British Engines Group has welcomed 29 new apprentices across its North East businesses to help build sector skills, drive business growth and nurture the next generation of engineering talent across the region. The apprentices, aged 16–23, beat a record 490 applicants to secure their place and will now embark on a four-year programme, training in roles including machining, … [Read more...] about British Engines welcomes 29 new apprentices across the North East
Gresham Smith partners with Carnegie Mellon to shape the future of design and engineering
Tennessee-based architecture, engineering and consultancy services firm Gresham Smith has entered a formal industry partnership with Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, aimed at addressing some of the biggest challenges within the design industry, exploring emerging trends and driving innovation in the field of engineering. As part of the agreement, … [Read more...] about Gresham Smith partners with Carnegie Mellon to shape the future of design and engineering
Engineers create the world’s smallest programmable, autonomous robots
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and University of Michigan have created the world’s smallest fully programmable, autonomous robots: microscopic swimming machines that can independently sense and respond to their surroundings, operate for months and cost just one US penny each. Barely visible to the naked eye, each robot measures about 200 x 300x 50 micrometres, … [Read more...] about Engineers create the world’s smallest programmable, autonomous robots
Large language models: a new frontier in reliability systems engineering
A team of researchers from Beihang University, Jiangsu University of Technology and the University of Alberta has cast new light on the integration of large language models (LLMs) with reliability systems engineering (RSE), revealing both the opportunities and challenges it presents. Reliability systems engineering is a sophisticated discipline that focuses on the entire … [Read more...] about Large language models: a new frontier in reliability systems engineering
Researchers develop new algorithms for efficient motorcycle design
Researchers at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) have developed a set of innovative methods and algorithms that improve the performance and precision of vehicle design through topological optimisation, a mathematical technique that allows designs to be optimised by distributing materials efficiently. The results of the research, which the scientists have applied to the … [Read more...] about Researchers develop new algorithms for efficient motorcycle design