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#347 The pipeline to Net Zero, revisited
Last week, at the end of September 2025, a study by Regen, commissioned by the MCS Foundation, found that biomethane had a limited capacity to replace natural gas in the UKs domestic heating. The stu
#346 Scaling Carbon-Free Cement
Its a simple fact of chemistry that cement cannot be produced, without also producing carbon dioxide. But this does not mean that the sectorand its clients in the construction industrycannot decarb
#345 Pinpoint Precision in Space Positioning
When launching a satellite into orbit, getting the positioning right is of paramount importance. As humanity sends more satellites into space, the vast space above our heads has become hazardously bus
#344 Networks Under Water: Transport, Flooding and Resilience
When flooding happens, damage and disruption ripples out across assets and infrastructure. Private businesses and homeowners can insure themselves against direct damages to buildings. But the impacts
#343 Weaving Software into Automation
Joseph-Marie Jacquard invented the punch card as a means of inputting control data to one of the earliest automated technologies, the weavers loom. A generation later, Charles Babbage used this innov
#342 Real Solutions and the Industrial Metaverse
The metaverse is often thought of as an alternative virtual space, a world separate from reality where we can hang out with avatars of our friends and families, or shop at virtual stores. But the indu
#341 Opening the Door to Engineering – Engineering Matters Awards winner’s episode
Alan Lusty founded adi Group, a multidisciplinary engineering business supporting major manufacturers. He is now COO of a group that offers engineering services in 23 sectors, with over 750 employees.
#340 Diving Deep into Electric Machinery
Electrification of construction equipment is an ongoing and necessary part of the global effort to reduce carbon emissions and restrict global warming. Sixty years ago, Fugro developed the first comme
#339 Integrated Contracts and Innovative Delivery
On two major road projects in the UK work was completed on time and under budget. But not every project can claim such success. Defects, delays and cost overruns plague projects around the world. Proj
#338 Bio-Inspired Innovation & Systemic Sustainability
Nature has long served as a blueprint for engineering breakthroughs from the kingfisher-inspired design of Japans Bullet Train to termite mounds that inform energy-efficient buildings. Siemens Digita