The Engineer UKTechnology This week’s poll: would you buy an electric car?theengineer.co.uk - Jon Excell In this week’s poll we’re asking readers whether, given the clear technological advances being made, they would consider investing in an electric …
The Engineer UKEngineering This week’s poll: regulating data in the age of AItheengineer.co.uk We asked our readers if a fresh approach to the regulation of data is required in the age of powerful artificial intelligence? Currently, AI is best …
The Engineer UKNanotech Unique adhesive formed from liquid-driven chaostheengineer.co.uk - Jason Ford Materials with properties like those found in gecko feet have been created by harnessing so-called liquid-driven chaos to produce soft polymer …
The Engineer UKTransportation Autonomous bus takes passengers on manoeuvrestheengineer.co.uk - David Fowler The UK’s first full-sized autonomous bus gave its first public demonstration at the National Exhibition Centre in October 2019 for visitors to the …
The Engineer UKEngineering Promoted Content: Light, Strong and Defect-Free Laser Welding – Perfecting the Process for the Automotive Industrytheengineer.co.uk - Jon Excell Between the needs of reducing emissions, constantly improving safety, and keeping costs low, the automotive industry faces challenges arising from …
The Engineer UKEngineering European automotive sector facing unprecedented changetheengineer.co.uk - Jason Ford Bjoern Klaas, vice president and managing director of Protolabs Europe, talks to The Engineer about findings from its recent survey on the European …
The Engineer UKEngineering DRIVEN consortium on road to autonomous successtheengineer.co.uk - David Fowler Driverless cars have been put through their paces on London streets in a landmark demonstration by the DRIVEN consortium.A fleet of Ford Mondeos, …
The Engineer UKEngineering Funding boost for weight-saving composite wheelstheengineer.co.uk - David Fowler The first low-cost commercially viable composite automotive wheel could soon be a reality after a consortium of specialist UK businesses won a …
The Engineer UKCancer Tumour imaging technique promises cancer care boosttheengineer.co.uk - Andrew Wade A new method for imaging the stiffness of tumours could help improve treatment for range of different cancers, according to a new study.Published in …
The Engineer UKLoughborough Loughborough academic to model ‘living’ micro-machinestheengineer.co.uk - David Fowler A researcher at Loughborough University has been awarded over £1.25m by the European Research Council to investigate “living” micro-machines that …
The Engineer UKEngineering Opinion: creating composite car partstheengineer.co.uk - Jon Excell Jari Sopanen, Regional Manager at leading composites manufacturer Exel composites explains how composite materials can be used to build safer, lighter …
The Engineer UKEngineering Everyday Supercar: The Engineer drives the Ferrari Portofinotheengineer.co.uk - Chris Pickering Innovative chassis technology and an award-winning engine combine to deliver scintillating performance in a supercar you could use every day, writes …
The Engineer UKEngineering New Juke production begins at Nissan Sunderland planttheengineer.co.uk - Jon Excell Following a £100 million investment, Nissan has marked the start of production of the new Juke at its Sunderland plantDesigned, engineered and …
The Engineer UKHyperloop Promoted content: Inspiring Young Engineers to Design for the Future at EPFLtheengineer.co.uk - Jon Excell EPFLoop, one of the top three teams invited to the SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition, used multiphysics simulation to hit the ground running with a …
The Engineer UKEngineering MIP sensor seeks antimicrobial resistant bacterial strainstheengineer.co.uk - By David Fowler Researchers at Newcastle University are investigating the development of a technique to detect antimicrobial resistant bacterial strains using …
The Engineer UKPhotosynthesis ‘Artificial photosynthesis’ project enters second phasetheengineer.co.uk - Stuart Nathan The Rheticus II project combines bioreactor and renewables-powered electrolyser to produce industrial chemicals from carbon dioxideEvonik and …
The Engineer UKEngineering Shape-morphing material ‘closer to artificial nervous tissue’theengineer.co.uk - Jason Ford Researchers have developed a shape-morphing material with ‘neural-like electrical pathways’ that could lead to advances in applications including …
The Engineer UKJames Dyson Dyson’s £2bn EV project runs out of roadtheengineer.co.uk - The Engineer UK engineering firm Dyson has pulled the plug on the £2bn electric vehicle project it announced back in 2017.In a letter to employees, founder and …
The Engineer UKMoon Moving the Moontheengineer.co.uk - Stuart Nathan Sci-fi eyeThe Moon is often portrayed as a dead world, but it is rich with fictional potential, as Gareth L Powell explainsFifty years on from …
The Engineer UKEngineering Renishaw on the hunt for 70 grads for 2020 intaketheengineer.co.uk - Andrew Wade UK engineering firm Renishaw is looking to recruit 70 candidates for its graduate scheme for 2020.The Gloucestershire-based company is seeking …
The Engineer UKTechnology Face up to freedomtheengineer.co.uk - Stuart Nathan ViewpointFacial recognition technology is proving controversial as police forces seek to deploy it in public areas. Daragh Murray explains some of …
The Engineer UKEngineering Electronic solid could improve eco profile of coolingtheengineer.co.uk - Stuart Nathan Solid-state material has potential to replace greenhouse gas-powered systems in refrigeration and air conditioning.Cooling systems, whether in food …
The Engineer UKEngineering Infrared and AI combine for new brain tumour blood testtheengineer.co.uk - Andrew Wade Researchers at the University of Strathclyde have developed a new blood test for brain tumours that can accurately detect cancer with 87 per cent …
The Engineer UKLithium Lithium-ion battery pioneer wins 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistrytheengineer.co.uk - Jon Excell Professor John B Goodenough, one of the pioneers of lithium-ion battery technology, has been awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.Goodenough, …
The Engineer UKUniversity of Waterloo Algorithm helps autonomous vehicles to avoid pedestrianstheengineer.co.uk - Jason Ford Engineers in Canada have developed decision-making and motion-planning technology to limit injuries and damage when autonomous vehicles are involved …
The Engineer UKEngineering The wing master: Bombardier’s award-winning aerodynamic productiontheengineer.co.uk - Stuart Nathan Bombardier’s A220 wing requires an entirely new production philosophy, reports Stuart NathanIt’s almost a cliché to say that commercial aircraft …
The Engineer UKGraphene Texas team turns graphene into bacteria-killing filtertheengineer.co.uk - Stuart Nathan Chemists from Rice University use laser-induced graphene to build self-sterilising filtersLaser-induced graphene (LIG) was developed in the …
The Engineer UKEngineering Digital Crew applies AI for persistent observationtheengineer.co.uk - David Fowler Thales has developed Digital Crew, an artificial intelligence solution to the problem of information overload and tedium in security and surveillance …
The Engineer UKGraphene Graphene-based suitcase could help lighten the loadtheengineer.co.uk - Jason Ford A Manchester-based start-up has developed a graphene-based suitcase made from recycled plastic, an advance that could reduce the weight of aircraft …
