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Designing a mechanical rover to explore the surface of Venus

Our hellish nearest planetary neighbour could help us determine where life might exist in the universe. But to explore it we’ll need to go back to basics.

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Brexit uncertainty hitting UK manufacturing investment claims report

Growth and investment down as Brexit induced uncertainty continues to bite

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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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The boss of GKN’s automotive division on electrification, brexit and more

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Electric aircraft propulsion offers quiet operation but big challenges
Interview: GKN Driveline chief executive Phil Swash

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Mercedes Benz debuts truck platooning system with automated airfield snow clearance demo

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UK developed heart disease detection technology is set for US trials

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UK government awards £51m to driverless car testing infrastructure projects

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Mars explorers could breathe oxygen made by plasma

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Airbus Bombardier C-Series deal could save Belfast jobs

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Companies embrace potential of electric aircraft propulsion

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Mercedes Benz debuts truck platooning system with automated airfield snow clearance demo

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UK government awards £51m to driverless car testing infrastructure projects

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The Engineer drives: Honda Civic Type R is a fast piece of work

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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

13th October 2017 4:01 pm 13th October 2017 4:01 pm

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

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Armour-plated protection through the ages: five innovations from The Engineer archive

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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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Optical receiver promises super-fast broadband in every home

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Good vibrations: wearables add security to voice activated devices

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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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UK developed heart disease detection technology is set for US trials

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Smartphone diagnosis via card-mounted lab-on-a-chip differentiates similar viruses

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Highest-power biological solar cell offers potential for medical devices in remote regions

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Could new productivity tools help manufacturers overcome the Brexit stutters?

23rd October 2017 12:46 pm 23rd October 2017 12:55 pm

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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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Brexit uncertainty hitting UK manufacturing investment claims report

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Skills and automation dominate industry talk at party conferences

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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

6th October 2017 10:07 am 6th October 2017 10:07 am

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What’s driving the UK’s rail renaissance?

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How an initiative in Leicester is inspiring youngsters about STEM

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View from the Academy: Looking ahead to the year of engineering

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

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Designing a mechanical rover to explore the surface of Venus

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In-depth Automotive

The Engineer drives: Honda Civic Type R is a fast piece of work

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In-depth Defence & security

Armour-plated protection through the ages: five innovations from The Engineer archive

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In-depth Automotive

Interview: GKN Driveline chief executive Phil Swash

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How should you react when management has its head in the sand?

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Opinion Manufacturing

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Infrastructure giants set course for diversity

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Fracking all over the world

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Viewpoint Skills and careers

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

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Ensuring aerospace innovation meets tomorrow’s challenges

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

July 1940: The collapse of the Tacoma Narrows bridge

Six technologies that helped win the Second World War

March 1914: Obituary of George Westinghouse

August 1915: The Board of Invention

October 1957: The launch of Sputnik

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September 1945: Assessing German air power

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