Science fiction novelist Gareth L Powell considers where developments in exoskeletons and implantable electronics might ultimately lead
Human beings are a curious species. We’re always asking questions, and finding new tools to achieve our aims. But sometimes, that process comes with inherent risks. Our resident sci-fi author, Gareth...
Access to orbit is essential for communications, scientific research, and national security. According to figures provided by the British government, the UK space sector contributes £16.4bn per year...
Author Gareth L Powell considers how today’s smallsats could pave the way for a future generation of self-configuring modular spacecraft.
With the recent popularity of shows such as The Walking Dead and The Last of Us, our resident science fiction author, Gareth L. Powell, asks what roles there will be for engineers in such a strange...
How will automation affect global trade and travel? Science fiction author Gareth L. Powell takes a speculative look at recent developments
When bleak dystopian nightmares become a reality it will be engineers who help us adapt to a hostile new world writes resident science fiction author Gareth L Powell.
People used to ask how many monkeys and typewriters it would take to reproduce the works of Shakespeare. Now, our resident science fiction author Gareth L. Powell asks if a chatbot can write a novel...
What if a powerful alien entity were to snatch away our weapons and send us to the cosmic naughty step? Resident sci-fi author Gareth L Powell ponders an otherworldly solution to our current woes
The Engineer’s resident science fiction writer, Jon Wallace, is relinquishing his hold on our crystal ball, and we’re looking for a successor.
