The London 2012 Olympics opening ceremony required a great deal of innovative — but hidden — engineering to make it work. Stephen Harris spoke to the engineers behind the spectacle.
Home computing pioneer and visionary UK inventor Sir Clive Sinclair has died at the age of 81. Back in 2003, The Engineer’s Rob Coppinger spoke to Sir Clive about another high-risk drive to create a...
With the seabed around the UK now the site of unprecedented activity, dealing with the explosive legacy of two world wars is firmly on the agenda. Jon Excell reports
Chris Rapley, the new director of the Science Museum, is on a mission to reignite the passion for discovery and celebrate the discipline’s unsung heroes. Jon Excell reports
Britain’s hard-pressed oil and gas industry received a boost in Parliament today when George Osborne announced £1.3bn worth of measures to support the industry.
Gas-analysis technology developed for ESA’s Rosetta mission is being converted to diagnose tuberculosis in remote parts of Africa. Stuart Nathan reports
Research on carbon capture in the UK is focusing on the abilities of various carbon-based materials to absorb the carbon dioxide from flue gases. Sam Shead reports
Features editorBosch gave us a glimpse into the future of autonomous and electrified cars, but are the internal combustion engine’s best days still to come?
As a competition is launched to inspire super-efficient vehicles, designers are finding that the development of electric cars is becoming a lot more feasible. Jon Excell reports
Tore Amundsen’s efforts to put Norway at the forefront of the global CCS industry contain some valuable lessons for the UK, Stephen Harris reports
