Interviews about Engineering

How much electricity do wind farms actually produce?

Wind power predates the industrial turbine by hundreds of years...

Up through the atmosphere, up where the air is clear, flying a kite could also power our homes

Tidal technologies and prototypes are put through their paces in extraordinary facilities like these...

Which marine renewable technologies are out there...

The world's most powerful tidal turbine...

Tidal energy is finally engaging with government's subsidy systems in the same manner as solar and wind

Shining a light on how energy from the sun is converted into electricity...

Overcoming the initial cost of installing solar panels remains a massive challenge; maybe this is the solution

A Moroccan solar farm project unlike any other capable of supplying 8% of the UK's electricity needs...

Agrovoltaics are generating renewable energy but preserving functioning arable land...

A device designed to remove the top layer from the delicious biscuits

And this contraption may be be used to travel miles on the moon

The standard model scrutinised; particle physics could be in for a monumental shake up...

Incredible engineering feats on the track can translate into efficiency gains in the real world...

Welcome to our Easter special...

Those born in rural regions are better at traveling around new places when compared to their city counterparts

The success of Dune could be down to the imagined scientific principles that underpin this fictional universe

Is nuclear power the answer to our energy crisis?

Lets meet and introduce you to your friendly neighbourhood nuclear reactor.

We take a tour of JET, one of the leading groups in nuclear fusion/

The villainous Dr Octopus used robotic arms to contain nuclear reactions. What technologies are we using?

The materials for containing fusion reactions are in need of a new-clear upgrade.

We test our scientists on their knowledge of all things new through this nifty quiz...