Fabricating catering counters for Astute-class submarines
A British catering equipment manufacturer is making waves after the Ministry of Defence assigned it to manufacture bespoke catering equipment…
2019 – centenary of WES
The Women’s Engineering Society (WES) will be 100 years old in 2019, and through the support of National Lottery players…
Stem cell research offers hope for those with ‘untreatable’ STDs
Stem cell research has advanced significant research which could offer hope to people suffering from previously incurable sexually transmitted diseases,…
Scotland’s engineering heritage
From building ships for the seven seas to iconic civil engineering to evolving the UK’s energy sector, Scotland has led…
The Structural Awards… Tim Ibell on judging criteria
Professor Tim Ibell is professor of structural engineering at the University of Bath and the former president of the Institution…
The fate of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet
Sustained levels of moderate warming could melt the East Antarctic Ice Sheet. Imperial College experts have predicted that sustained Antarctic…
Open hardware: The future of tech or a flop?
Several innovations in modern software can be attributed to the fact they either they are open source themselves or are…
Comma.ai: The future of autonomous cars?
Autonomous cars are the future. At some point you will no longer need to stay fixed to the steering wheel,…
3D printed guns: are they as big of a threat as governments think they are?
If you have been following the news recently, you may have noticed a battle between an American company Defense Distributed…
Structural Awards 2018 – Inspirational and iconic
Martin Powell is CEO of the Institution of Structural Engineers 'Every year at the Structural Awards, there is a sense…