Engineering themes
Sports/Leisure
A total of 35 items listed.
Making it rain
Dominic Joyeux
Clever mechanical engineering has been employed to flood the stage in a production of classic musical Singin’ in the Rain, allowing performers to dance, jump and splash about on stage.
Racing human-powered submarines
Sir Robert Hill KBE FREng and Iain Anderson
This university competition requires student teams to design, engineer and race their own submarines, which are propelled and powered entirely by humans.
From junk to spectacle
Abigail Beall, Bertie Cole and Pip Rush
The Arcadia Spider is built almost completely from scrap. Innovative engineering allows this immersive stage to move in time with music, produce flames and lasers, and play host to a number of acrobatic performers.
Going for gold
Professor Tony Purnell
The engineering that played a role in Team GB’s cycling success at the 2016 Rio Olympics was a team effort, and helped the athletes increase their speed to break a number of world records.
Ingenious awards, First UK Robotics Week, Enterprise Fellowships awarded, Celebrating women engineers, Geared up for Olympic success, Engineering season at the V&A
What makes an exciting roller coaster?
Sarah Griffiths
Sarah Griffiths talked to engineers, designers and enthusiasts about the elements that all roller coasters share and what makes some rides scarier than others.
Diversity and inclusion, Dyson award winner, Superfast broadband award, Computer creativity, Better and faster, Connecting data, and Ingenia survey results
Harnessing Offshore Winds
Dr Trevor Loveday and Professor Byron Byrne
This article is about Ingenia examining how the industry is addressing the engineering challenge of creating cost-effective structures.
High risk modelling; Sustainable games; Entrepreneurs' award; Ready to respond; Wind energy report; Accessible ATMs
Hero Lab; QEPrize nominations; London Gateway; Africa Prize for Innovation ; Chemical research rewarded; Apprentice challenge; New RNLI lifeboats
High-speed sailing
Matthew Sheahan
Racing multihulls were built for the 34th America’s Cup, that regularly reached speeds of more than 50mph
