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Against the Tide: Rebuilding Infrastructure for the New Normal

On 11 October 2012, a disorganised tropical wave crossed the Atlantic Ocean from western Africa. Upon reaching the warm waters of the Caribbean, favourable conditions

Environmental

Hotel Showers: Making Every Drop Count

A weary traveller steps into the shower of a hotel bathroom. As the hot water hits, a familiar mental oblivion sets in, easing the exhaustion

Environmental

The Push for Single-Pass Subsea Geophysics

For offshore wind developers, knowing what lies beneath the waves is a fundamental part of designing and building a project. Before turbines, foundations and cables

Environmental

How Lower Temperatures Are Changing Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

Modern society’s appetite for computing power is expanding at an unprecedented rate. Long before artificial intelligence transformed the tech landscape, data centres were already the

Space

Lubricating the Lunar Frontier: How Advanced Chemistry Enables Permanent Space Exploration

When humanity last stood upon the Moon during the Apollo missions over fifty years ago, the journey across the 400,000-kilometre gulf was defined by monumental

Environmental

Scaling Up Europe’s Marine Munitions Clearance

More than 80 years after the end of the Second World War, millions of tonnes of ammunition remain on the seabed around Europe. Some of

Environmental

Nature-Based Solutions: Rethinking How We Build Resilient Infrastructure

For much of the history of modern civil engineering, the answer to environmental problems has been to build something: a wall to hold back a

Build

Through the Storm: How UK Construction Can Grow

For many small construction companies and sole traders, the current market is a difficult one. Economic uncertainty, tight margins and the pressure of finding the

Build

Experts in Risk

The UK Building Safety Act imposes a duty to appoint competent professionals for work on higher risk buildings. The challenge for dutyholders is how to

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Engineering Matters Awards 2026 shortlist announced

The shortlist for the 2026 Engineering Matters Awards has been decided. The awards celebrate work in engineering that impacts on key sustainable development goals. This

Digital

From Punch Cards and Relays to Virtual PLCs

Manufacturing automation and computer development can both trace their origins to the work of Joseph Marie Jacquard, who in 1804 patented a punch card system

Build

Life Extension for Infrastructure

Sensors and sustainability In the mid-20th century, Europe began rebuilding its infrastructure after the Second World War, leading to a significant expansion of networks like

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Engineers Without Borders UK renews support for Engineering Matters Awards

Engineers Without Borders UK has renewed its support for the Engineering Matters Awards. The charity, one of 30 branches of a global organisation, fosters engagement

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2026 Engineering Matters Awards: Entries now open

Entry for the 2026 Engineering Matters Awards is now open. Enter here We invite projects, companies, innovations, and exceptional individuals in the engineering industry to

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Engineers deliver impact: The Engineering Matters Awards 2025

Engineers from around the world gathered at the Postal Museum in London for the Engineering Matters Awards 2025, presented in partnership with the Institution of

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Seeing below the waves

Imagine an offshore wind farm, with scores of turbines lined up in uniform across a stretch of horizon. Erecting just one of those turbines in

Build

Engineering Matters announces 2025 Awards shortlist

The Engineering Matters Awards celebrate the impact engineers have on the world. The awards are produced with the support of the IMechE and Engineers Without

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On the road to net zero

If you were asked to name developments that are helping to make road travel more environmentally-friendly, you might think of the increasing popularity of electric

Build

Reby Media welcomes new partners for 2025 Engineering Matters Awards

Reby Media has welcomed two new partners for the 2025 Engineering Matters Awards. Engineers Without Borders UK and the Institution of Mechanical Engineering. The partners

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Embracing Social Value

The construction industry, historically driven by metrics such as efficiency, speed, and financial performance, is undergoing a significant transformation. Increasingly, the focus is shifting towards