Interviews about Engineering

Steel has a huge variety of uses, from armoured cars to and inside jet engines. Do we still have more to learn about...

One of the pioneers of electric cars, Tesla, has announced it won't prevent other companies using its exclusive...

One of the biggest dangers of long distance space travel are flares of radiation bursting from the sun. Have scientists...

Microorganisms might hold the key to recovering precious and rare metals used in smartphones and other electronics...

As we build at higher densities, architects are having to think more creatively about how to make the maximum use of...

One team changing how our homes might be built are DUS Architects in Amsterdam. They’re currently 3D printiting a whole...

Could we use bamboo in order to make housing across the world more environmentally friendly?

Researchers in Switzerland have created the smallest magazine cover in the world - 2,000 of them could fit on a grain...

How we can change the lithium ion batteries in your phone or laptop to make them hold more energy.

How do you develop the replacement for the current lithium ion batteries

This week sees the launch of a new 43 Million pound supercomputer called ARCHER. But what will it be used for?

What can be done to reduce the risk of flood damage in future?

What can cities do to reduce the risk of flooding? Professor Nigel Wright, from Leeds University, explains the Blue-...

Jenny Mant, from the River Restoration Centre, explains how we manage river levels and how we can stop rivers from...

How was a marsh turned into farmland centuries ago?

We have to get our food from where it’s grown to where we buy it and to our houses. What can we do to try and reduce...

Examining Chris' shopping bag to find out the carbon footprint of his weekly shop.

Plans for making nanoparticles might be in their early stages, but some are looking to the future and how we can sort...

How do you use nanoparticles to make sensors from gold?

A team of researchers are using tiny structures to make new optical materials, including a polymer which changes colour...

A light-activated, blood-resistant glue has been developed to use in minimally invasive cardiac procedures...

New technologies to assist the ability of the human body to repair itself

Matt Burnett discovers how the bladder of a sturgeon fish can help restore ancient manuscripts....

Could buildings be designed to repair themselves?