Industry News

• A new framework to increase the diversity and number of engineers 29th October 2020
  There are many routes into engineering and it can be difficult for young people to understand the different options available to them, writes Dr Hilary Leevers, CEO of Engineering UK. Some people enter the profession by taking traditional qualifications, others may pursue a work placement, or an apprenticeship. The unhelpful stereotype that engineering is just […]
• Stimulus packages for energy weighted toward fossil fuels 29th October 2020
  The UK is set to miss out on an opportunity to create green jobs and transition towards a flexible, renewable-powered economy as it builds back from COVID-19. This is one of the conclusions from a new report from Wartsilla which found stimulus packages for energy weighted to support legacy fossil fuel energy. Wärtsilä’s report – […]
• Stentrode implant lets paralysed patients text and email 29th October 2020
  Two patients with upper limb paralysis due to MND have been able to send texts and emails thanks to Stentrode, a small device implanted through the neck.  Published in the Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery, the results found the Stentrode was able to wirelessly restore the transmission of brain impulses out of the body, enabling the patients to complete […]
• Liquid nanofoam liner adds resilience to American football helmets 29th October 2020
  A liquid nanofoam liner undergoing testing could prolong the safe use of American football helmets and could eventually mitigate the effects of bomb blasts.  This is the claim of Michigan State University researcher Weiyi Lu, an MSU assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering whose liquid nanofoam is described in the Proceedings of the National Academy […]
• Nuclear design centre keeps West Country at vanguard of engineering 29th October 2020
  The South West of England is set to play a vital economic, social and environmental role in supporting the UK’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, says Andy Bates Nuclear South West.   Airbus, Rolls-Royce, EDF, British Aerospace, Leonardo Helicopters: they’re household names which prove that when it comes to advanced engineering, the South West of England has […]