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#285 Delivering the Floating Offshore Wind Revolution
The UK is a global leader when it comes to the development of offshore wind energy. Despite past government bans on onshore wind development, the
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#284 Queensway Tunnel: The Miracle Under the Mersey
When the Queensway Tunnel opened on 18th July 1934 King George V declared it a miracle. At 3.4km long and with a 13.4m internal diameter
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#283 Power, without the power brick: Engineering Matters Awards 2024 Net Zero Gold Champion AmberSemi
In every home, ancient technologies lurk, threatening fire and ruin. While many devices—lights, TVs, and hard drives, for example—have adopted solid state technologies, power bricks
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#282 Spinning up the renewables revolution: Engineering Matters Awards 2024 Gold Champion — Dumarey
Can an ancient technology help spin up the renewables revolution? Dumarey—formerly Punch—Flybrid is doing just that, with its flywheel-based technology. In this episode, one of
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#281 A rocket in the high street: Engineering Matters Awards 2024 Inclusion Gold Champion — Space for Everyone
The adventures of astronauts have inspired the dreams of many young people. But once those dreams collide with the reality of years of demanding training
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#280 Measuring carbon in materials and projects: Engineering Matters Awards 2024 Net Zero Champion — BCIS Built Environment Carbon Database
We delve into the critical role of the built environment in addressing the climate emergency, and how our Engineering Matters Awards Net Zero champion the
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#279 Intersection, Identity, and Engineering
The concept of intersection has given society a new way to understand identity. It has profound implications for how we understand ourselves and others in
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#278 Capturing carbon with concrete: Engineering Matters Awards 2024 Innovation Gold Champion Seratech
Around the world, 8% of CO2 emissions come from the production of concrete, and 90% of those emissions come from the production of cement. This
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#277 The Race to Net Zero – Innovation at Pace
The race to hit Net Zero targets will require an unprecedented surge in innovation. As Dame Laura Sandys, CBE, explains, energy systems will be reshaped,
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#276 A Deep Understanding of the Ground Beneath Our Feet
Cone Penetration Testing is a conceptually simple technology first developed in the Netherlands almost a century ago, but is still a critical component in the
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#275 Serving Countries to Serving Communities
For any military operation the objectives of the mission are absolutely paramount. Failure is not an option. The team is motivated to achieve a common
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#274 Seeing the Future of a City
Dar es Salaam is one of the world’s fastest growing cities. In the 1970s, it was home to less than one million people. Today, it