Engineering Matters

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Episodes

Total: 345

For many of us, now is a season of giving. A well chosen gift can bring lasting joy. But it’s easy t

This week, we are returning to Rothera, in the Antarctic, where, in 2021 the British Antarctic Surve

Nature-based solutions are emerging as vital tools to tackle the dual crises of climate change and b

During the last Ice Age, glaciers scored huge trenches through the land beneath the Irish Sea. Today

Monitoring and maintaining an entire rail network can be costly, slow and, for those working on the

From habitat destruction, to use of pesticides, the arrival of invasive species and the growing impa

In the early 1900s Sydney was transformed by its first electric lighting system, which was so bright

Governments and businesses around the world have made commitments to achieve Net Zero by the middle

The Thames had been for thousands of years London’s main route to the sea. But it is also an obstacl

National Highways has adopted clear net zero targets: its own operations will be carbon free by 2030

In 2024, National Highways completely closed parts of the M25, London’s orbital motorway. This block

As an engineer, it is easy to think of roads as a challenge to be solved. Many of the innovations we

Why should we be thinking about roads as a service, not just an engineering challenge? What does it

We should all want to build workplaces where everyone feels safe and included. But how can we do tha

In 1985 diver Henri Cosquer discovered a submerged cave entrance in the Mediterranean near Marseille

The North Sea’s natural conditions, with shallow waters and strong winds, make it ideal for wind far

The first stable atom to form after the Big Bang was hydrogen. Transformed into other atoms through

On Coire Glas, in the remote Scottish Highlands, geologists and engineers are developing a vision of

For 70% of the world’s population, doing the laundry means hours of difficult manual washing. It was

How should local and regional leaders encourage investment in their communities? Around the world, c