From Dyson spheres to ringworlds: science fiction author Gareth L. Powell takes a look at some of the largest engineering projects literature has to offer

From sub-surface freight delivery tubes, to space elevators for ferrying workers to off-planet manufacturing facilities, resident science fiction writer Gareth L. Powell ponders some of the ingenious...

Could history have been very, very different? Science fiction author Gareth L Powell looks at the way a few small changes could have drastically altered our world  - and put a Victorian in space!

Following reports that astronomers may have discovered hints of advanced civilisations in our galaxy, our resident science fiction author, Gareth L. Powell, takes a look at the vast engineering...

UK researchers have developed a robot fingertip that creates signals similar to the brain activity associated with human touch. Science fiction author, Gareth L. Powell, explores the possible...

There has been a lot of talk about billionaires building bases on the moon or Mars, but how possible is this? Our resident science fiction author Gareth L. Powell takes a look at the engineering...

As more and more of us choose to live in cities, planners are going to have to come up with new ways to provide enough housing and infrastructure. Our resident science fiction author, Gareth L....

At first glance, you might think that engineers and writers live in very different worlds, but – argues resident sci-fi author Gareth L. Powell -  authors can teach engineers valuable lessons that...

With ‘UFOs’ grabbing the headlines recently, science fiction author Gareth L Powell speculates on the potential engineering challenges of safely visiting an inhabited alien wold