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
Energy & Environment
EPFL and CSEM researchers achieve a certified 30.02% efficiency with a perovskite-silicon triple-junction solar cell, beating the previous 27.1% record.
Deep dive: Why Stacking Semiconductors Beats Using One
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 begun excavating a 2.2km Thames power tunnel beneath the riverbed to upgrade National Grid electricity infrastructure.
Deep dive: Boring through chalk beneath a tidal estuary
Energy & EnvironmentInnovation
The UK’s STEP fusion reactor programme has received £2.5 billion in funding. Here’s how the spherical tokamak at West Burton aims to deliver prototype…
Deep dive: How a STEP Fusion Reactor Works
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
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
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
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