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There are current changes taking place in the science and technology landscape that are like nothing we have ever seen before; or actually, that we have seen since the industrial revolution over 200 years ago.With International Women in Engineering Daytaking place last week, Steven Gillard, Head of Government Affairs at Boeing UK & Ireland talks about the future of diversity in engineering.

CEO’s and senior leaders from some of the UK’s top engineering companies are joining the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) in calling for urgent action from the top to address the shortage of women in UK engineering, to mark International Women in Engineering Day.Women currently account for only 9% of the UK’s engineering workforce, yet 63% of UK engineering employers do not have gender diversity initiatives in pla...

As precision mould manufacturer and injection moulding specialist BM Injection was looking to replace an ageing, 3-axis, vertical-spindle machining centre of C-frame design back in the autumn of 2016, the company had three main requirements for the new machine.It needed to be of bridge construction for improved rigidity and have a nominal one-metre X-axis to provide extra capacity. It also had to be able to compensate for fluctuations in temperat...

A team of MIT engineers has come up with a much less expensive UAV design that can hover for longer durations to provide wide-ranging communications support. The researchers designed, built, and tested a UAV resembling a thin glider with a 24-foot wingspan. The vehicle can carry 10 to 20 pounds of communications equipment while flying at an altitude of 15,000 feet.

The product development services division from Altair ProductDesign has received a 2016 BoeingPerformance Excellence Award.The Boeing Company issues the award annually to recognise suppliers who have achieved superior performance.

Teaming up with top engineering companies and research institutes, the University of Huddersfield are going ahead with a £1m project that aims to bring about massive improvements in competitiveness and efficiency for UK manufacturers.

With the Space Tech Expo less than one week away, many industry professionals are looking forward to the insight-packed paid-forSpace Tech Conferencewhich runs alongside the free exhibition.May 23rd will mark the start of a three day conference schedule that tackles a range of industry-specific topics.

A group of top engineering companies and research institutes have teamed-up with the University of Huddersfield to form a £1m pound project to improve competitiveness and efficiency for UK manufacturers.

Wind River has announced that its VxWorks 653 Platform has passed the Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE) conformance certification for the FACE Operating System Segment (OSS) Safety Base Profile. Guest blog by Chip Downing.

Lithium batteries are found in a vast number of applications due to their superior lifetimes compared to other battery types. Lithium is the lightest of all metals, has the greatest electrochemical potential and provides the largest specific energy per weight.