Engineering publications brought to you by Mark Allen

News

British army Challenger 2 FV4034 main battle tank
Materials

DMEx to develop advanced defence materials

Robotics & UAVs

Social robots used in European hospital trial

Rail & marine

Venice could see Hyperloop in place by 2030

Christina Harvey, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace enginering at UC Davis, with a Swainson's Hawk at the California Raptor Center. Harvey is establishing a new lab at the centre which will study bird flight with a goal of improving design of uncrewed aerial systems
Aerospace

Bird flight research centre aims to inform design of aircraft

Ground de-icing of a passenger aircraft
Materials

Project looks at natural world to manipulate ice and snow

Energy & environment

International team reveals secrets of fractures

Attendees can take part in numerous hands-on activities
Skills & careers

Big Bang Fair returns to Birmingham NEC in June

Airbus' ZEROe turboprop concept
Aerospace

Airbus sets sights on Scandinavian H2 flight network

Aerospace

Cranfield and Dassault open centre of excellence to drive future aero sector skills

Medical & healthcare

Royal Academy of Engineering’s Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation marks 10th anniversary

The new site will be AESC’s second plant in Sunderland
Batteries

UK Infrastructure Bank provides loan to UK gigafactory development

Renewables

Oxford PV sets record solar panel efficiency of 25 per cent