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Engineering Matters

Five times winner of the Publisher Podcast Awards, including Best Technology Podcast, Engineering Matters celebrates the work of engineers who use ingenuity, practicality, science, theory and determination to build a better world. In the UK alone 5.7million people work in engineering related enterprises from manufacturing and agriculture to construction and transportation. Their work ensures that the country has sustainable power supplies, better connectivity between cities, increasing efficiency in

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#206 The Giant Props of Gothenburg

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2023/03/16

The Swedish city of Gothenburg is celebrating its 400 year anniversary in 2023 and as part of the celebrations the city is undergoing a construction boom. For much of the city’s 400 year history, major construction projects have been very limited by the wet and weak ground conditions beneath the city. This means that Gothenburg,... The post #206 The Giant Props of Gothenburg first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#205 The Green, Green, Shores of Home

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2023/03/09

In recent decades, companies have moved manufacturing to countries offering low cost labour. Today, as they aim for Net Zero, they must also consider their carbon footprint. And that is almost impossible to do if raw materials are sourced from around the world, from countries with highly emitting energy systems and poor record keeping. Sam... The post #205 The Green, Green, Shores of Home first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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Introducing: How to Build a Railway

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2023/03/02

The Engineering Matters and Reby Media team has been working on a new podcast series in partnership with HS2. How to Build a Railway is a twelve-part podcast series exploring the story behind the construction of the UK’s new high speed rail line. The podcast series features industry experts and special guests giving their unique... The post Introducing: How to Build a Railway first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#204 Creating Green Airports of the Future

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2023/03/02

Globally, the aviation industry accounts for 2.5% of all carbon emissions. The emission of other gases and particulates at altitude may make its warming impact even larger. Industry wide, manufactures, airlines and even airports, are all looking at how to bring in a new age of green plane technology, whether it’s hydrogen fuel cell, battery... The post #204 Creating Green Airports of the Future first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#203 Revisited: Crisis Shelter for Mass Displacement

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2023/02/23

In light of the recent earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, this we are revisting the story of Nooraullah Kuchai. Noorullah is a civil engineer, a humanitarian and a refugee twice over. He lived in a tent in a Pakistani refugee camp for a decade and is now dedicating his life to helping people who have... The post #203 Revisited: Crisis Shelter for Mass Displacement first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#202 After the Collapse

Engineering Matters ·

2023/02/16

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 damaged structures. But they can go some way to making right some of the harms suffered. Forensic engineers, or building pathologists, are often called on to offer expert witness testimony... The post #202 After the Collapse first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#201 Creating the UK’s First eMixer

Engineering Matters ·

2023/02/09

In 2019 Tarmac announced their Innovation Challenge, for companies to propose new technologies to help Tarmac decarbonise. Over the next three years in partnership with Renault Trucks and TVS Interfleet they developed the first electric concrete mixer to be used in the UK. Through the process of designing and building a first of its kind... The post #201 Creating the UK’s First eMixer first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#200 Nuclear Robots on the Cutting Edge

Engineering Matters ·

2023/02/02

Robots are increasingly able to take on any repeatable task in industry, and are used in many dull, dirty or dangerous tasks. But their deployment for highly variable tasks remains limited. They are now being used in nuclear decommissioning, to sort, cut, and repack waste storage skips. And this could serve as a testing ground... The post #200 Nuclear Robots on the Cutting Edge first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#199 Pioneering Carbon Capture for Thermal Power

Engineering Matters ·

2023/01/26

How can we maintain reliable power through the energy transition, while still making significant cuts to energy emissions? Carbon capture and storage promises an answer, but much groundwork must be done to bring this potential to life. SSE recently received approval to build a new gas power plant at Keadby, in Lincolnshire, which could be... The post #199 Pioneering Carbon Capture for Thermal Power first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#198 Collaboration: The Net Zero Trilogy

Engineering Matters ·

2023/01/19

Getting to net zero emissions requires a paradigm shift in the way that we think and in the way that we do business says Dr Kim Yates from Mott MacDonald. In this episode we explore how collaboration between climate resilience, decarbonisation and improving biodiversity along with systems thinking could deepen efforts to reduce global carbon... The post #198 Collaboration: The Net Zero Trilogy first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#197 On the Cutting Edge of Aviation

