No matter what kind of business you operate, with the growing expense, and complexity of running any modern operation, comes the management headache: how to manage a wide range of specialist functions while remaining efficient, cost-effective and on top of processes. As an organisation evolves, mana...
After the medical profession, engineers must be the next group who have most significantly contributed to the lifestyle and comfort we enjoy today. From massive projects such as roads and bridges to smaller everyday articles such as washing machines, toasters and hairdryers – engineers are the peopl...
Any idea, plan or endeavour has to follow a focused path of action in order to come to fruition successfully. This is particularly applicable to an engineering project because from concept to conclusion, control and competency are vital. It’s not like knitting a scarf and finding a hole in it, and t...
It’s a term that evokes a shiver of excitement – or equally of caution. Genetic modification in the early days caused much concern, and yet today most of the food we consume has been modified for improvement, strength and flavour. GM foods are an established map of cross breeding between various pla...
“Structural engineers battle gravity, wind, snow and rain every day to provide the world with outstanding structures,” Kate Leighton, structural engineer.
In a nutshell, structural engineers are responsible for ensuring that buildings don’t fall down and bridges don’t collapse. Among one of the oldes...
You might find the connection between engineering and treating biological conditions to be a curious and unlikely mix, but in reality technology is developing so many ways to assist and cure disorders in humans that the field of bioengineering and its related disciplines is surging forwards at an ev...
Whatever we think about the changing world of work, we still need transport systems moving smoothly from one point to another like veins through an active body. Working from home, internet shopping, home deliveries – even the escalating price of petrol – are not likely to keep us from moving around ...
Renewable energy is becoming increasingly popular worldwide as a replacement for fossil fuel. In this growing industry, innovation is the name of the game. Everywhere renewable energy technology is creating more efficient and reliable forms of power; solar and wind generation are being integrated in...
The future is looming with the same mesmerising luminosity of our nearest neighbour. Or to put it more succinctly – the next major space station will be situated 250,000 miles away, just a hop and a skip from the moon.
Launching with spectacular promise in the next decade, the Gateway space station w...
One of the most vital engineering spheres of work is dam building. It fits right alongside such disciplines as water engineering, civil engineering, hydro-electric and geotechnical engineering. Dam engineering revolves around everything related to the design and construction of dams – and the import...
