- Maritime & naval
- Issue 67
Building Britain's biggest warships
The 1998 Strategic Defence Review called for the UK Armed Forces to be able to operate with more agility to confront situations on a worldwide basis and resulted in the requirement for two new Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers, HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales, one of the UK's largest engineering projects.
- Civil & structural
- Issue 67
Francis Crick Institute, London
The Francis Crick Institute, due to open in central London later this year, will be a world-leading centre for biomedical research and innovation. Discover how the unique challenges of designing and constructing this large and unusual building were overcome.
- Electricals & electronics
- How does that work?
- Issue 67
Li-Fi
Li-Fi technology is a wireless communications technology that harnesses LED lights to transmit data at high speeds. Find out how semiconductor light sources can be used to stream web, video or audio and the advantages it has over Wi-Fi.
- Technology & robotics
- Opinion
- Issue 67
Robotics and autonomous systems - affecting everything that moves
Professor David Lane CBE FREng, Founding Director of the Edinburgh Centre for Robotics and lead author of the RAS2020, argues that the UK has made a promising start in leading technology and the development of ethical frameworks, but there is more to do.
- Technology & robotics
- Software & computer science
- Profiles
- Issue 67
A web of networks
Information technology has come a long way since David Cleevely CBE FREng investigated the suitability of computers for word processing and communications. He has been shaking up innovation in the UK and trying to do something about the advice that governments receive on technical matters.
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- Materials
- Innovation Watch
- Issue 67
The bioplastic that is easily moulded for repairs
Launched on Kickstarter in November 2015, British designer Peter Marigold’s FORMcard innovation successfully raised the money needed to go into production on its first day. The malleable plastic has since been used to fix thousands of everyday items around the world.
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- Health & medical
- Technology & robotics
- Innovation Watch
- Issue 67
Improving access to the gold standard of MRI scanning
Siemens Magnet Technology (SMT), an Oxfordshire-based subsidiary of Siemens Healthcare UK, has developed the first 7 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) magnet suitable for clinical applications.
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- Mechanical
- Design & manufacturing
- Innovation Watch
- Issue 67
Designing and manufacturing world-class engines
Jaguar Land Rover has designed and built from scratch a world-class engine family with the creation of a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in the UK.