Rolls-Royce unveils EVTOL air taxi concept at Farnborough Airshow The hybrid aircraft, designed to carry four or five passengers, has an M250 gas turbine which delivers around 500kW of electrical power to six rotors. News Aerospace
Industry welcomes Brexit white paper as Trump cools on trade Trump throws Brexit grenade at May’s white paper proposals. News Policy & business
Video of the week: RAF centenary flypast This week’s video comes courtesy of the RAF Benevolent Fund, which has put together a brief highlights reel of Tuesday’s centenary flypast. News Defence & security
Modular construction: Flat-pack to the future Stuart Nathan looks at the increasing use of modular construction techniques and how this might represent a paradigm shift for this ancient form of engineering. In-depth Civil & structural
Voice-activated digital assistants take to the car Voice-activated digital assistants are spreading from our homes to our cars. Stuart Nathan looks at what it could mean for the future of driving In-depth Automotive
News Defence & security Last week’s poll: what are the implications of BAE’s Australian warship deal?
News Electronics & communications Video of the week: AI sees through walls to assist people with degenerative illnesses
In-depth Energy & environment Staying in charge: super- and ultracapacitors and hybrid electricity storage
Viewpoint Skills and careers INWED18: Bringing engineering careers to life is required to inspire young women engineers
