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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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#56 The Biodiversity Emergency

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2020/05/14

Biodiversity in the UK is facing an emergency with around 30 percent of native species becoming extinct since the 1970s. This loss of wildlife, which echoes trends all over the world, could have catastrophic impacts on food, air quality and the environment. However for the UK change is on the horizon with a new Environment... The post #56 The Biodiversity Emergency first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#55 Saving Structures with Satellites

Engineering Matters ·

2020/04/30

How data from satellites can track structural movement, and give early warning of potential failure. New research shows that catastrophic bridge collapses could have been prevented if engineers had been paying attention to the right information, information that is currently being collected by satellites orbiting our planet. Satellite monitoring is one of the many innovations... The post #55 Saving Structures with Satellites first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#54 Keith Bannerman: A life underground

Engineering Matters ·

2020/04/17

Carving out underground space for railways, roads, waterways, urban development and even fishing and farming is how some people spend their entire careers. One of those people is chair of the International Tunnelling Association Young Members Committee Keith Bannerman, who was obsessed by the industry from the moment he attended a short course in Brisbane... The post #54 Keith Bannerman: A life underground first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#53 Technology vs biology: fighting COVID 19

Engineering Matters ·

2020/04/03

As cases of COVID 19 explode, the World Health Organisation is urging countries around the world to learn from South Korea. Before even recording its first case of the virus its technology industries mobilised, enabling it to test anyone with symptoms, perform extensive contact tracing and isolate those at risk – fast. This enabled the... The post #53 Technology vs biology: fighting COVID 19 first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#52 Tunnelling Podcast: Propping up Luton Airport’s...

Engineering Matters ·

2020/03/27

How a new 2.5km cable pulled railway will connect Luton Airport’s terminal to the UK rail network boosting future growth. Today rail passengers arriving at the airport must disembark from the train and finish their journey on a shuttle bus. But not for much longer. Deep sheet piles are currently being driven into the ground... The post #52 Tunnelling Podcast: Propping up Luton Airport’s new rail link first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#51 Covid 19: Disaster Resilient Infrastructure

Engineering Matters ·

2020/03/20

The rapid and exponential spread of the new coronavirus, COVID 19 is changing the way that we live and work. First detected in December 2019 in Wuhan City, China, within three months it was a global pandemic. To keep operating through the crisis businesses turned to digital technologies to support home working. But this connectivity... The post #51 Covid 19: Disaster Resilient Infrastructure first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#50 Dealing with Nuclear Waste

Engineering Matters ·

2020/03/13

The UK has a legacy of 600,000 tonnes of nuclear waste being held in temporary storage facilities at 30 sites around the country. It is enough to fill a football stadium and despite over 60 years of generating nuclear power in the UK, we still don’t have a long-term plan for disposing of it. Scientific... The post #50 Dealing with Nuclear Waste first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#49 Uncharted waters: Flooding and drought

Engineering Matters ·

2020/03/05

This winter a series of weather bombs detonated across the UK, overwhelming river systems and overtopping flood defences. River levels were off the charts, 4000 properties flooded, some temporary defences failed and people took to the streets in canoes. The UK is entering unchartered territory as far as flooding is concerned. Yet the threat of... The post #49 Uncharted waters: Flooding and drought first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#48 Paving the way in pothole prevention

Engineering Matters ·

2020/02/27

How nematode worms, 3D printing and drones could revolutionise our approach to maintaining road surfaces. According to the RAC we are 1.5 times more likely to hit a pothole today than we were over a decade ago and winter is peak pothole time. In the cold months the UK’s road surfaces weather the impact of... The post #48 Paving the way in pothole prevention first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#47 Breathalysing Whales: Drones Revisited

Engineering Matters ·

2020/02/20

An update on our Drones episode from January 2019 where we learn about new uses for unmanned aerial vehicles, and celebrate being shortlisted for three awards in the Publisher Podcast Awards held in London in March 2020. No-one knows how many penguins are in the Antarctic, and last year we discovered that thanks to the... The post #47 Breathalysing Whales: Drones Revisited first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#46 Metro stations: The gateway to the city

