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Football by numbers: data and tech at the 2026 World Cup
AI and data analytics are among the technologies changing the face of football. Leonie Mercedes reports on the new developments we’ll see in the 2026 FIFA World Cup and what it means for the future of the sport.
- Aerospace
To infinity and beyond: the technologies that could take us interstellar
Set 11.9 light years from home, Project Hail Mary brought interstellar space travel to the silver screen earlier this year. Leonie Mercedes lifts the curtain on the real-life propulsion technologies most likely to take us to a star system far, far away.
- Food & agriculture
- Issue 106
Could engineering crops save our food systems?
Synthetic biology is making waves in manufacturing and medicine. Could its tools help us re-engineer plants to cope with the harsh reality of a changing climate? Amy Lyall reports on the UK researchers harnessing synthetic biology in plants.
- Sports & leisure
- Issue 105
How engineering is unlocking the secrets of the deep, and keeping divers safe
Engineering has revolutionised our ability to access and study one of Earth’s most challenging environments – the ocean. Jasmine Wragg explores how engineers have developed innovative equipment and habitats, such as advanced diving systems and subsea living modules, to overcome the ocean’s challenging environment and also keep divers safe.
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- Health & medical
- Innovation Watch
- Issue 106
Could brain imaging become as routine as ultrasound scans?
UK neurotech spinout Sonalis is developing a first-of-its-kind ultrasound brain imaging technology that will be more portable and affordable than MRI.
- Arts & culture
- Civil & structural
- Issue 100
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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- Environment & sustainability
- Materials
- Issue 102
Concrete foundations for net zero
If concrete were a country, it would be the third largest emitter of CO₂ after the US and China. The race is on to slash its emissions. Swapping out its most polluting ingredients, locking in carbon, and upcycling our industrial and construction waste could hold the key, says Leonie Mercedes.
- 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?
- Environment & sustainability
- Materials
- Issue 102
Taking the heat out of climate change
When we think of storing energy, we usually think of batteries. But with a huge slice of global carbon emissions resulting from producing heat, engineers are developing ways to store this critical resource with the hopes of driving us closer to net zero, writes Stuart Nathan.
People in engineering
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- How I got here
Q&A: Chris Tagnon, Formula 1 Technology Transfer Engineering Associate
After completing a master’s in industrial systems manufacturing and management with a Royal Academy of Engineering and Mission 44 MSc Motorsports scholarship, Chris Tagnon is joining Aston Martin F1’s Performance Technologies division.
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Q&A: Delia Stemate, an aerospace engineering student
Aerospace engineering student Delia Stemate is exploring how patterns similar to those found on sharks' skin can reduce the noise generated by airflow over aircraft wings during flight.
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- Design & manufacturing
- How I got here
Q&A: Jack Biltcliffe, design engineer
A childhood fascination in discovering how things worked sparked Jack Biltcliffe's interest in engineering. He has since been involved in the development of several products that are having an impact on people's daily lives, including the Divya hand-cranked washing machine, which is for use in areas where people don't have access to electric washing machines.
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