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Petrol-electric hybrid aircraft is first to charge in-flight
A hybrid power aircraft has been successfully tested in the UK in an important step towards cleaner low-carbon air travel.
Solar aircraft round-the-world route announced
The round-the-world route for Solar Impulse 2 - an aircraft powered entirely by solar cells - has been announced today.
In-depth
Deep freeze: Technology to explore Jupiter's icy moons
After the success of the 2014 comet landing, engineers are now turning their attention to future missions to the larger moons of Jupiter and the other gas giant planets, which may have watery oceans below a thick crust of ice.
Opinion
Reflections on boundary crossing
Iain Gray has now left his position as chief executive of Innovate UK, and looks back on what he learned about how diferent sectors influence each other in unexpected ways
Gadget fairs and cautious optimism
The new year seems to be heralding a period of uncertainty for business ahead of a long General Election campaign
Classic Archive
October 1960: High speed wind tunnels
In October 1960, The Engineer reported on the opening of two new high speed wind tunnels at the Warton Aerodrome, near Preston.
This week in 1959: A rare sighting of the Seaslug
The Engineer gets its first look at the The Armstrong-Whitworth “Seaslug”, the UK Navy’s first guided surface to air missile
