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Interview: GKN Driveline chief executive Phil Swash

Phil Swash, CEO of GKN Driveline speaks to Jon Excell about the current “golden age” of automotive engineering.

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Airbus Bombardier C-Series deal could save Belfast jobs

Belfast workers breathe a sigh of relief as Airbus acquires majority stake in Bombardier C-Series

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This week’s poll: Protecting UK strategic industries

Do proposals to prevent strategic industries in the UK being bought up by overseas interests go far enough?

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Electric aircraft propulsion offers quiet operation but big challenges

Electrification is having profound impacts on the automotive industry. Could it do the same for aerospace?

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Interview: GKN Driveline chief executive Phil Swash
Airbus Bombardier C-Series deal could save Belfast jobs
This week’s poll: Protecting UK strategic industries
Electric aircraft propulsion offers quiet operation but big challenges

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Companies embrace potential of electric aircraft propulsion

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Electric aircraft propulsion offers quiet operation but big challenges

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Interview: GKN Driveline chief executive Phil Swash

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October 1955: Radio-controlled tractor gets to work in Surrey

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Dutch team wins 3000km solar car challenge

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Kier joins MTC to help in delivery of future infrastructure projects

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ETH Zurich team builds ultra-thin curved concrete roof

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Building materials made from organic waste could help boost bio-economy

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BAE Systems to shed nearly 2000 jobs

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Six technologies that helped win the Second World War

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Scifi Eye: The disturbing future of autonomous weapons

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Liquid metal morphing makes shapes for robotics

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Mantis shrimp eye inspires camera that senses colour and polarisation

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Artificial Intelligence could add around £630bn to UK economy

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Iceland project marries carbon capture with geological storage

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Giant energy storage battery installed at Sheffield biomass plant

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March 1914: Obituary of George Westinghouse

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Ultrasound-based augmented tongue technology could improve speech therapy

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Nuanced neurons help distinguish voices in a crowded room

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Prosthetic leg monitors gait and alerts users to wear and tear

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Machine downtime costs UK manufacturers £180bn a year

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Comment: how to grasp Industry 4.0’s low hanging fruit

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Particles take rough with the smooth when moving in liquid suspensions

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Floodwater from Hurricane Harvey causes explosions at Arkema chemical plant

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Rio Tinto completes first fully autonomous rail journey in Western Australia

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Google AI to help drive Rolls Royce autonomous ship development

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What’s driving the UK’s rail renaissance?

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What is happening with the Apprenticeship Levy and what can employers do?

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UK engineering contractors increase by over two thirds

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Rules of engagement: how to inspire the next generation of engineers

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Interview: GKN Driveline chief executive Phil Swash

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Companies embrace potential of electric aircraft propulsion

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Electric aircraft propulsion offers quiet operation but big challenges

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Opinion

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Infrastructure giants set course for diversity

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Fracking all over the world

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Rethinking freight with unmanned cargo aircraft

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Bombardier row raises questions about post-Brexit US trade deal

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Talking industrial strategy at the Labour Party conference

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