deep dive: drilling through gneiss at ship-tunnel scale
Construction & InfrastructureInnovation
The UK's upgraded surface water flood forecasting system uses impact-based modelling to protect 4.6 million at-risk properties from intense rainfall events.
Deep dive: How Surface Water Flood Forecasting Works