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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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#163 Nuclear Decommissioning with Data

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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33:05

#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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#153 Recycling Carbon: Biofuels from Waste

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2022/03/10

What if we could take the waste that no one wants, the kind of waste that is shoved into landfill and turn it into sustainable fuel? Thanks to developments in gasification technology this is now possible at a commercial scale. In this episode we visit the Varennes Carbon Recycling Plant to discover why engineers are... The post #153 Recycling Carbon: Biofuels from Waste first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#152 Crisis Shelter Revisited

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2022/03/03

As hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians flee their country which is under attack by Putin’s Russia, we find that the number of forcibly displaced people is at an all-time high. This episode, first run in 2019 and created with Mott MacDonald at the UK Shelter Forum examines the issues affecting shelter provision for refugees. Original... The post #152 Crisis Shelter Revisited first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#151 Electrification: the future of industry

Engineering Matters ·

2022/02/24

In this week’s episode we will learn about the technologies that have driven the development of electrification for a variety of well-known industrial OEM brands. Electric motors, high-frequency battery chargers and motion controllers have made electric and hybrid vehicles more and more ubiquitous. And industry is just getting started. Guests Claes Avasjo, Executive Director, ZAPI... The post #151 Electrification: the future of industry first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#150 Green Hydrogen: Creating the System

Engineering Matters ·

2022/02/17

Green hydrogen, created from renewable energy resources, has been hailed as a panacea to decarbonisation of heat and fluctuation in natural gas prices. But the reality is that not every application will be either cost effective or practically viable. In this episode we explore the case for green hydrogen and find that its success is... The post #150 Green Hydrogen: Creating the System first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#149 Roads: Invention needs Ambition

Engineering Matters ·

2022/02/10

In the UK in 2020, 80% of freight was moved by road and 90% of passenger miles were travelled by road. It is considered a high-carbon form of transport today, but this is changing as new technology is rapidly making electric vehicles and alternative fuels more attractive. With the decarbonisation of road transport, its popularity... The post #149 Roads: Invention needs Ambition first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#148 Skyscrapers: Predicting the Future

Engineering Matters ·

2022/02/03

Predicting the future is difficult, every year would-be prophets fail to predict major events and over-eager journalists seize on the words of ancient mystics to fill column inches. But there are some people who need to be able to predict what society will need, up to a decade in advance. Developers of skyscrapers need to... The post #148 Skyscrapers: Predicting the Future first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#147 Flooding: Making Space for Water

Engineering Matters ·

2022/01/27

In the summer of 2021 record rainfall overwhelmed river systems across Europe. People in the Limburg region of the Netherlands held their collective breath as water levels in the River Meuse rose. Floods in the 1990s had taught them what devastation flooding could bring. Fortunately, the government had already acted, investing in a unique and... The post #147 Flooding: Making Space for Water first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#146 Small Modular Reactors

Engineering Matters ·

2022/01/20

The 2021 energy crisis saw coal power plants fire into life as natural gas prices spiralled and wind turbines stood idle. The combination of circumstances emphasised the need for firm power that is also zero carbon. Fortunately, a quiet revolution has been underway in the nuclear industry as Small Modular Reactor (SMR) plans are maturing.... The post #146 Small Modular Reactors first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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