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#373 Lubricating the Lunar Frontier
Returning to the Moon is the next step, but staying there is the next leap. Abrasive and electrostatically-charged dust particles cling to every surface, and
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#361 Revisited: Space – The Robotic Age
Humanity’s furthest ever journey into space has been delayed. Again. An interruption to the flow of helium forced NASA to scrap the revised 6 March
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#350 Living in Space: The Next Generation of Astronauts
Dr Meganne Christian is a scientist and adventurer. In her research, she has studied the performance of novel materials including the use of nanoscale metals
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#320 International Year of Quantum: 100 Years of Quantum Mechanics
Quantum mechanics has transformed our understanding of reality, but how did we get here? In this episode, we celebrate the International Year of Quantum, marking
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#298 Making Everyone Welcome in Construction: Engineering Matters Awards 2024 Diversity & Inclusion Gold Champion — EKFB
We should all want to build workplaces where everyone feels safe and included. But how can we do that when we don’t know what everyone
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#234 Microreactors: From the Moon, to the ends of the Earth
For more than a century, the UK’s Rolls-Royce have designed power systems for cars and planes, ships and submarines. Today, they are developing a novel
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#218 Origin stories
Engineering Matters is celebrating its fifth anniversary this week. Podcast founders Bernadette Ballantyne and Jon Young, along with the rest of the Engineering Matters team,
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#213 Revisited: Positioning Satellites in New Space
Just over a week ago, SpaceX successfully launched one of the largest rockets ever, a key step in humanity’s journey beyond the earth. While the
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#166 Space: The Robotic Age
As access to space has become less expensive, companies are moving to create an in-orbit servicing and manufacturing industry. In-orbit servicing, repairing existing spacecraft and
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#138 Space Resources: The Next Leap
Ever since the beginning of the space age, scientists and engineers have considered the role extra-terrestrial resources could have to supporting missions of exploration and
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#128 Positioning Satellites in New Space
As the regions of space around Earth become increasingly crowded with new satellites, the most popular orbits of all are becoming hazardous. Beyond a point,
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#118 Gateway: The Lunar Space Station
The last time a person walked on the moon was 14 December 1972. Almost 50 years ago. Since then, human operations have been confined to