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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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#169 Ocean Science: Ten Years to Turn the Tide

Engineering Matters ·

2022/06/30

This week we are bringing you a guest episode from the Planet Beyond podcast. This is another podcast we produce, and is brought to you by Fugro. For much of history the seas have loomed impossibly large and untouchable. This perception is at odds with the vulnerability of ocean environments. Now, following decades of abuse... The post #169 Ocean Science: Ten Years to Turn the Tide first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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SHORT: Making the Big Decisions

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2022/06/28

Supply chain disruptions that initially left companies entirely without critical materials have given way to inflation of shipping and production costs, shortages of skilled labour, and volatile prices for everything from plaster to electronics. Unpredictable and unreliable supply chains are a headache for anyone involved in project cost or schedule management, but for a property... The post SHORT: Making the Big Decisions first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#168 Industry 4.0: Finding the Hidden Factory

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2022/06/23

In the 1970’s Dr Armand Feigenbaum coined the term ‘Hidden Factories’ to talk about the hidden part of organisations where as much 40% of production capability was lost through inefficiency. Finding these weak spots proved difficult until very recently. An exponential increase in data processing power has led to a fourth industrial revolution, or industry... The post #168 Industry 4.0: Finding the Hidden Factory first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#167 Building Allyship

Engineering Matters ·

2022/06/16

At its core, being an ally is about support, a willingness to learn about the struggles of others, take them on board and be an advocate for those people’s rights. This is an important part of a healthy business culture. Given the current engineering skills gap, opening business to a wider pool of candidates through... The post #167 Building Allyship first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#166 Space: The Robotic Age

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2022/06/09

As access to space has become less expensive, companies are moving to create an in-orbit servicing and manufacturing industry. In-orbit servicing, repairing existing spacecraft and satellites, has been taking place for many years but as we move beyond low earth orbit advanced robotics will be used to carry out these tasks rather than astronauts. Space... The post #166 Space: The Robotic Age first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#165 A Road Map to Net Zero Highways

Engineering Matters ·

2022/06/02

In 2020 National Highways released their 2030/2040/2050 Net Zero plan. The plan laid out three main targets for reaching net zero, first cutting all their direct carbon emissions which includes lighting the network and all forms of corporate office emissions by 2030. Second is cutting all emissions from the network’s construction and maintenance by 2040,... The post #165 A Road Map to Net Zero Highways first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#164 Under the North Sea: Threat and Promise

Engineering Matters ·

2022/05/26

In the last century, the tides of conflict swirled around Europe as the world’s largest powers fought for dominance over air, land and sea. The North Sea was a critical theatre that could have determined the future direction of the planet in two World Wars. Since the guns fell silent in 1945, the North Sea... The post #164 Under the North Sea: Threat and Promise first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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SHORT: Engineering Winners

Engineering Matters ·

2022/05/24

For more than 40 years, The IET’s Young Woman Engineer of the Year Awards have been celebrating the incredible women engineers working to improve our world and shape our future to help change the outdated perception that it’s an industry just for men. These awards are all about showcasing the best women engineering talent in... The post SHORT: Engineering Winners first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#163 Nuclear Decommissioning with Data

Engineering Matters ·

2022/05/19

Our world is becoming increasingly more virtual, promising new ways of relating to each other and of doing business. The benefits of this, however, are unclear. Virtual and augmented realities could amount to no more than Pokémon Go or Second Life, but they could accentuate the harms we already see online in ways no-one can... The post #163 Nuclear Decommissioning with Data first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#162 Smooth as Glass: The Road Ahead

Engineering Matters ·

2022/05/12

On concrete paved roads, cracks can be reflected up from the joints between paving sections, into the surface layer. These cracks can lead to further damage to the road structure, and require maintenance from road owners. But the latest road surfacing technology has been proven effective on Formula 1 tracks and airport runways around the... The post #162 Smooth as Glass: The Road Ahead first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#161 The Net Zero Laboratory

