Shedding rail legacy lets us travel light
Creation of a high-speed railway presents an opportunity to avoid the legacy mistakes of the existing network, argues Salma Begum, mechanical engineer at HS2
Creation of a high-speed railway presents an opportunity to avoid the legacy mistakes of the existing network, argues Salma Begum, mechanical engineer at HS2
A hire-and-maintenance contract can benefit both customer and manufacturer, writes Peter Cooke, KPMG professor of automotive management at the University of Buckingham
Electric cars needed improved testing to show the real effect of vibration says Jim Hooper at Millbrook
News and rumours from within the world of engineering
PE talks to Nexans corporate vice-president, Jean-Maxime Saugrain
Design software is exciting youngsters’ interest in engineering, says SolidWorks director of community Marie Planchard
Firms must overhaul product development to recognise the importance of software, says PTC’s marketing director Matt Klassen
Skilled jobs are getting harder to fill. Policy needs rethinking, says John Morris, chief executive of JAM Recruitment
Engineering eye found itself in a storm this month
The government is cutting tax on patented technologies. Ross Walker, patent attorney at Forresters, explains how inventors and their firms can benefit