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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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#133 COP26: The Legacy of the Lac Megantic Disaster

Engineering Matters ·

2021/10/27

Early in the morning of 6 July 2013 a freight train carrying 7.7 million litres of crude oil derailed, destroying downtown Lac Megantic, a small town in Quebec, Canada. The disaster claimed 47 lives and destroyed over 30 buildings and condemning a further 36. As part of the rebuilding efforts, the town saw an opportunity... The post #133 COP26: The Legacy of the Lac Megantic Disaster first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#132 COP26: Decarbonising Buildings

Engineering Matters ·

2021/10/26

Every year buildings around the world are responsible for 13.6bn tonnes of carbon equivalent to 40 percent of all emissions. These are generated by the materials that shape them, the energy that illuminates them and the molecules that heat them. As countries gather in Scotland at COP 26 for the world’s biggest climate change conference,... The post #132 COP26: Decarbonising Buildings first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#131 Cranes: How to Plan a Lift

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2021/10/21

Modern construction cranes are highly optimised. They’re designed to lift as much as possible, as far or as high as possible, while being able to fit into tight spaces when needed. To work safely and efficiently, they need to spread the weight of the load, and the crane, down to the ground they stand on,... The post #131 Cranes: How to Plan a Lift first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#130 Navigating New Construction Technology

Engineering Matters ·

2021/10/14

The money flowing in to new construction technology is unprecedented. In the in the five years from 2009 to 2014, $8 billion was spent on digital investments to boost productivity, improve design and optimise project management. But in the following five years – 2014 to 2019 – this more than tripled, with investors pouring more... The post #130 Navigating New Construction Technology first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#129 A Vision for Clean Growth in Bradford

Engineering Matters ·

2021/10/07

Bradford in the North West of the UK was at the heart of the industrial revolution. Its world class textiles industry made it one of the richest cities in the world. But now it needs a new vision for the future and in this episode we have partnered with WSP to discover how the UK’s... The post #129 A Vision for Clean Growth in Bradford first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#128 Positioning Satellites in New Space

Engineering Matters ·

2021/09/30

As the regions of space around Earth become increasingly crowded with new satellites, the most popular orbits of all are becoming hazardous. Beyond a point, the crowding will reach a level at which a collision between two objects would result in a cascade. The initial collision would lead to yet more collisions until Low Earth... The post #128 Positioning Satellites in New Space first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#127 Tools for Thinking

Engineering Matters ·

2021/09/28

In today’s episode we are looking from the dawn of engineering to the modern day, at ‘tools for thinking’. These are the intellectual methods and the physical tools that engineers have used throughout history to work through their ideas and prove viability. Each advance makes it possible to work with numbers in new ways, and... The post #127 Tools for Thinking first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#126 Propping up Vienna

Engineering Matters ·

2021/09/23

Vienna, the capital city of Austria is also known worldwide as The City of Music and this musical metropolis is fine tuning the way that it constructs underground. In order to expand its metro system it has turned to the use of hydraulic props to hold back the pressure from the earth during construction of... The post #126 Propping up Vienna first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#125 Artificial Intelligence in Project Planning

Engineering Matters ·

2021/09/16

New software using AI is enabling planners to identify options for engineering projects that are beyond the realms of human imagination. Traditionally, solutions are studied individually at great time and cost but budgets and timelines are more constrained than ever before. At the same time planners are being asked to incorporate more factors into identifying... The post #125 Artificial Intelligence in Project Planning first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#124 Mussels: How to Save the Seas

Engineering Matters ·

2021/09/09

Intensive farming leads to nutrients seeping into the groundwater and into rivers. These enriched waterways deliver immense quantities of nutrients to coastal seas and cause algae to bloom, overwhelming the ecosystem. Fortunately, blue mussels can feed on these algae and also provide a sustainable food source both for humans and for the agriculture and aquaculture... The post #124 Mussels: How to Save the Seas first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#123 Engineering Plants: Intelligent Growth Solutions