Engineering Matters ·

2020/02/13

A tremendous change occurred with the industrial revolution: whereas it had taken all of human history until around 1800 for world population to reach one billion, the second billion was achieved in only 130 years in 1930, the third billion in 30 years in 1960, the fourth billion in 15 years in 1974, and the fifth... The post #46 Metro stations: The gateway to the city first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#45 Offshore Wind, Part 2 : Foundations for the Future

Engineering Matters ·

2020/02/06

How new technology is supporting the UK’s offshore wind industry to bring down costs and accelerate construction. From new methods for drilling into the seabed, to advanced foundation design models and improved data capture, innovation is critical for this fast-growing market. But it won’t be easy. Deeper waters and variable ground conditions make these some... The post #45 Offshore Wind, Part 2 : Foundations for the Future first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#44 Offshore Wind, Part 1: Becoming a World Leader

Engineering Matters ·

2020/01/30

Over the past two decades the UK has become the world’s leading offshore wind energy producer. Not only is it responsible for 40% of all offshore wind generated electricity, it is set to quadruple the installed capacity by 2030. Its journey to becoming a world leader began in 2000 with construction of just two Vestas... The post #44 Offshore Wind, Part 1: Becoming a World Leader first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#43 Virtual Reality: transforming design

Engineering Matters ·

2020/01/23

From new immersive technologies to life saving applications, virtual reality is finally meeting up to expectations of the 1990s and transforming the way that projects are designed. Its ability to improve visualisation of new and existing infrastructure is bringing many benefits, including some that users hadn’t anticipated as well as saving millions of pounds in... The post #43 Virtual Reality: transforming design first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#42 Surviving a tunnel fire

Engineering Matters ·

2020/01/16

This week we are bringing you an episode of our newly launched Tunnelling Podcast, made in partnership with the British Tunnelling Society. In March 1999, the Mont Blanc tunnel fire claimed the lives of 38 tunnel users and one fire fighter. For decades debate has raged over the best approach to tackling a fire, saving... The post #42 Surviving a tunnel fire first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#41 Crunch Time for Net Zero

Engineering Matters ·

2020/01/09

Last year the UK set a legally binding target to become carbon neutral by 2050, ahead of any other major global economy. In doing so it took the first ambitious steps on a massively difficult path, and the road to net zero requires a total overhaul of how infrastructure is designed, delivered and managed. In... The post #41 Crunch Time for Net Zero first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#40 Becoming a Role Model: Ying Wan Loh

Engineering Matters ·

2019/12/24

Becoming a Role Model: Ying Wan Loh From rotary drilling on Mars to hybrid-electric aviation and the expansive global supply chains of the aeronautical industry, we explore the engineering life of Ying Wan Loh. In 2019 Ying became the Institution of Engineering and Technology Young Woman Engineer of the Year, a title given to astronaut... The post #40 Becoming a Role Model: Ying Wan Loh first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#39 Heathrow: Leading the digital charge

Engineering Matters ·

2019/12/19

Heathrow has announced an ambitious expansion plan that will add a third runway and take the airport to cope with growing demand up until 2050. It calls for massive development of its infrastructure to cope with growing passenger numbers and it takes an innovative approach to its supply chain, looking to distribute the economic benefits... The post #39 Heathrow: Leading the digital charge first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#38 Temporary Heroes: Construction’s Unseen...

Engineering Matters ·

2019/12/12

What do the Great Pyramids of Giza, the Ipswich Barrier and Heathrow Airport have in common? None of them could have been realised without a complex network of supporting infrastructure built before the main structures themselves were erected. Known as the temporary works this vital and often complex system of scaffolding, excavation support, propping elements... The post #38 Temporary Heroes: Construction’s Unseen Infrastructure first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#37 Solving the Productivity Puzzle

Engineering Matters ·

2019/11/28

Historically, the nation’s productivity has improved with economic growth, but since the global financial crisis and despite the UK’s recovery, productivity has flatlined. The Office for National Statistics calls this “The productivity puzzle” and for construction the situation is even worse. Productivity has floundered since the 1990s. But as big data continues to drive the... The post #37 Solving the Productivity Puzzle first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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