Articles in this issue
Engineering the future
John Spencer, Max Du Bois and Philip Lawder
John Spencer, Max du Bois and Philip Lawder of design consultancy Spencer du Bois discuss their involvement in the re-brand of The Royal Academy of Engineering.
The value of innovation
Nicholas M Donofrio FREng
The importance of innovation and how it can be encouraged, both now and in the future
Crossing the Valley of Death
Dr Ederyn Williams
Many wonderful innovations fail to cross the gap between research and manufacturing. Is it possible to create a seamless connection between university research and industrial application?
Management of research and development in difficult times
Daniel V McCaughan OBE FREng
A look at research and development in a changing commercial environment
How can an R&D group get others interested in its ideas?
Anne Miller
The battle for R&D departments to get their ideas recognised by the wider organisation
Smelling illness
Professor Julian Gardner and Dr Evor Hines School Of Engineering Professor Chris Dowson Department Of Biological Studies, University Of Warwick
The use of electronic noses in identifying harmful bacteria and pathogens
ICT: Essential enabler for the knowledge economy
Professor John O’Reilly FREng and Dr Martin Dunn
The UK is not placing enough emphasis on research into ICT with potential knock-on effects for the rest of the knowledge economy
A skyline air bridge
Stephanos Samaras
The Gatwick air bridge was part of a novel solution to the challenge that BAA faced when it set out to increase the capacity of the North Terminal at Gatwick Airport
Challenge Airbus
Karen Mitchell
The new Airbus A380 is a double-decker 555-seat passenger aircraft, designed to meet the growing volume of international air travel
A new climate for flood planning
Professor Edward Evans Visiting Professor, Glasgow University Professor Jim Hall Professor of Earth Systems Engineering, University Of Newcastle
The Foresight Flood and Coastal Defence Project brought engineers together with other experts to assess the likely changes in flood risk over the coming century and to evaluate possible responses
Board members for this issue are:
| Editor-in-Chief | Dr Scott Steedman FREng | |
| Managing Editor | David Mackin | |
| Editorial Assistant | Catherine Jordan | |
| Editorial Board | Professor John Burland FREng FRS Basil Butler CBE FREng Bob Emmerson FREng Dr Colin Gaskell CBE FREng Derek Hanson FREng Professor Michael Kelly FREng FRS Michael Kenward OBE Dr Ian Nussey OBE FREng Professor William Stewart FREng |
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