The Engineer spoke to senior engineers at some of the UK’s leading defence companies to find out about what it’s like to work in the sector and the kind of opportunities that are available.

Virtually every food-processing site in the UK uses automated clean-in-place (CIP) technology, where cleaning fluids are circulated around plant equipment such as vats and pumps. However, existing...

Our secret blogger has a new job - and despite a positive start managerial inconsistency is beginning to get irksome

Hikers on the Brecon Beacons might well be used to military jets screaming overhead but, in early July this year, one RAF Harrier had particular significance.

An 18-month-long project has led to a full-scale mock-up of an ambulance fit for the 21st century.

UK academics at the forefront of battery research discuss the emerging technologies that could one day supercede - or at least complement - lithium-ion batteries

Advances in the development of biopolymers and alternative plastics could help address the mountains of plastic waste produced each year. Andrew Wade reports. 

New systems and software to streamline operations and reduce maintenance should help cut costs and raise output. Julia Pierce reports.