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A total of 36 items listed.
Sarah Springman CBE FREng
Competitive spirit
A civil engineer renowned for her research and teaching
in soil mechanics. She has enjoyed a parallel career as an
international elite athlete
By Michael Kenward OBE
Olympic Legacies
Dr Scott Steedman CBE FREng
Engineering learnings from the 2012 Games
Computer Vision Advances
Dr Andrew Fitzgibbon and Dr Jamie Shotton
A look at the development behind the X-Boxthat has led to significant advances in controller-free computing
Edward Dubois FREng
Architect at sea
Ed Dubois’s career has moved on from designing yachts built for speed to building top-of-the-range superyachts
By Michael Kenward OBE
A step change
Professor Saeed Zahedi OBE
The development of the Echelon prosthetic foot.
Game On
Siân Harris
A look at the development of the video game industry with its cross-over benefits to other engineering sectors
Engineering Movement
Adrian Kohler
The engineering behined the full-size horse puppets in the award-winning stage production War Horse.
Auralisation - Engineering sound for public places
Rob Harris FREng
Arup Acoustics use virtual environment to develop designs for auditoria with superb sound quality.
Beyond Formula One
Duncan Bradley
How motor-racing technology is finding applications for its innovations across other industries, like healthcare and defence.
The demand for HD TV
Dr David Harrison
How the increasing demand for high-definition television is being compressed to fit onto existing broadcasting networks
Stadia: Structural Giants
Stephen Morley
Designing some of the world’s largest stadia