Engineering Matters ·

2022/05/05

You have just arrived in a Biosafety Level 4 Containment Lab. These are the most secure laboratories built by human hands, and they are where scientists study the most dangerous pathogens. Containment is an absolute requirement and they are often in isolated locations. They are also extraordinarily intricate, complicated and expensive structures, that often require... The post #161 The Net Zero Laboratory first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#160 Autonomous Driving: Solving the Lidar Challenge

Engineering Matters ·

2022/04/28

When an engineer has an idea that could change the world, the world might not immediately be ready for it. That is what Omer Keilaf realised in 2012 when he thought he could revolutionise LiDAR technology while watching an advert for the Xbox Kinect. At that time the world was interested in mobile phone technology,... The post #160 Autonomous Driving: Solving the Lidar Challenge first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#159 Dealing with Data

Engineering Matters ·

2022/04/21

Once infrastructure projects pass a certain value, around 200 to 300 million dollars, data becomes a major challenge. There is no shortage of data in engineering and the complexity goes up exponentially. Data science is becoming increasingly important in an ever more complicated sector. Guests Tom Goldsmith, Product Manager – Lighthouse, Atkins Marianna Imprialou, Principal... The post #159 Dealing with Data first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#158 Vertical Farming at Potager Farm

Engineering Matters ·

2022/04/14

Potager Farm CEO Mario Gatineau grew up in the French countryside as the son of a beekeeper and botanist. When pesticides used in local farming killed around 80 percent of his father’s bees he dedicated himself to finding new environmentally sustainable ways to produce food. Today he is launching a vertical farm in the heart... The post #158 Vertical Farming at Potager Farm first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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SHORT: Celebrating the Work

Engineering Matters ·

2022/04/12

The engineering industry is only as good as the talent it can attract and retain. In this Engineering Matters Short we follow the journey of a talented young engineer, who found herself unable to connect with an industry dominated by older white men. Now she is set to host the upcoming E&T Innovation Awards in... The post SHORT: Celebrating the Work first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#157 Interconnectors: The Green Link to Ireland

Engineering Matters ·

2022/04/07

Standing on the cliffs of Ireland’s west coast you can feel the reason that Ireland generates more than 35% of its electricity from wind power. But what happens when the wind passes on its way east towards Great Britain? When conditions are poor for renewables, a high penetration in the electricity mix becomes a liability.... The post #157 Interconnectors: The Green Link to Ireland first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#156 Social Value: How to get it Right

Engineering Matters ·

2022/03/31

When it comes to adhering to standards, working within regulations, and ticking boxes, companies are pretty great. It’s how they are set up, and it is how they are used to thinking. But starting around 10 years ago, companies and organisations were asked to look at the world, and the work they do, in a... The post #156 Social Value: How to get it Right first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#155 Coral and the Hunt for a Cure

Engineering Matters ·

2022/03/24

Coral reefs are sometimes called the rainforests of the oceans and support an estimated 25% of all known marine species, but they, and the sponges that inhabit them, are unusually susceptible to changes in the waters and the local microbial community. Coral bleaching is just one of the negative effects of changing world. However, teams... The post #155 Coral and the Hunt for a Cure first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#154 Falkirk Wheel: The Design Story

Engineering Matters ·

2022/03/17

This is the story of a structure so unique that there is nothing like it in the entire world. The Falkirk Wheel in Scotland is the only rotating boat lift ever built. Constructed in the late 1990s as part of the Millennium Link project to connect the Union Canal with the Forth and Clyde Canal... The post #154 Falkirk Wheel: The Design Story first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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SHORT: Engineering Waste

Engineering Matters ·

2022/03/15

In partnership with Tabsal SCL, Engineering Matters speaks with Javier Saldise about how his Spanish company is taking waste wood and transforming it into structural timber. The post SHORT: Engineering Waste first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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