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New photonic chip design brings fibre-optic performance onto silicon
Most of the world’s internet traffic spends at least part of its journey travelling through optical fibre. It’s fast, efficient and remarkably good at carrying light over long distances with very little signal loss. Shrinking that same performance onto a silicon chip, however, has proved far more difficult. Researchers at the California Institute of Technology…
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TECHNOLOGY
Atomic-scale interface could help push transistors beyond silicon
As transistors shrink towards atomic dimensions, even the boundary between two materials can become an engineering problem. Researchers at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU), working with…
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NASA engineers buy Voyager 2 another year in space
Voyager 2 has survived almost 50 years in space, travelled beyond the planets and crossed into interstellar space. Yet one of the biggest engineering challenges facing the spacecraft…
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New chip design could help future space telescopes search for Earth-like planets
Building a telescope capable of spotting an Earth-like planet orbiting another star isn’t just an optical challenge. It’s a computing one. Future observatories will need to process enormous…
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SUSTAINABILITY
Where renewables are built could determine the resilience of future power grids
As electricity systems become more dependent on wind and solar power, engineers face a problem that cannot be solved simply by adding more generating capacity. Renewable output varies…
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Imperial design engineering alumni launch sustainable clothing collaboration
Imperial College London has teamed up with graduate-founded biomaterials company Ponda to launch a range of sustainable university-branded clothing, demonstrating how ideas developed through engineering education can become…
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Researchers urge lifecycle approach to home retrofits
Home retrofit drive could create future e-waste problem, researchers warn. The UK’s push to make homes more energy efficient could create a new waste problem if low-carbon technologies…
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EDUCATION
£4.4m investment to expand engineering skills at University of Birmingham
Engineering students at the University of Birmingham will soon have access to new robotics, autonomous systems and advanced manufacturing facilities as part of a £4.4 million government investment…
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University of Sheffield opens advanced composites research centre
Making aircraft lighter is only part of the challenge facing aerospace manufacturers. The other is finding ways to build increasingly complex composite structures quickly enough to meet growing…
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Imperial engineers develop faster-degrading latex for balloons
Researchers at Imperial College London have developed a modified latex material for balloons that is designed to break down more quickly after disposal while retaining the strength, elasticity…
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MATERIALS
New photonic chip design brings fibre-optic performance onto silicon
Most of the world’s internet traffic spends at least part of its journey travelling through optical fibre. It’s fast, efficient and remarkably good at carrying light over long…
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Could 3D printing transform tungsten carbide manufacturing?
Tungsten carbide is one of those materials engineers love, and manufacturers often curse. It’s incredibly hard, remarkably wear-resistant, and capable of surviving conditions that would quickly destroy most…
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Imperial engineers develop faster-degrading latex for balloons
Researchers at Imperial College London have developed a modified latex material for balloons that is designed to break down more quickly after disposal while retaining the strength, elasticity…
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MEDICAL
Engineering bacteria to fight cancer
Modern cancer treatments have become remarkably effective, but they all face the same problem. However precisely a tumour is identified, destroying it without damaging healthy tissue remains difficult.…
Cambridge engineering alumnus co-founds AI imaging start-up
A University of Cambridge engineering graduate has co-founded a deep-tech start-up using artificial intelligence to improve image reconstruction across medicine, science and industry. Andrew Wang, who studied Information…
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New Designer of the Year 2026 project targets post-immersion hypothermia
Bournemouth University product design student Rupert Murphy has been named New Designer of the Year 2026 for developing a portable rescue device that could improve the treatment of…
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