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EngineeringUK responds to Department for Education apprenticeships data
EngineeringUK has run an analysis of the data related to the engineering and technology sector of the new full-year (2022–23) apprenticeships data for England, which were recently released by the Department for Education. Engineering-related apprenticeship starts have decreased by 2.4 per cent since 2021–22; however, this decrease is smaller than was seen across all subject…
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TECHNOLOGY
Young engineering star lands gold at national awards
A school pupil whose engineering talents were discovered at the University in Sunderland has gone on to win a top prize at a prestigious national awards ceremony in…
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Innovative battery design promises both high energy density and sustainability
A research team from the University of Hong Kong’s Department of Mechanical Engineering has achieved a major breakthrough in battery technology with the development of a high-performance quasi-solid-state…
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New 3D printer can watch itself fabricate objects
With 3D inkjet printing systems, engineers can fabricate hybrid structures that have soft and rigid components, such as robotic grippers that are strong enough to grasp heavy objects…
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SUSTAINABILITY
Graduate’s solution to waste and inequality on display at COP28
A Bournemouth University product design graduate is displaying her final-year project at the COP28 climate conference in Dubai. Angela Piazza’s project is among 100 selected for the Prototypes…
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Innovative battery design promises both high energy density and sustainability
A research team from the University of Hong Kong’s Department of Mechanical Engineering has achieved a major breakthrough in battery technology with the development of a high-performance quasi-solid-state…
Continue reading Innovative battery design promises both high energy density and sustainability
Manchester engineers design and fly the world’s largest quadcopter drone
Engineers at the University of Manchester have designed, built and flown the world’s largest quadcopter drone. The drone, made from a cardboard-like material called foamboard, measures 6.4 metres…
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EDUCATION
EngineeringUK responds to Department for Education apprenticeships data
EngineeringUK has run an analysis of the data related to the engineering and technology sector of the new full-year (2022–23) apprenticeships data for England, which were recently released…
Continue reading EngineeringUK responds to Department for Education apprenticeships data
Graduate’s solution to waste and inequality on display at COP28
A Bournemouth University product design graduate is displaying her final-year project at the COP28 climate conference in Dubai. Angela Piazza’s project is among 100 selected for the Prototypes…
Continue reading Graduate’s solution to waste and inequality on display at COP28
Young engineering star lands gold at national awards
A school pupil whose engineering talents were discovered at the University in Sunderland has gone on to win a top prize at a prestigious national awards ceremony in…
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MATERIALS
New 3D printer can watch itself fabricate objects
With 3D inkjet printing systems, engineers can fabricate hybrid structures that have soft and rigid components, such as robotic grippers that are strong enough to grasp heavy objects…
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Manchester engineers design and fly the world’s largest quadcopter drone
Engineers at the University of Manchester have designed, built and flown the world’s largest quadcopter drone. The drone, made from a cardboard-like material called foamboard, measures 6.4 metres…
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New machine-learning technique promises to accelerate discovery of new structural materials
A team of engineers at the University of Toronto has developed a machine-learning technique that promises to accelerate the discovery of new structural materials. One of the primary…
MEDICAL
3D-printing breakthrough promises personalised prosthetic devices anywhere in the world
Lower-limb prosthetic sockets could soon be printed in remote locations and even in users’ homes, thanks to a groundbreaking process developed by manufacturing experts at Loughborough University. Simin…
Young engineering star lands gold at national awards
A school pupil whose engineering talents were discovered at the University in Sunderland has gone on to win a top prize at a prestigious national awards ceremony in…
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University of Bath students win artificial heart design competition
Student engineers from the University of Bath have taken the top prize at the grand final of the inaugural Heart Hackathon, an international competition to design an artificial…
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