Articles in this issue
An Airship Renaissance?
Dr Rebecca Pool
Part-aircraft, part-airship, the new class of flying machines that are being constructed for military and civilian use
Creating stratospheric instrument platforms
Dr András Sóbester
With smartphones, GPS and 3D rapid prototyping, the ASTRA project transforms humble radiosondes into sophisticated and recoverable data capture devices
Return of the Vulcan
Dr Robert Pleming
After a long fundraising campaign and restoration programme, the historic Vulcan bomber is flying again
Straddling the Thames
Hugh Ferguson
How engineers have widened and rebuilt Blackfriars railway bridge to withstand barge strikes, accommodate increased Thameslink traffic, and house London’s largest solar array
After-School Clubs
Anna Paczuska and Dr Scott Steedman CBE FREng
Engineering and STEM clubs in schools are on the rise, engaging a diverse range of students with projects involving robotics, smart materials, and programmable devices
What's so clever about Smart Cities?
Rick Robinson and William Webb FREng
The availability of cheaper sensors, mobile communications and data processing have opened the door to smarter cities and infrastructure
INNOVATION WATCH - Railway track reinforcement
Balfour Beatty’s XiTrack is an innovative polyurethane polymer that gels around the ballast beneath rail tracks to stabilise them
HOW DOES THAT WORK - From Bar to QR
How we use machines to code, scan and capture increasingly complex optical data
Board members for this issue are:
Editor-in-Chief | Dr Scott Steedman CBE FREng | |
Managing Editor | Dominic Joyeux | |
Copy Editor | Emily Bick | |
Editorial Board | Professor John Burland CBE FREng FRS Derek Hanson FREng Michael Kenward OBE John Loughhead OBE FREng Martin Manning FREng Dr Ian Nussey OBE FREng Professor William Stewart FREng Professor Liz Tanner FREng Professor William Webb FREng Stephen Vranch FREng
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Director, Policy & Public Affairs | Beverley Parkin |
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