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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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#210 Revisited: Return of the Fatbergs
Last week the UK government announced plan to ban the sale of wet wipes to deal with the problem of fatbergs in sewers. This week
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#202 After the Collapse
What do we do after a structure fails? Often, we go to court. Courts cannot make bereaved families, or those injured, whole. They cannot repair
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James Webb images launch new era in astronomy
The first images from Nasa’s latest and most powerful space telescope were released on 12 July. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), which is approximately
Digital
Computer powered by algae
In a study, a team of UK researchers have found a way to utilise a substantially different energy source to power a computer: algae. According
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Scientists create ‘slime robot’
A team of scientists have produced a slime robot that can shape-shift and navigate itself through tight areas of space. The slime, which has been
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Australia warns of critical shortage of engineers
Australia’s largest universities are calling on the government to take urgent action to double the numbers of engineering graduates in order to avert an infrastructure
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Researchers use drones to observe pregnancy status of dolphins
A group of researchers have utilised drones to monitor the pregnancy status of dolphins. According to an article on BBC News, the University of Aberdeen
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Drones enter fight against malaria
Scientists from a Welsh university are using drones to combat the spread of malaria in Zanzibar. The team from Aberystwyth University developed this technology to
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Nanotube Thread Woven Into Clothing Examines Heart Rate
Students from Rice University in Texas have integrated a thread into clothing that is able to monitor a user’s heart rate. The thread, which is
Environmental
#123 Engineering Plants: Intelligent Growth Solutions
The world is on the brink of a climate related disaster. The solution requires a combination of engineering disciplines that do not come together very
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Scientists Create Lab-Grown Wagyu Beef
Scientists from Japan have produced lab-grown beef that resembles the meat from Wagyu cows. According to an article on eurkealert.org, the team from Osaka University