Articles in this issue

Engineering personality into robots
Richard Gray
Advances in technology are being used to give robots character and making the futuristic machines seen in sci-fi films real

Built on principles: White Collar Factory
Hugh Ferguson
Good simple engineering is changing the design of the modern urban office, replacing open-plan rooms, neatly plastered walls and ceilings, and highly tuned air-conditioning systems with high ceilings, bare concrete finishes and natural ventilation

How to create the perfect wave
Sarah Griffiths
Waves of various shapes and sizes are being created by engineers for swimming, surfing, testing and research

Manufacturing power stations
Harry Edwards, Adam Locke and Andrew Jackson
Small modular reactors that have components manufactured in factories and constructed onsite could offer a quicker and cheaper alternative to generating nuclear power
Research with impact
Professor Philip Nelson FREng
Research and development in universities are having real impact on the engineering industry
INNOVATION WATCH - An appetite for oil
Gobbler boat, an innovative oil-spill retrieval vessel, is providing a cost-effective and efficient solution to dealing with the scenarios that arise from oil spills
HOW DOES THAT WORK? - Lithium-ion batteries
Li-ion batteries have revolutionised modern life, through their application in consumer electronics and by powering applications as diverse as medical implants, grid-scale storage and satellites
Board members for this issue are:
Editor-in-Chief | Dr Scott Steedman CBE FREng | |
Managing Editor | Gemma Hummerston | |
Editorial Board | Professor John Burland CBE FREng FRS Derek Hanson FREng Michael Kenward OBE Professor David Delpy FREng FMedSci FRS John Loughhead OBE FREng Dr Ian Nussey OBE FREng Professor William Stewart FREng Professor Liz Tanner OBE FREng FRSE Faith Wainwright MBE FREng Professor William Webb FREng |
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Director of Policy and External Affairs | Beverley Parkin |
Rolls-Royce plc, BAE Systems, ARUP
The Royal Academy of Engineering acknowledges the generous support by the following organisations for Ingenia: Rolls-Royce plc, BAE Systems, ARUP