Automotive & Transport
The Engineering Behind Formula 1
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
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Aerospace, Defence & Marine
BVLOS Drone Inspection Technology Transforms UK Power Grid Monitoring
National Grid has implemented what it describes as the world's first centralised, autonomous aerial inspection capability for electricity infrastructure, marking a significant shift in…
Deep dive: BVLOS Operations and Infrastructure Inspection
Space
Hybrid Rocket Propulsion Technology: HyPrSpace’s Turbopump-Free Design Targets Micro-Launcher Market
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
Precast Segmental Construction Techniques Define Britain’s New Longest Railway Bridge
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
Electronics & Communications
Soft Robotics Tentacle Targets Subsea Pipeline Inspection Market
A UK-Brazilian engineering partnership has developed a one-meter-long flexible robotic tentacle that could reduce the need for human divers and large support vessels in…
Deep dive: Soft Robotics in Subsea Applications
Aerospace, Defence & Marine
Vaeridion’s Multi-Motor Single-Propeller Design Targets Electric Aircraft Certification by 2030
Munich-based Vaeridion has secured Belgian operator ASL Group as the launch customer for its nine-seat electric Microliner, while simultaneously acquiring Lilium's former battery manufacturing…
Deep dive: The Multi-Motor Single-Propeller
Automotive & Transport
Aerospace Engineering Meets Wind Turbine Logistics: Inside the 108-Meter WindRunner Aircraft Design
The wind energy industry faces a fundamental engineering constraint that has nothing to do with turbine technology or wind physics. Modern onshore wind turbines…
Deep dive: Aerodynamics, Structures, and Wind Turbine Physics
Space
Optical Sensor Networks and AI-Powered Space Tracking: Spaceflux Secures £5.4M for Orbital Debris Monitoring
London-based space technology company Spaceflux has secured £5.4 million in seed funding to expand its global network of optical sensors and accelerate development of…
Deep dive: Optical Space Surveillance Technology
Electronics & Communications
Cyborg Beetles: Biorobotics Breakthrough for Search and Rescue Operations
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
Space
Satellite Data Processing Systems Transform UK Infrastructure Monitoring and Environmental Analytics
The UK Space Agency has allocated £2.5 million to five engineering projects that demonstrate how satellite data processing systems can enhance public service delivery…
Deep dive: Satellite Data Processing Systems
SpaceBreakthroughs
AI-Equipped Swarm Robots Set to Explore Lunar Lava Tubes by 2028
Japanese lunar exploration company Ispace and Chuo University have formalized a partnership to assess the feasibility of deploying AI-equipped robots to explore lunar lava…
Deep dive: Swarm Robotics for Lunar Exploration
Energy & Environment
Thermal Transfer Innovation: IsoMat Technology Achieves 5,000x Efficiency Over Traditional Materials
Based in the UK, Flint Engineering has unveiled IsoMat, a thermal transfer technology that achieves efficiency approximately 5,000 times greater than copper or aluminium.…
Deep dive: The Science Behind IsoMat's Thermal Transport System