Every time we switch on a light or boil a kettle or run a hot bath, we are receiving the work of power engineers. Electrical engineers design, develop, test, and supervise the manufacture of turbines’ electrical components, including electric motors, machinery controls, lighting and wiring, generato...
Setting up your career as a freelance engineer means you are essentially running your own business. And as such there are many associated aspects you need to consider beyond simply gaining the necessary technical skills.
Being a freelancer means that you will be responsible for everything: sourcing b...
Usually, when we are about our daily business, we don’t think about how our city is run – unless of course, there is a major problem. In the normal course of things traffic moves, shops open, streetlights work, gutters are cleaned.
But behind all this normality and expected service, lies an enormous ...
“The production of customised products became possible with developments in technology. The brand can simply enter data in their computer system and make a special product for a customer without spending too much money.” ~ Shim, former head of Seoul Design Foundation.
Design underpins everything...
Despite the fact that so many people seem against the advent of driverless cars, they are daily becoming a reality. By 2040 it is estimated there will be over 30 million self-driving vehicles sold annually globally. Certainly they are geared to disrupt and revolutionise the way people get around. Dr...
Engineering and technological advances have played a major role in advancing medical discoveries and efficiencies since the invention of X-rays in 1895. Technology development that has led to improvement in healthcare has won numerous Nobel prizes, and including such discoveries as magnetic resonanc...
Water is becoming the world’s most valuable resource. And it is diminishing while the population is growing, not to mention threatened by devastating pollution. This is creating enormous need for engineers who are trained in the handling of water and its conservation.
The availability of water in nat...
As the world slowly swings away from fossil fuels, renewable energy is becoming a more vital field of exploration, invention and career opportunity. And chiefly involved, as in any drive to improve humanity’s experience and impact on this planet, is the field of engineering. Renewable energy en...
“If you or I were to use nuclear energy for our lifetime, the amount of high-level waste would fit into a teacup. Obviously, those teacups will add up, and they’re radioactive…but it’s a manageable amount of material, which is true for both advanced reactors and traditional ones.”
~ Jacopo Buongiorno...
No matter what we use for whatever purpose – and no matter how simple or complex the item – it has been initially processed through individual vision, and ultimately through passion and creativity to finally ‘become’.
Through these developments and inventions we have produced a myriad of small, usefu...
