The Engineer
11 June 2012
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Boom towns: careers in Australia's mining sector
22 Jun 2012
Demand for experienced engineers is currently high in Australia’s burgeoning mining and natural resources industries
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Robot can outperform humans in identifying natural materials
20 Jun 2012
Researchers in the US have developed a robot that can touch and identify more than 100 common materials.
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Vehicle suspension improves handling and maintains comfort
18 Jun 2012
MIRA has developed new vehicle suspension that is claimed to offer improved handling without compromising comfort.
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Life at the limit: Antarctica's pumping challenge
18 Jun 2012
Cat pumps are playing a key role in an Antarctic hot-water drilling project that aims to discover the potential origin of life on Earth
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What's happened to common sense in the workplace?
15 Jun 2012
A recent training course set our anonymous blogger’s mind to wondering why the Japanese seem to have a monopoly on management techniques which are really just common sense
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Richard Miller, TSB head of sustainability
11 Jun 2012
Urbane outloook: Optimising the performance of intertwined city systems and ensuring they act in tandem is a must, says Richard Miller
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Stage direction: RSC drives for success
11 Jun 2012
The Royal Shakespeare Company’s set designers are benefiting from the flexibility of automated hoist technology.
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In the line of fibre
11 Jun 2012
Composite materials are stronger, stiffer and lighter than metals, but the complex mechanisms that lead to their failure mean that their advantages can’t be fully exploited. New research aims to shed new light on composite failure
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Stellar line-up: the Solar Orbiter mission
11 Jun 2012
ESA’s Solar Orbiter mission, set to launch in 2017, aims to connect the processes occurring inside our star with the way it exerts its influence throughout space, with UK space scientists and engineers taking a leading role
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Looking for some inspiration
11 Jun 2012
Effective and timely careers advice is vital if the UK wants to secure a future pipeline of young talent for engineering, says Engineering UK head Paul Jackson
