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UK Atomic Energy Authority’s (UKAEA) robotics team, the Remote Applications in Challenging Environments (RACE), supported the testing of agile robots for nuclear decommissioning.

The British Science Association and De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) are pleased to announce that the British Science Festival in 2022 will take place in the city of Leicester across five days next September.

Engineering company Siemens Gamesa has launched what it says is the world’s first wind turbine blade that can be recycled at the end of its life cycle

BAE Systems has been awarded a DARPA contract to progress the design and testing of revolutionary flow control technologies for future military aircraft programmes.

The Scottish Maritime Museum’s national art collection has been enhanced with two new artworks, gifted by renowned Scottish artist, author and broadcaster Lachlan Goudie and former shipyard worker and now artist Roy Fitzsimmons.

First Graphene Ltd has been working with the University of Warwick on a project where graphene is being added to thermoplastic systems and engineering polymers to improve their properties.

A new all-electric craft concept has been unveiled that foils like a hydrofoil and flies like a plane – all with the comfort and convenience of a ferry.

A new robot, ERIC, developed by staff and researchers within the Department’s Centre for Ultrasonic Engineering (CUE), is showcasing the leading automation, robotic and sensing work being undertaken in the University.

After the long-awaited success of its flight to the edge of space with owner Richard Branson on board, Virgin Galactic is pressing ahead with commercialisation.

BMW will increase the use of recycled materials in its cars as it tries to bring down its carbon footprint, amid global efforts to minimise warming to 1.5 degrees.

Scottish Engineering is delighted to have been awarded the position of project manager for the Forth and Tay Offshore (FTO) cluster, promoting and supporting the growth of the offshore wind supply chain on the East of Scotland.

The need for a road crash investigations branch is one of the recommendations in a new report from the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) that explores the expected impact automation will have on the transport sector.