Interviews about Engineering

What makes some violins sound better than others? To find out, physicists have subjected hundreds of the instruments to...

What is a plastic, and how are plastics made? Physicist Athene Donald makes some nylon and demonstrates thermoplastics...

Owls fly nearly noiselessly, but how? And can we adapt their approach to make quieter aircraft?

A 70 kg man has climbed a glass wall using Spiderman style technology, by mimicking the feet of geckos.

Jackie Akhavan works on how to best detect explosives, which she does by manufacturing bombs in the lab!

The space age is upon us, with Virgin Galactic offering tickets to space for $250,000 but when will it become the norm?

What does the future hold for travel? Check-in by robot? Transparent fuselage? Airbus tell us what's to come...

Cars that drive themselves are very nearly here! We went to test out Volvo's prototype that's being...

Engineers turn to the natural world for ideas to create robots that can fly, 3D print and repair buildings in drone...

Can we change wood at the molecular level to make it suitable for building "plyscrapers"?

Powered by fatbergs, a new super sewer, will stop sewage polluting the River Thames...

Tiny sensors that harvest energy from passing cars, people or even the flow of your blood may one day be powering...

Scientists promise us a future where solar cells can be sprayed onto surfaces, so cars, buildings and streets could...

Taking inspiration from mussels, scientists have made a super-strong glue-like substance that even works underwater...

3D printing can also be used at the nano-scale, creating scaffolding which can be used to give materials new...

Cambridge based company Dovetailed have developed a process to print fruit, including ones that don’t even exist, like...

Could 3D printers ever save us a trip to the pharmacy by allowing us to print out prescription drugs at home?

Jet engines have their work cut out keeping entire planes in the air. This means making strong, durable parts is very...

With enormous waiting lists for replacement livers and kidneys, could 3D printing be an eventual solution to organ...

Does fracking contaminate our water supplies? And if so, is this down to the process itself or simply poor workmanship?

What is biomimicry and how can we copy nature?

The tokamak method isn't the only way to creat fusion, scientists are trying laser fusion...

Airplane jet engines operate at 1500°C - hotter than the melting point of metals - so how do they still work?

After five minutes cycling at Tour de France Pace, both Kate and Karin are starting to feel the burn.