Engineering stories whose deep dive explains maths, ready to use as a starter, a reading task or a real-world example. Each one links to the GCSE and A level curriculum.
Space
NASA's Starling mission demonstrated GPS-free satellite navigation by using other spacecraft and orbital debris as reference points, a first for optical space navigation.
Deep dive: How GPS-Free Satellite Navigation Works
Construction & InfrastructureInnovation
The Menai Suspension Bridge anniversary celebrations mark 200 years since Thomas Telford's wrought-iron masterpiece connected Anglesey to mainland Wales.
Deep dive: The Menai Suspension Bridge Anniversary and Structural Principles
Construction & Infrastructure
A floating wind turbine is ready for tow to Scotland's Culzean gas platform, where it will supply 20% of the platform's power from renewable…
Deep dive: Keeping a Floating Turbine Upright in the North Sea
Space
China's Long March 10B caught its booster in a net at sea on its maiden flight. We explore the engineering behind this orbital-class recovery…
Deep dive: the physics of the Long March 10B booster recovery
Aerospace, Defence & Marine
SpinLaunch's Orbital Accelerator spins satellites to 8,000 kph before release, eliminating 70% of rocket fuel. The company now plans its own broadband constellation using…
Deep dive: The physics of kinetic launch
Construction & InfrastructureInnovation
Custom AeroTruss platforms allow engineers to repair the 200-year-old Menai Suspension Bridge from below, avoiding lane closures on this vital Wales-Anglesey link.
Deep dive: Maintaining heritage structures under load
Construction & InfrastructureInnovation
A £19M Olympic Park footbridge has opened at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London, a 44-metre single-span steel structure floated into position by pontoon.
Deep dive: Single-Span Steel Bridge Design
Electronics & Communications
ESA's Celeste LEO navigation satellite broadcast Europe's first dual-frequency signal from low Earth orbit, testing a new layer for positioning systems.
Deep dive: How satellite navigation works from two different altitudes
Electronics & CommunicationsInnovation
Britain's national railway becomes the first in the world to test quantum navigation, using ultra-sensitive sensors to track train position without GPS.
Deep dive: How quantum navigation tracks a train without GPS
Construction & Infrastructure
Engineers will slide a 1,250-tonne HS2 M6 viaduct section over live traffic near Birmingham using hydraulic jacks, in a feat of civil engineering precision.
Deep dive: The mechanics of an HS2 M6 viaduct slide
Health
Researchers at the University of Bristol, led by Professor Nathan Lepora, have made a significant breakthrough in robotic dexterity with their AnyRotate system. They…
Deep dive: What is Domain Randomization?