Issue 107
June 2026
- Sports & leisure
- Software & computer science
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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
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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.
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- Health & medical
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Q&A: Aakeen Parikh, design engineer and social enterprise founder
Aakeen Parikh is turning bold ideas into real-world impact. From developing sustainable transport solutions at Imperial College London to tackling period poverty through her social enterprise, her work shows how engineering can change lives while building a fairer, net zero future.
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- Technology & robotics
- How I got here
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Q&A: Douglas Brion, information engineer and founder of an AI startup
Young Engineer of the Year winner Douglas Brion is transforming manufacturing with cutting-edge industrial AI. As founder of Matta, he is helping factories become smarter and more connected, showing how innovation can reshape the physical world.
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- Environment & sustainability
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Q&A: Laura Tuck, design engineer for The Washing Machine Project
Award-winning engineer Laura Tuck is helping transform everyday life through practical, human-centred design. As lead engineer on The Washing Machine Project’s flagship device, the Divya, she is scaling production across the world, bringing reliable, low-cost washing solutions to communities who need them most.
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- Aerospace
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Q&A: Alexia Williams MBE, technical lead at Rolls-Royce
Young Engineer of the Year Alexia Williams is already making a mark on the future of aerospace. As a technical lead at Rolls‑Royce, she is helping improve the performance and reliability of long-life assets, combining ambition, collaboration and real-world impact in a fast-moving engineering career.
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- Civil & structural
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Q&A: Brogan MacDonald, structural engineer and Sir George Macfarlane Medal winner
Sir George Macfarlane Medal winner Brogan MacDonald is rethinking the future of structural engineering. As Head of Sustainability at Ramboll UK, MacDonald is championing regenerative design, helping the built environment deliver lasting benefits for people and the planet.
- Transport
- Software & computer science
- Innovation Watch
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Breathe’s charging software is unlocking faster charging, longer-lived EV batteries
When it comes to better batteries, new chemistries and materials usually get all the fanfare. But London-based spinout Breathe is delivering faster charging and better longevity by revamping charging software.
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- Technology & robotics
- Software & computer science
- Innovation Watch
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TG0 is making materials intelligent with low-power AI
Coupling AI directly to everyday materials could change the way we interact with technologies from cars to robots. Ingenia spoke to Dr Liucheng Guo, CTO and co-founder of London deep tech company TG0, about his mission to make materials intelligent with lightweight embedded AI.
- Technology & robotics
- Electricals & electronics
- Innovation Watch
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The photonics pioneer shaping scientific discovery and data comms with light
Photonics, the field of manipulating light, is often an enabler hiding in plain sight. Ingenia spoke to photonics engineer Professor Robert Thomson FREng about his inventions that will give us more bandwidth, better telescopes and even let us zoom in on cells inside the body.