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Could in-space manufacturing be the future for space missions?
Imagine a future where spacecraft repair themselves, satellites grow their own antennas, and new missions launch without adding to the growing clutter of orbital debris. Dr Gilles Bailet, a researcher in space technologies at the University of Glasgow, explains in-space manufacturing – and what it’s like doing high-stakes experiments during parabolic flight.
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AI shakes up the world of weather forecasting
It has been a banner year for the UK’s AI powerhouse, Google DeepMind. Beverley D’Silva reports on how the company’s award-winning weather forecasting technology is transforming meteorology and beyond.
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Why we should be making cancer immunotherapy drugs in space
With access to space booming thanks to lower launch costs, companies such as BioOrbit are exploring in-space manufacturing. Fern Ellis finds out how microgravity could make for better cancer immunotherapy drugs.
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Could this new superconductor help downsize MRI scanners?
MRI scanners are expensive, large and usually take up a whole room. Could swapping out the superconducting magnet inside for another type hold the key to eventually making the machines smaller and more affordable?
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How ABBA Voyage was made
ABBA said they’d never tour again. Bringing them back required a technological marvel, a fully demountable arena, and an array of engineering disciplines working in tandem to make it all come together. Leonie Mercedes goes on a voyage to explore the engineering behind the show.
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The future of assistive robots
Robots have made their mark for ‘dull, dirty and dangerous’ tasks, as the saying goes. But when it comes to working closely with people, there’s still a way to go. Dr Gerard Canal explores the future for assistive robots designed to help older people live independently for longer.
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Water treatment turns to nature
New regulations on river pollution and biodiversity, along with a need to move towards net zero, have prompted water treatment engineers to build wetlands where plants and microorganisms filter out pollutants, leaving water clean enough to flow into rivers without doing any damage. Michael Kenward OBE looks into how they are being deployed across the UK.
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How engineers are fighting microplastic pollution
From the deepest reaches of the sea to the innermost tissues of our bodies, humans have found microplastics everywhere we’ve looked for them. Now, engineers are trying to stop microplastics from getting into our water systems and the environment.
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Mining volcanoes for metals
Green technologies depend on a range of metals and minerals. With concerns about environmental damage from conventional mining, scientists and engineers are seeking alternative sources. Could metal-rich magmatic brines underneath volcanoes have the answer?
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Q&A: Amjad Saeed, master’s student in motorsport engineering
Amjad Saeed is studying for a master’s in motorsports engineering, after winning a Royal Academy of Engineering and Mission 44 MSc Motorsport Scholarship.
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Q&A: The Bakineers
Ingenia spoke to three of the eight (!) engineers who’ve starred in the Great British Bake Off: Andrew Smyth, Giuseppe Dell’Anno, and Dr Rahul Mandal, each of whom are living proof that engineering and baking happily co-exist.
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Q&A: Abigail Berhane, aerospace engineering researcher
Sci-fi films first got Abigail Berhane interested in STEM. Then, a visit to CERN cemented a future in engineering. About to hand in her PhD, she plans to continue her work in aerospace engineering to help increase diversity in the field and work towards a greener future.
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