Prestwick Spaceport has this week signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with newly announced launch partner Astraius. C-17 cargo aircraft which will carry and launch the Astraius rocket The commercially operated horizontal ‘air launch’ company will work alongside Prestwick Spaceport and its industry partners toward a goal of launching small satellites from 2023. Glasgow Prestwick […]
An Airbus research and technology programme dubbed Wing of Tomorrow has reached a key milestone with the assembly of its first full-size wing prototype. Fully integrated composite wing cover, manufactured within the National Composite Centre, prior todelivery to Airbus in Filton for sub-assembly (Image: Airbus) According to Airbus, the Wing of Tomorrow programme will test the […]
The global robotics market in the energy sector will be worth £8.4bn by 2050, new research from the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has found. ORE Catapult supports many robotic technologies that have already shown promise for the offshore wind sector (Image: ORE Catapult) ORE added that with high-growth forecasts, wind energy (onshore and offshore) […]
Research from Australia has identified a cheaper and more efficient electrocatalyst to make green hydrogen from water, an advance that could eventually lead to large-scale clean energy production. Image: Shutterstock Scientists have been using precious metal catalysts, such as platinum, to accelerate the reaction to break water into hydrogen and oxygen. Now research at Curtin […]
Equipmake has launched Jewel E, an electric double decker bus that is joining a market set to grow to one million vehicles per annum by 2030. Jewel E has a range of up to 250 miles (Image: Equipmake) Featuring an electric powertrain designed and developed at Equipmake’s facility in Norfolk, Jewel E has a range […]
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT)’s 22nd Sustainability Report reveals an 11.8 per cent reduction in fleet average carbon emissions in a single year. Released yesterday, the report shows the impact of the pandemic on the automotive sector in the last year, with its overall turnover down by 24.6 per cent. Despite the […]
Home computing pioneer and visionary UK inventor Sir Clive Sinclair has died at the age of 81. Back in 2003, The Engineer’s Rob Coppinger spoke to Sir Clive Sinclair about another high-risk drive to create a mass-market electric vehicle after the Sinclair C5 of the 1980s; and the perhaps more arcane subject of poker. Sir […]
The UK government has announced the 55 winning projects of its £23m Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition, supporting development of zero-emission maritime technology. Image: Shutterstock The winners were announced by transport secretary Grant Shapps in Greenwich this week as part of London International Shipping Week. Forming part of the prime minister’s ten point plan for green […]
The Engineer’s parent company, MA Business, is taking over the production of the 2022 Additive International summit. Working in partnership with the Centre for Additive Manufacturing (CfAM) at the University of Nottingham and Added Scientific Ltd, MA Business – part of the Mark Allen Group – will bring all the experience of its extensive engineering […]
Virtual and augmented reality technologies are providing innovative industry solutions for design visualisation, training and maintenance. The Engineer asked a panel of experts about the latest trends, applications and developments. Meet the experts Jon Arnold, VP of sales EMEA, RealWear Inc John Murray, senior product manager, Virtalis Alex Karim, IoT and mixed reality specialist, Microsoft […]