Electronics & CommunicationsBreakthroughs
A robotic underwater diving exoskeleton from Shenzhen reduces diver oxygen consumption by 40%. Here's the engineering behind real-time adaptive assistance.
Deep dive: Adapting to a Moving Target in a Viscous Medium
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
Energy & EnvironmentInnovation
The Swansea tidal lagoon project has been revived after Swansea Council struck a deal with renewable developer Batri. Here's how tidal energy engineering works.
Deep dive: The Engineering Behind a Swansea Tidal Lagoon
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
Space
NASA's Artemis II moon mission rocket has returned to Launch Pad 39B after engineers repaired a helium system fault, targeting an April launch to…
Deep dive: The engineering systems that make Artemis II fly
Aerospace, Defence & MarineInnovation
NASA's X-59 experimental aircraft completed its second test flight on 20 March, advancing the Quesst mission to make supersonic flight over land viable.
Deep dive: The Physics of Sonic Booms and How to Quieten Them
Construction & InfrastructureInnovation
A 271-tonne tunnel boring machine named Caroline has launched beneath the Thames to build a new high-voltage power link for National Grid.
Deep dive: How Tunnel Boring Machines Work
Aerospace, Defence & Marine
Dubai becomes the world's first city with electric air taxis in 2026. Discover the engineering breakthroughs behind Joby Aviation's S4 eVTOL aircraft, vertiport infrastructure,…
Deep dive: How Does Electric VTOL Technology Work?
Space
HyPrSpace secures Series A funding to develop innovative hybrid rocket engines without turbopumps. Learn how their Baguette One and OB-1 vehicles could transform small…
Deep dive: Hybrid Rockets
Automotive & Transport
Ever watch a Formula 1 race and wonder, "How do those cars even exist?" We just did a deep dive into the engineering beneath…
Deep dive: Engineering principles
Space
HyPrSpace, a Bordeaux-based aerospace company, is developing hybrid rocket propulsion technology for small satellite launches through its Baguette One demonstrator program (Editors Note: We…
Deep dive: Hybrid Propulsion Systems
Manufacturing
Britain's railway infrastructure reached a new benchmark with the completion of the Colne Valley Viaduct, a 3.4-kilometre structure that demonstrates advances in precast segmental…
Deep dive: Advanced Precast Segmental Bridge Construction