The 1851 Royal Commission and the Sir Misha Black Awards Committee have announced the recipients of the 2025 Sir Misha Black Awards for Design Education, celebrating outstanding contributions to innovation, leadership and lifelong impact in the field. The Sir Misha Black Medal for Distinguished Services to Design Education were awarded to Professor William Ion (pictured … [Read more...] about 2025 Sir Misha Black Awards honour leaders transforming design education
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Student designs and builds 3D-printed acoustic guitar
A mechanical engineering student at Binghamton University, State University of New York, has created a playable 3D-printed acoustic guitar. Unlike a traditional instrument, it’s made out of thermoplastic filament, but it works. ‘It wasn’t something that people had really looked into,’ Timothy Tran (pictured above) said. ‘People have made 3D-printed electric guitars – that’s … [Read more...] about Student designs and builds 3D-printed acoustic guitar
Primary Engineer MacRobert Medal Award winners recognised at London ceremony
The winners of the Primary Engineer MacRobert Medal Award, a collaboration between Primary Engineer and the MacRobert Trust, with support from WEIR and Christopher Ward, were recently recognised at a ceremonyat Drapers’ Hall in London. The event as the forerunner to the illustrious MacRobert Award, the leading prize for engineering innovation in the UK. Primary Engineer … [Read more...] about Primary Engineer MacRobert Medal Award winners recognised at London ceremony
Registration open for Immersive Design Challenge 2026
The 2026 Immersive Design Challenge from Siemens and Sony is open for registrations, challenging students worldwide to make a product or process more sustainable with immersive engineering. The 2026 Immersive Design Challenge provides an opportunity for higher education students to learn about sustainable design, make an impact with their ideas, develop their technical and … [Read more...] about Registration open for Immersive Design Challenge 2026
University of Sheffield engineering students named runners up in Empower global assistive technology design challenge
A team of University of Sheffield engineering students have been named runners up in a global assistive technology design challenge. The mechanical engineering and computer science students virtually presented their innovative Hear4Me smartwatch device, which enables people with hearing loss to detect and navigate important environmental sounds to a panel of leading experts … [Read more...] about University of Sheffield engineering students named runners up in Empower global assistive technology design challenge