Cornwall’s Engineered Arts has gained global attention for producing some of the world’s most lifelike robots. Andrew Wade paid a visit to meet its latest creation in person.
Thorium reactors, based on technology abandoned around the time of the Cold War, could provide an alternative to large nuclear reactors fuelled by solid uranium. They have many potential advantages,...
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.
The Ventilator Challenge UK consortium has exemplified the engineering response to the Covid-19 crisis. Jon Excell spoke to the group’s leader - HVM Catapult Chief executive Dick Elsy - about the...
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
