For this project, the partners developed a 4G wireless protocol to control robots in Ocado’s new retail warehouse in Andover. It needed to be able to transmit and receive data from thousands of robots...
A smart approach to mirror control has driven a fundamental breakthrough in the promising area of concentrated solar power. David Fowler reports
The shortlisted finalists for The Engineer’s 2018 Collaborate To Innovate awards highlight the strength and depth of UK engineering innovation
Nokia’s research chief Bob Iannucci has the secret for the next generation of mobile phones and promises Wibree will change the way we use them. Niall Firth reports
Achieving the right balance between form and function has defined the work of Kenneth Grange, who has been responsible for some of the UK’s most distinctive industrial designs. Jon Excell reports.
The UK’s largest study of its kind has provided a glimpse into how the future could be shaped by electric cars.
Astronomer Martin Barstow, the only UK representative on NASA’s Hubble committee, is helping the novel ‘patch-up’ in space of the ageing telescope. Niall Firth reports.
A titanium mandible created using additive layer manufacturing has improved one woman’s quality of life
Advanced LED-based technology could revolutionise the way we send and receive data. Ellie Zolfagharifard reports
Non-profit making organisation gears up for mass production of low-cost laptop aimed at bringing schoolchildren in the developing world all the benefits of the IT revolution. Jon Excell reports
