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Issue 95

June 2023

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An artist's impression of a home in the future made using mycelium-based materials, which are represented by hyphae-like white tendrils
  • Civil & structural
  • Environment & sustainability
  • Issue 95

Building with fungi

Materials made from mycelium, the hair-like threads that sustain all fungi, are now finding uses in construction.

A wind turbine with fields of sunflowers in front of it
  • Environment & sustainability
  • Issue 95

How do we pay for net zero technologies?

Engineering holds an abundance of answers to our decarbonisation problems. But how do we finance it all? Find out in our demystifier.

A NASA satellite floating in space, with the Moon visible behind it.
  • Aerospace
  • Electricals & electronics
  • Issue 95

Lift-off for the UK's space industry

The UK has an impressive history in space and a now-thriving space sector, with three new spaceports on the way.

A green tape measure lying on top of green-coloured denim
  • 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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  • Civil & structural
  • Environment & sustainability
  • Opinion
  • Issue 95

Building a greener future

Will Arnold, Head of Climate Action at the IStructE, says we need a total rethink of how we create, maintain and power our buildings to better protect our planet.

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  • Design & manufacturing
  • How I got here
  • Issue 95

Q&A: Laura Tuck, design engineer

After a stint designing products now sold worldwide for Dyson, design engineer Laura Tuck has been working to empower women worldwide at several startups.

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A man sitting at a table, holding a prototype of a prosthetic hand based on the classic 'split hook' style
  • Design & manufacturing
  • Health & medical
  • Innovation Watch
  • Issue 95

Making prosthetics without compromise

Prosthetics for upper limb differences often involve a choice between something user-friendly and affordable, or aesthetically pleasing. University of Strathclyde-based startup Metacarpal is trying to bring all three elements together with a new body-powered prosthetic hand.