Interviews about Engineering

In the summer we cought up with the cambridge eco car racing team, this week we got back in touch to see how they did...

What can big data do and how has the cloud enabled the big data revolution?

When we save something on the cloud where is it actually kept and how much energy is needed to keep it there?

A way of moving objects from a distance with the use of sound waves has been revealed...

When you take into account everything, from construction to battery recycling, are electric cars any greener?

Pit an electric Tesla against a petrol car in a time trial and who will win? The bets are on...

Electrifying vehicles may be one way to clean up our act but what can we do about our current stock of cars? Turn them...

There's the radiation, the microgravity and even sound waves to think about when sending humans to the Red Planet.

James Field has just launched a new company called LabGenius, capitalising on the growing interest in synthetic...

To find out more about synthetic biology, and where it all started, I spoke to Professor Richard Kitney from Imperial...

How the magnetic properties of galfenol can be used to send super fast signals and protect passengers in car crashes.

A new advance in technology could bring us another step closer to real life invisibility cloaks.

Fakes cost economies billions, but this could be about to change with the development of a 3D bar code.

This beast is not only the largest of its kind found to date, but also the oldest, roaming the oceans 460 million years...

A new polymer, which changes colour on impact, could help assess the severity of head injuries for soldiers and...

Google's open-source, modular phone has had to be delayed, but will we see more, similar products in future?

More people have access to a mobile phone than to a proper toilet, but there are researchers working to change this.

Graphene has some truly exceptional properties. The real killer application will be in something totally novel, but...

We have heard all the hype, but what is graphene actually doing for us right now? What are the current uses of this...

Graphene has some impressive properties, but how do we actually make it commercially? What happens in a graphene-...

If you have to pop the shoe shop, the bank and the grocers, which way is quickest? How do computers work this out and...

The Cambridge University Eco Racing team have unveiled their solar powered car, Evolution ahead of the World Solar...

Do you have what it takes to become a drone racer?

Body armour is a key weapon in the fight against explosives and can be made from all kinds of materials from ceramics...