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#233 Rebuilding the Dawlish Sea Wall
The Dawlish sea wall, a historic and iconic structure, has long served as a critical link connecting South Devon and Cornwall to the rest of
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#232 Future of Technology and Engineering
Many organisations undervalue the role young employees can play, one in five UK employers outright refuse to hire from the 22-25 age group. However young
Digital
#231 Powering Net Zero
Governments and businesses around the world have made commitments to achieve Net Zero by the middle of the century. This will require engineering innovation, and
Digital
#230 National Security’s New Frontlines
In our increasingly complex and interconnected world, wars are fought not only on the battlefield, but within the infrastructure that supports our society. To address
Digital
#229 Chip Manufacturing and the World’s Most Complex Machine
Ever since the first computer chip was created the size of transistors on chips has been getting smaller and smaller. Gordon Moore, who went on
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#228 Hydrogen, and the road to Net Zero building materials
For consumers, and for many businesses, the road to Net Zero is simple: replace fossil fuels with electricity, source the electricity from renewable sources, and
Environmental
#227 Electrifying the Skies: Harbour Air’s Green Revolution
The De Havilland Beaver is a single pilot, seven passenger piston airplane that’s an icon of Canadian aviation. It has been out of production for
Digital
#226 Gaming: A New Engine for Engagement
What can an engineer or town planner learn from a computer game Viking? In this episode, we look at how one design team is using
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#225 Saudi Arabia: Preserving the past, building the future
Saudi Arabia has set out on a journey. This historic land is today home to a young country: a quarter of the population are under
Digital
#224 Power lines, helicopters, and data analysis
Power companies like National Grid Electricity Distribution, have used helicopters to monitor power lines for decades. Once, an inspector would check each component visually from
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#223 Data and collaboration, operations and maintenance
The operations and maintenance (O&M) sector has changed significantly since the inception of the 3P, or public private partnership, model in the 1990s. Once, these
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#222 Revisited: The future of 3D printing
In episode #221, Engineering Matters looked at a new way of manufacturing feedstocks for plastics. This approach will eliminate the use for oil products, instead