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Can another Concorde inspire the next generation of engineers?
2nd March marks the 50th anniversary of Concorde’s maiden test flight. Heralded as a masterpiece of engineering with innovative carbon-fibre brakes, fly-by-wire controls and…
International railway competition introduces new safety challenge
Automatic brake element enables up-and-coming engineers to design a system that prevents accidents. Teams of undergraduate students, industry apprentices and young professionals from the…
OnePlanet, a new Dutch innovation center for food, health and agricultural technology
Collaboration between imec and the Dutch universities Radboud University, Wageningen University & Research (WUR) and the academic hospital Radboudumc focuses on the development of…
Student entrepreneur launches TryHackMe to help fill the cyber skills gap
Ben Spring, an entrepreneurial student from the University of Portsmouth has developed an online platform called TryHackMe to run Capture the Flag events along…
Manufacturing perception should be changed to help close skills gap
The skills gap in the UK manufacturing industry is going to widen unless the Government assists schools and universities in changing the perception of…
Programming Raspberry Pi
In our last text we learned how to configure Raspberry Pi. Now we can start working with it. Raspbian OS is a Linux-based OS.…
Northumberland primary school secures place on national engineering pilot programme
A primary school in South East Northumberland is to become a county hub for STEM-specific (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) teacher training following the…
MEMS vs. electret condenser microphones: comparing technologies
With the rapidly growing popularity of smart devices like home digital assistants and IoT sensors that are required to ‘hear’ their surroundings, there is…
Engineering students learn with Gatwick experience
Fourteen engineering students from Northumbria University, Newcastle, have enjoyed a VIP behind-the-scenes visit to Gatwick Airport to learn how Britain’s second largest airport operates.…