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#299c Highways UK Live – Next Generation Asset Management
October 30, 2024

In 2024, National Highways completely closed parts of the M25, Londons orbital motorway. This blockage in the arterial system of the UK economy wasnt a mistake. Instead, it was an example of meticul

#299b Highways UK Live – Roads Reimagined
October 29, 2024

As an engineer, it is easy to think of roads as a challenge to be solved. Many of the innovations we will discuss in this mini-series will have a real impact on the safety, efficiency, and environment

#299a Highways UK Live – The Future of Highways – Mini-series Preview
October 28, 2024

Why should we be thinking about roads as a service, not just an engineering challenge? What does it mean for a road to be a computer wrapped in asphalt? How can we use data from cars, highway assets,

#298 Making Everyone Welcome in Construction: Engineering Matters Awards 2024 Diversity & Inclusion Gold Champion — EKFB
October 24, 2024

We should all want to build workplaces where everyone feels safe and included. But how can we do that when we dont know what everyone needs? How can we make sure that we understand our colleagues and

#297 Revisited: A Deep Dive Into the Past
October 17, 2024

In 1985 diver Henri Cosquer discovered a submerged cave entrance in the Mediterranean near Marseilles. Exploring over the next six years he discovered a chamber filled with prehistoric art. Conditions

#296 A Safer, Faster, Way to Build Offshore Wind
October 10, 2024

The North Seas natural conditions, with shallow waters and strong winds, make it ideal for wind farms. But, these same factors pose challenges for construction. To meet ambitious Net Zero targets, im

#295 Decision Time for the Hydrogen Economy
October 03, 2024

The first stable atom to form after the Big Bang was hydrogen. Transformed into other atoms through stellar nuclear fusion, it is the foundation of all matter. Bound with other elements in water and h

#294 A View of the Future from Coire Glas
September 26, 2024

On Coire Glas, in the remote Scottish Highlands, geologists and engineers are developing a vision of Scotlands energy future. SSE Renewables plans the first pumped hydro storage facility in the UK fo

#293 Cleaning clothes and changing lives: Engineering Matters Awards 2024 Community Gold Champion — The Washing Machine Project
September 19, 2024

For 70% of the worlds population, doing the laundry means hours of difficult manual washing. It was this fact that led Nav Sawhney to leave his job as a design engineer at Dyson and try to come up wi

#292 Place is the Space for Growth
September 12, 2024

How should local and regional leaders encourage investment in their communities? Around the world, cities struggle with a legacy of industrial decline. In England, devolution of planning policy to may