Flying has become a vital part of our lives. In the one hundred years since the Wright...
Engineering
Articles about engineering, civil engineering, manufacturing, jet engines, materials science and transport...
Teaching a scientist how to communicate in 8 short weeks...
Although we think of wood as medieval stuff, it can be a sustainable solution to many of today's problems...
Living the best intern life at The Naked Scientists...
Turning hard-to-recycle plastic into filaments for 3D printing could help our waste problem
In Europe, trust in automated vehicles remains low
Using new materials to make more recyclable, less-noisy ships
There's light on the horizon when it comes to controlling the airborne spread of infectious diseases like COVID-19...
How root vegetables and ash could make concrete more environmentally friendly
Quiet and green air travel that uses hydrogen as a fuel
Automated shipping could solve labour shortages
On the deck of the Bliss, beyond the reach of cellphone coverage, I sailed into my life before the Internet...
Applying a coat of paint on the walls of a house may soon help to heat it, and clean the air we breathe...
Could transparent wood be the building material of the future?
What rock concerts can teach us about the way materials can bend and stretch...
What must material scientists consider when they design new materials that make up hip and dental implants?
An insight into my 8-week internship with the Naked Scientists.
‘Reverse fridges’ and insulated walls – how to make a house carbon neutral...
Your ideas will create the materials of the future...
And can anyone hear you scream when you get there?
Could drawing on the properties of quantum behaviour provide a route to truly secure cryptography?
What will wheelchairs of the future be like?
To get to Mars, we need to reach the Moon first. The LRO will be NASA's eye while preparing for new missions.
Scientists pick the discoveries that would revolutionise their fields in 2019