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- Technology & robotics
- Issue 99
The robots hard at work in the UK’s most radioactive places
From highly radioactive environments to the ocean floor and out in space, some places are just too hazardous for humans. But ‘hot’ robotics are being developed to take our places in nuclear environments, from safely storing waste to maintaining and decommissioning fusion facilities.
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- Environment & sustainability
- Materials
- Issue 99
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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- Health & medical
- Technology & robotics
- Issue 99
How robotics can improve retinal surgery
Engineers are working with ophthalmic surgeons to create a robotically controlled needle with a flexible tip that has the precision required to inject therapeutic materials into the tissue lining the back of the eye.
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- Mechanical
- How does that work?
- Issue 99
How do hydraulic presses work?
Whether it's squashing crayons, an anvil or ball bearings, the hydraulic press is governed by a few simple physical principles. Leonie Mercedes explores the engineering behind this enduring viral sensation, and how we can create these obscenely large forces with relatively little input.
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- Arts & culture
- Issue 99
How a photographer turned innovative engineering ideas into art
This year, the MacRobert Award – the UK’s longest-running prize for engineering innovation – celebrates its 55th anniversary. Having been commissioned to create a set of images to mark the award’s 50th anniversary in 2019, photographer Ted Humble-Smith has once again created photographs that capture the thought processes behind some of the winning innovations.
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- Materials
- Environment & sustainability
- Issue 98
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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- Design & manufacturing
- Materials
- Issue 98
Greening the UK’s steel industry
Steel has made modern life as we know it possible, but it needs to clean up its act. Leonie Mercedes investigates how engineers are working to decarbonise this important global industry.
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- Chemical
- Environment & sustainability
- Issue 97
How to remediate forever chemicals
Move over, microplastics, there’s a troubling new pollutant in town, used to manufacture iPhone chips, firefighting foams and many more everyday items. So how do we get rid of forever chemicals for good?
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- Design & manufacturing
- Environment & sustainability
- Issue 95
Turning jeans green
The engineering behind the trusty wardrobe staple, and how new technologies are attempting to lessen their well-documented environmental burden.
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- Electricals & electronics
- Technology & robotics
- How I got here
- Issue 98
Q&A: Eneni Bambara-Abban
Eneni Bambara-Abban got her start in engineering taking apart the toaster as a child. Today, her many roles include robotics engineer, technologist, and founder of The Techover Foundation, an NGO that supports underserved communities into technology.
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- Environment & sustainability
- How I got here
Q&A: Harvey Hudson
Family inspiration and diagnosing problems on his mountain bike set Harvey Hudson on the engineering apprenticeship route. He was since named the National Apprentice of the Year and featured in the Royal Academy of Engineering’s ‘This is Engineering’ campaign.
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- Mechanical
- How I got here
- Issue 99
Q&A: Cara Fox
As team principal of Queen Mary University of London’s Formula Student team, Cara Fox has laid the foundations for an exciting career in motorsport.
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