Automotive & Transport
Britain's first electrified rail testing loop opened at Long Marston in Warwickshire, a 3.5 km closed track backed by £75 million in investment.
Deep dive: Inside the Electrified Rail Testing Loop
Electronics & CommunicationsBreakthroughs
Northwestern University engineers have created printed artificial neurons that generate realistic electrical signals capable of activating living brain cells.
Deep dive: How Printed Artificial Neurons Work
Construction & InfrastructureInnovation
RWE is building the UK's largest Pembroke battery storage facility in Wales, a 350MW lithium-ion system that could power the grid for two continuous…
Deep dive: Grid-Scale Lithium-Ion Pembroke Battery Storage
Energy & EnvironmentBreakthroughs
A new thin-film coating lets solar panels generate electricity from raindrops and sunlight simultaneously, producing over 100 volts per droplet impact.
Deep dive: Triboelectric Nanogenerators and Perovskite Solar Cells
Energy & EnvironmentInnovation
Rivian and Redwood Materials deployed 10 MWh of second-life EV battery storage at an Illinois factory. Here's the engineering behind repurposed battery packs.
Deep dive: Making Old Batteries Work Together
Construction & Infrastructure
The Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm pulled its first export cable ashore, connecting the world's largest wind project to Britain's electricity grid.
Deep dive: How offshore wind power reaches your home
HealthBreakthroughs
A clinical trial shows spinal cord stimulation can restore walking and sensory feedback in people with complete spinal injuries, a biomedical engineering first.
Deep dive: How spinal cord stimulation restores walking
SpaceInnovation
NASA's Dragonfly Titan rotorcraft has entered assembly at Johns Hopkins APL. The nuclear-powered drone will fly on Saturn's moon Titan after a 2028 launch.
Deep dive: Designing the Dragonfly Titan Rotorcraft
HealthInnovation
Nine engineers behind cochlear implants, brain-computer interfaces, and spinal stimulation share the 2026 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering.
Deep dive: How Neural Interfaces Work
Electronics & Communications
Scientists from the University of Pennsylvania and Michigan develop autonomous swimming microbots smaller than salt grains, featuring onboard computing, sensors, and electrokinetic propulsion. These…
Deep dive: How Microscale Computing Works
Electronics & Communications
Engineers at the University of Queensland have developed a biorobotics system that transforms common darkling beetles into remotely controlled search and rescue agents. The…
Deep dive: Bioelectrical Stimulation and Micro-Scale Robotics