Lignin-based jet fuel could oust aromatics

Aircraft engine performance and efficiency could be improved with an experimental plant-based jet fuel that dispenses with aromatics, according to new research. | Continue reading


@theengineer.co.uk | 2 years ago

Amazon EcoVistas to guide sustainable dam siting

Researchers in the US have published a study detailing Amazon EcoVistas, a new AI tool for guiding sustainable dam siting to protect ecosystem services. | Continue reading


@theengineer.co.uk | 2 years ago

Measuring the true impact of electric vehicles

Polestar has released a ground-breaking study, outlining the complete lifecycle emissions of one of its electric vehicles. Chris Pickering reports.   | Continue reading


@theengineer.co.uk | 2 years ago

Why large firms fail to live up to the lean dream (2014)

Our anonymous blogger questions whether large manufacturers are as lean as they like to think they are I have it on good authority that the development teams involved in producing new cars are more likely to be measured in hundreds than in tens.  There is a chance that somewhere … | Continue reading


@theengineer.co.uk | 2 years ago

Generating clean energy from the coal mines

With a number of the UK’s abandoned coal mines being repurposed for green energy projects, could the legacy of Britain's polluting past could hold the key to its low carbon future? | Continue reading


@theengineer.co.uk | 3 years ago

Self-eating rocket wins UK MoD support

A ‘self-eating’ rocket that burns its own structure as propellant has won £90,000 of funding from the UK MOD’s Defence & Security Accelerator (DASA) | Continue reading


@theengineer.co.uk | 3 years ago

Reaction Engines and Rolls-Royce to develop supersonic and hypersonic systems

Reaction Engines and Rolls-Royce have entered a new strategic partnership to develop supersonic and hypersonic aircraft propulsion systems. | Continue reading


@theengineer.co.uk | 3 years ago

Pop-up manufacturing: Scaling down microbots with no dexterity loss

Researchers have used ‘pop-up manufacturing process’ to fabricate HAMR-JR, a microrobot that is as agile as its cockroach-inspired predecessor. | Continue reading


@theengineer.co.uk | 3 years ago

Airliners could have role as Covid-19 hyperbaric oxygen chambers

Grounded aircraft could be transformed into potentially life-saving hyperbaric oxygen chambers to treat COVID-19 patients. | Continue reading


@theengineer.co.uk | 4 years ago

The Rise of the Wind Ships

Could a new generation of innovative propulsion technologies that harness the power of the wind help the shipping industry clean up its act? | Continue reading


@theengineer.co.uk | 4 years ago

Q&A: Ian Warhurst on Rescuing Bloodhound

The Engineer spoke to Bloodhound's new owner Ian Warhurst about rescuing the car from the scrapheap and the future plans for the project. | Continue reading


@theengineer.co.uk | 4 years ago

Bill Gates-backed Heliogen targets 1,500°C solar thermal

A US startup backed by Bill Gates is targeting solar thermal energy hitting 1,500°C that can transform carbon-heavy industrial processes. | Continue reading


@theengineer.co.uk | 4 years ago

Audio-visual treatment points to Alzheimer’s breakthrough

Human trials are underway of a technique that uses light and sound to stimulate brain activity and stem the flow of Alzheimer’s. | Continue reading


@theengineer.co.uk | 4 years ago

Algorithm helps autonomous vehicles to avoid pedestrians

Engineers have developed decision-making and motion-planning technology to limit injuries and damage when autonomous vehicles are involved in accidents. | Continue reading


@theengineer.co.uk | 4 years ago

Major new initiative to encourage girls into computing

The worrying lack of young girls studying computer science has prompted a major new nationwide programme to reverse the trend. | Continue reading


@theengineer.co.uk | 5 years ago

Endopil

Researchers have developed EndoPil, a self-inflating weight-control pill that overcomes the limitations associated with intragastric balloons. | Continue reading


@theengineer.co.uk | 5 years ago

Sabre rocket engine passes significant precooler milestone

The SABRE air-breathing rocket engine has passed a significant milestone, putting its UK developers on course to revolutionise high-speed flight. | Continue reading


@theengineer.co.uk | 5 years ago

Singapore team develop PET aerogels from recycled plastics the Engineer

Plastic waste has been converted into PET aerogels that demonstrate favourable thermal insulation and absorption properties, an advance that could be utilised in firefighting jackets or masks that absorb carbon dioxide. | Continue reading


@theengineer.co.uk | 5 years ago

Carbon fibre can act as a structural battery component in vehicle bodies

Using reinforcing carbon fibre both as part of a composite material and electrode in lithium ion structural battery could see major improvements in electric vehicles and aircraft | Continue reading


@theengineer.co.uk | 5 years ago

GE unveils supersonic Affinity engine for Aerion AS2 business jet the Engineer

General Electric Aviation says that the initial design phase for its new supersonic Affinity engine has been completed, with its first flight slated for 2023. | Continue reading


@theengineer.co.uk | 5 years ago