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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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#48 Paving the way in pothole prevention

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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#36 The Calculator that Could Save the World

Engineering Matters ·

2019/11/21

How a calculator is helping countries around the world to lower their greenhouse gas emissions and create more sustainable energy systems. When Professor David MacKay of Cambridge University wrote a book about sustainable energy in 2009, he could not have realised that this groundbreaking text would go on to form the basis for a calculator... The post #36 The Calculator that Could Save the World first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#35 The Quantum Enabler: Professor Sir Peter Knight

Engineering Matters ·

2019/11/07

As Quantum computing becomes a 21st century reality, Professor Sir Peter Knight explains why controlling the register of quantum bits that make up a quantum processor is so difficult, and explains how the journey to quantum computing is creating new technologies that no one could ever have predicted……. Peter’s life in quantum physics began in... The post #35 The Quantum Enabler: Professor Sir Peter Knight first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#34 Crisis Shelter for Mass Displacement

Engineering Matters ·

2019/10/31

Noorullah Kuchai 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 been displaced by war like he was. And the challenge is enormous. More people are being displaced by... The post #34 Crisis Shelter for Mass Displacement first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#33 Future Factories: Driving forward industry 4.0

Engineering Matters ·

2019/10/17

World leading smart robotics, industry disrupting technologies and the next generation of augmented reality are just some of the advances in action at Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre’s Factory 2050. Launched in December 2015, Factory 2050 was set up as a reconfigurable glass walled factory of the future, and since then it has helped businesses... The post #33 Future Factories: Driving forward industry 4.0 first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#32 The untold story of Eiffel and his Tower

Engineering Matters ·

2019/10/03

Had its use as a gigantic 300m high radio antenna not been recognised in the early 1900s the magnificent Eiffel Tower, would have been pulled down and destroyed. Under its original contract as the wrought iron gateway to the 1889 Paris World Fair, it was only to stand for 20 years. But its creator, engineer... The post #32 The untold story of Eiffel and his Tower first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#31 Creating a National Digital Twin

Engineering Matters ·

2019/09/19

Back in December 2017 the UK’s National Infrastructure Commission set the UK a huge challenge: to create a digital model of our national infrastructure. Known as a National Digital Twin this engineering feat requires secure sharing of high-quality standardised data between infrastructure owners and operators, making operations more efficient and resilient. A new task force... The post #31 Creating a National Digital Twin first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#30 Interviewing Dad: Atkins President Philip Hoare

Engineering Matters ·

2019/09/05

Chloe is 16 and interested in an engineering career. She is also the daughter of Philip Hoare, President of engineering consultant Atkins. To find out more she digs deep into her Dad’s engineering life story by interviewing him about the projects that have shaped his career. From harrowing tragedy on a bridge project to world... The post #30 Interviewing Dad: Atkins President Philip Hoare first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#29 Innovations in Renewable Energy: Lorna Bennet

Engineering Matters ·

2019/08/22

Growing up in a tiny village in rural Scotland, regular power cuts would leave Lorna Bennet and her family without electricity for days on end. Determined to become self-sufficient Lorna set about learning how to create sustainable energy, from designing water wheels to working on tidal power arrays and testing the world’s largest offshore wind... The post #29 Innovations in Renewable Energy: Lorna Bennet first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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