Interviews about Engineering

How can we make shipping more sustainable? Tristan Smith from University College London is here to shed some light on...

One idea put forward for sustainable shipping in the future has been to find ways to harness the power of the wind in...

Now, here’s an easy science question: What temperature does water freeze at? Zero degrees, right? Actually, that’s...

This year, Cambridge University Engineering students had the chance to re-live their childhood, and play with Lego in...

This week, the winner of the Rolls-Royce Annual Science Prize was announced during a special ceremony held at the...

When most people hear the word ‘turbulence’ they immediately think of being thrown around inside an airplane and...

Turbulence occurs in fluids and one way we often transport fluids around is in pipes. Tobias Schneider from Harvard...

Meera and Dave explore how the principles of convection can be manipulated to cool down, and warm up, our buildings...

The Tour de France is an annual cycle race which takes place in July throughout France and its surrounding countries....

With cyclists reaching speeds of up to 100 kilometres an hour on descents down mountains, and wanting to preserve their...

Endurance events like the Tour de France rely on strong, sturdy, yet fast equipment to win points, time and stages. So...

Geoff Brown explains how he, and his team of mechanics, maintain and repair bikes on a daily basis throughout the tour...

We meet sprint cyclist Tyler Farrar to find out how he puts the technology, nutrition, and fitness together to try and...

Turning a farm into a city and then back again, is no easy feat. For the festival to run smoothly there must be...

Helen Heathfield explains how festivals compare with more traditional forms of entertainment when it comes to...

Lithium ion batteries are an essential part of most of our everyday lives. For each different job, you're looking...

Dr. Howard Stone is looking for ways to get the most out of metals as we use them to make jet engine blades. Advances...

Dr Ruth Cameron and Dr Serena Best from the Centre for Medical material at the University of Cambridge spoke to Chris...

Biodiesel is one option for powering cars of the future, but another fuel we could use is hydrogen. This has the...

Kitchen science: DIY hot air balloon

The Naked Scientists spoke to A FUEL FOR THE FUTURE? - Professor Fraser Armstrong, Oxford University

The Naked Scientists spoke to Emma Schofield, Johnson Matthey Technology Centre