Engineering Matters ·

2021/09/02

The world is on the brink of a climate related disaster. The solution requires a combination of engineering disciplines that do not come together very often. But they must, because the challenge is so enormous that the future of the human race quite literally depends on it. Wheat, rice, sweetcorn, and soybean currently provide two... The post #123 Engineering Plants: Intelligent Growth Solutions first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#122 Decarbonisation: Growing Roads on Trees

Engineering Matters ·

2021/08/26

In this episode we look at how a new plant-based bitumen will be incorporated into asphalt mixtures currently being developed. The hope is that this will allow clients to build roads that act as carbon sinks. The reduction in carbon by using products like this could play a significant role in helping the UK achieve... The post #122 Decarbonisation: Growing Roads on Trees first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#121 Batteries: The Lithium-Silicon Age

Engineering Matters ·

2021/08/19

After a decade of growth, there were 10 million electric cars on the world’s roads by the end of 2020. This growth trend is set to continue, with at least 145 million on the roads by 2030. The performance of batteries in this electrified future will be critical. In this episode we are looking at... The post #121 Batteries: The Lithium-Silicon Age first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#120 Recycled Plastic: The Canadian Potential

Engineering Matters ·

2021/08/12

In 2019, Justin Trudeau declared war on plastic waste. And single-use plastics were listed as a toxic material in Canada in May of this year. Before long, Canadian companies will have to find a use for the immense quantity of material they generate. Yet the North American reprocessing industry is still young. Meanwhile, on the... The post #120 Recycled Plastic: The Canadian Potential first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#119 The Grange: Saving Time, Saving Lives

Engineering Matters ·

2021/08/05

As COVID-19 rampaged across the UK in 2020, society shut down and hospitals reached breaking point. For engineers building The Grange University Hospital in Cwmbran, South Wales their work took on a greater meaning. They had to make sure that this 450 bed critical care facility was completed ahead of time. Their actions didn’t just... The post #119 The Grange: Saving Time, Saving Lives first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#118 Gateway: The Lunar Space Station

Engineering Matters ·

2021/07/29

The last time a person walked on the moon was 14 December 1972. Almost 50 years ago. Since then, human operations have been confined to Earth orbit. But during that time, technology has not stood still. Now we are ready to take the next step. This episode we are talking to NASA about the Lunar... The post #118 Gateway: The Lunar Space Station first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#117 How Sails Could Save Shipping

Engineering Matters ·

2021/07/22

The first boats that harnessed the wind to skip over the waves may have been built 8,000 years ago. Several hundred years later, the earliest seaborne trading networks began to form in the Aegean and the Persian Gulf. Modern cargo shipping relies on ‘bunker fuel’ a thick, black sludge made from the dregs of the... The post #117 How Sails Could Save Shipping first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#116 Climate Change: Islands on the Frontline

Engineering Matters ·

2021/07/15

Island states are at the forefront of climate change. Rising sea levels mean more coastal erosion, overtopping of defences and salinification of land. More frequent and devastating severe weather events are disrupting everyday life and acidification of the ocean is impacting on fishing. It is happening now, not in decades to come. From atolls in... The post #116 Climate Change: Islands on the Frontline first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#115 The Circular Road

Engineering Matters ·

2021/07/08

In this episode we explain how one of the world’s biggest problems – plastic waste can be reused in state of the art, energy-efficient road-building products. Working with Cumbria County Council within an initiative called Adept Live Labs Shell will be publicly sharing the knowledge they are gaining in these lab trials, with the overall... The post #115 The Circular Road first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#114 Engineering with Dogs

Engineering Matters ·

2021/07/01

Ecologists on infrastructure projects have some new team members: Conservation dogs. Their superior olfactory systems mean that they can sniff out a plethora of protected species from great crested newts and water voles, to bats and birds. Critically these canine detectives can do this more quickly, accurately and safely than humans. Thanks to pioneering work... The post #114 Engineering with Dogs first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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