A student group have come up with a device for capturing bits of tyre as they come off...
Interviews about Engineering
Interviews about engineering, civil engineering, manufacturing, jet engines, materials science and transport...
14 November 2010
One idea put forward for sustainable shipping in the future has been to find ways to harness the power of the wind in...
07 November 2010
Now, here’s an easy science question: What temperature does water freeze at? Zero degrees, right? Actually, that’s...
24 October 2010
This year, Cambridge University Engineering students had the chance to re-live their childhood, and play with Lego in...
17 October 2010
This week, the winner of the Rolls-Royce Annual Science Prize was announced during a special ceremony held at the...
17 October 2010
When most people hear the word ‘turbulence’ they immediately think of being thrown around inside an airplane and...
17 October 2010
Turbulence occurs in fluids and one way we often transport fluids around is in pipes. Tobias Schneider from Harvard...
17 October 2010
Meera and Dave explore how the principles of convection can be manipulated to cool down, and warm up, our buildings...
08 August 2010
The Tour de France is an annual cycle race which takes place in July throughout France and its surrounding countries....
08 August 2010
With cyclists reaching speeds of up to 100 kilometres an hour on descents down mountains, and wanting to preserve their...
08 August 2010
Endurance events like the Tour de France rely on strong, sturdy, yet fast equipment to win points, time and stages. So...
08 August 2010
Geoff Brown explains how he, and his team of mechanics, maintain and repair bikes on a daily basis throughout the tour...
08 August 2010
We meet sprint cyclist Tyler Farrar to find out how he puts the technology, nutrition, and fitness together to try and...
01 August 2010
Turning a farm into a city and then back again, is no easy feat. For the festival to run smoothly there must be...
01 August 2010
Helen Heathfield explains how festivals compare with more traditional forms of entertainment when it comes to...
20 June 2010
Lithium ion batteries are an essential part of most of our everyday lives. For each different job, you're looking...
03 May 2009
Dr. Howard Stone is looking for ways to get the most out of metals as we use them to make jet engine blades. Advances...
30 September 2007
Dr Ruth Cameron and Dr Serena Best from the Centre for Medical material at the University of Cambridge spoke to Chris...
15 July 2007
Biodiesel is one option for powering cars of the future, but another fuel we could use is hydrogen. This has the...
25 March 2007
Kitchen science: DIY hot air balloon
24 September 2006
The Naked Scientists spoke to A FUEL FOR THE FUTURE? - Professor Fraser Armstrong, Oxford University
24 September 2006
The Naked Scientists spoke to Emma Schofield, Johnson Matthey Technology Centre