The IMechE report on food security has generated interest at Westminster and the UN
By Ben Hargreaves, .
View from Westminster
Professional Engineering
Features
Engineering eye
By PE, .
News and rumours from within the world of engineering
PE meets Sheffield Forgemaster's metal guru
By Lee Hibbert, .
Simon Alexander, foundry director, talks to PE about the excitement of applying new knowledge
Shedding rail legacy lets us travel light
By PE, .
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
Charity marks 100 years of helping to support members
By PE, .
News and views from the IMechE
Equipment rent deal makes real sense
By PE, .
A hire-and-maintenance contract can benefit both customer and manufacturer, writes Peter Cooke, KPMG professor of automotive management at the University of Buckingham
Award-winning health kit saves children’s lives
By PE, .
News and views from the IMechE
Spanning the world
By Rhonda Grantham, .
The designer of a flexible locomotive didn’t live to see his creation’s international success but his name survives on trains serving a route in Argentina
Grow your own graduates
By Holly Else, .
Higher apprenticeships offer firms the chance to train staff to degree level with hands-on skills
Going underground
By Holly Else, .
The mechanics of storing nuclear waste deep under the surface have been well thought out but finding a community willing to accommodate such a facility is proving tricky
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Test & Measurement
Keeping up with the Germans
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Automation
Robot turtle gives clues to locomotion on sand
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Energy
Pilot plant shows potential of carbon capture
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Finance
Labour’s flagship regional agencies are to be axed