Digital
#317 Human Factors, Human Error, and Safety by Design
When we search for causes of accidents, we often assume a binary: either mechanical failure, or human error, were to blame, and we must pick
Environmental
Measuring solar panel performance
A University of Melbourne research fellow has built a device to measure the functionality of solar cells. Dr Jamie Laird is a member of the
Build
Improving building performance
Partner: WSP Real estate accounts for 39% of society’s total carbon, and three quarters of that comes from the operation phase. The UK has some
Build
#174 Closing the Building Performance Gap
Buildings can use around three times as much energy as design models anticipate. This is an incredible figure and becomes a real problem when considered
Quick reads
Rolls-Royce awarded autonomous vessel funding
The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) has awarded funding to Rolls-Royce for the development of autonomous naval technology. According to an article on The Engineer,
Quick reads
Cryo battery energised by government funding
Highview Power has been awarded a £10 million grant from the UK Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) for a 50MW cryogenic energy