Engineering Matters ·

2023/01/12

In 1992 rolls Royce helped to fund a new technology centre at the University of Birmingham which began a long relationship between the manufacturer and the university. Over the last 30 years research into material sciences for aviation have led to important safety and efficiency gains in plane performance. In 2022 the University of Birmingham... The post #197 On the Cutting Edge of Aviation first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#196 Back to the Future of Fusion

Engineering Matters ·

2023/01/05

The US National Ignition Facility recently announced that it had achieved a milestone in the development of fusion technology, producing more energy from a fusion process than that put into the reactor directly by the lasers that control the process. While the NIF is not designed to research power generation—it has its roots in the... The post #196 Back to the Future of Fusion first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#195 The Journey of the Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree

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2022/12/22

Every December in London a magnificent Christmas tree is unveiled in Trafalgar Square. It is an annual gift from the people of Norway to the people of Britain that began 75 years ago. The origins of this tradition lie in the darkest days of the Second World War, and a British naval hero who undertook... The post #195 The Journey of the Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#194 Nuclear Power Connections

Engineering Matters ·

2022/12/15

The UK government recently confirmed its support for Sizewell C. Getting to this point, and planning how thousands of construction crew and millions of tonnes of materials and plant will get to the site, has taken a decade of work. Nuclear power plants like Sizewell C are almost always built in rural locations, by the... The post #194 Nuclear Power Connections first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#193 Carbon Crunch (Part 2): Resilience in a Changing...

Engineering Matters ·

2022/12/08

This year saw infrastructure resilience included in the Carbon Crunch programme for the first time. It is recognition that our infrastructure is being exposed to greater environmental risks than before, and so the impacts on people and communities will be even more profound. If construction does not properly consider the growing risks of rising floods... The post #193 Carbon Crunch (Part 2): Resilience in a Changing World first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#193 Carbon Crunch (Part 1): The Decarbonisation Debate

Engineering Matters ·

2022/12/08

It has been nearly 10 years since the world first recorded atmospheric carbon above 400 parts per million. That year, 2013, also marked the first edition of the Carbon Crunch event which brought together infrastructure professionals to discuss the issue of decarbonisation. A decade on and much has changed for the better; we have near-universal... The post #193 Carbon Crunch (Part 1): The Decarbonisation Debate first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#192 Drilling Deep for Geothermal

Engineering Matters ·

2022/12/01

The deepest hole ever drilled drives 12.2km down below the border of Russia and Finland. The Kola Superdeep Borehole was an experiment to penetrate as deeply as possible into the Earth’s crust, but since 1995 it has been abandoned. Now a company believes that new technology will be able to drill to depths of 20km.... The post #192 Drilling Deep for Geothermal first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#191 A Deep Dive Into the Past

Engineering Matters ·

2022/11/24

In 1985 diver Henri Cosquer discovered a submerged cave entrance in the Mediterranean near Marseilles. Exploring over the next six years he discovered a chamber filled with prehistoric art. Conditions in the caves and the submerged passages leading to it are extremely dangerous: three divers lost their lives exploring the caves. Efforts to map the... The post #191 A Deep Dive Into the Past first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#190 Regional Re-balancing

Engineering Matters ·

2022/11/17

For 200 years, towns and cities across the British regions developed specialised roles in the economy of empire. Mining towns and ports, potteries and steelmakers all made their own contribution to a global trade network, and local communities enjoyed jobs for life, with clear paths to entry. With the changing global order of the late... The post #190 Regional Re-balancing first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#189 Life Cycle Analysis of Construction Materials

Engineering Matters ·

2022/11/10

How do we assess the environmental impact of construction materials? Some materials may enjoy a reputation as natural and sustainable. Timber, quite literally, grows on trees It is abundant, it captures carbon from the atmosphere, and at the end of its life can decompose naturally, leaving no harmful waste. But some of the highest value... The post #189 Life Cycle Analysis of Construction Materials first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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