Our ten most read news stories of 2017

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Presented in order of the number of views they received on The Engineer website, the ten most read news stories represent a good cross-section of the subjects and industries we cover.

molten salt thorium reactor

Our most read story covers nuclear energy, with news of the first tests of molten thorium-salt reactor technology in over 45 years.

Automotive is one of the UK’s most important engineering sectors in terms of employment, exports and R&D, and this article on the development of a drive system for electric vehicles was the subject of much interest.

Alcraft Motor

Another automotive story covered a new UK-developed vehicle making its debut. The crowdfunded development is due to enter full production next year.

A business story of great relevance to the nuclear programme in the UK, the effects of the takeover of AMEC in March last year are now beginning to be felt.

 

Industrial technologies continue to be of interest to our readers, with additive manufacturing remaining perhaps the most significant new development of the decade, as this story from February shows.

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