engineering Archive
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![Members of the Oxford Department of Zoology have tracked peregrine falcons in the field as they attacked dummy prey – and discovered that they use […]](/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/peregrine-115x115.jpg "Oxford Flight Group – Peregrine attack strategies could take down rogue drones")
Oxford Flight Group – Peregrine attack strategies could take down rogue drones
Posted on January 5, 2018 | No CommentsMembers of the Oxford Department of Zoology have tracked peregrine falcons in the field as they attacked dummy prey – and discovered that they use […] -
![A lightsaber may be the ultimate weapon. Beautifully elegant, powerful, referred to as “the most iconic weapon of all time,” by Hasbro’s Kim Boyd, lightsabers […]](/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/6206667510_4132bdce02_m-115x115.jpg "How To Build Your Own Lightsaber")
How To Build Your Own Lightsaber
Posted on December 22, 2015 | No CommentsA lightsaber may be the ultimate weapon. Beautifully elegant, powerful, referred to as “the most iconic weapon of all time,” by Hasbro’s Kim Boyd, lightsabers […] -
![A report commissioned by Research Council UK’s Energy Programme and published in the journal Fusion Engineering and Design has suggested that fusion energy could be […]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/NEWSICON2-115x115.png "Nuclear Fusion On The Horizon")
Nuclear Fusion On The Horizon
Posted on October 26, 2015 | No CommentsA report commissioned by Research Council UK’s Energy Programme and published in the journal Fusion Engineering and Design has suggested that fusion energy could be […] -
New Hydrogen Source Makes Waves
Posted on July 5, 2015 | 1 CommentHydrogen fuel cells are rapidly gaining in popularity because of their green credentials, but sourcing the gas still remains a problem. Scientists at Stanford have […] -
![In recent years the field of artificial muscle technology has been rapidly expanding and advancing. This week researchers at the National Taiwan University have revealed […]](/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Onions_300m-115x115.jpg "Onion Cells Used To Produce Artificial Muscle")
Onion Cells Used To Produce Artificial Muscle
Posted on May 21, 2015 | No CommentsIn recent years the field of artificial muscle technology has been rapidly expanding and advancing. This week researchers at the National Taiwan University have revealed […] -
![Researchers have developed a lightweight metal matrix syntactic foam with a density 8% lower than water which could be ready for prototype testing within 3 […]](/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/News-image-01-300x169-115x115.jpg "Floating Metal And Unsinkable Ships: Researchers Develop Composite Metal Foam")
Floating Metal And Unsinkable Ships: Researchers Develop Composite Metal Foam
Posted on May 19, 2015 | No CommentsResearchers have developed a lightweight metal matrix syntactic foam with a density 8% lower than water which could be ready for prototype testing within 3 […] -
![The flavour and scent of a grapefruit has been conjured up by scientists, but from a different fruit – an orange. Nootkatone is the molecule […]](/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/News-image-01-300x1691-115x115.jpg "Citrus Swap: Reproducing The Taste of Grapefruit")
Citrus Swap: Reproducing The Taste of Grapefruit
Posted on April 6, 2015 | No CommentsThe flavour and scent of a grapefruit has been conjured up by scientists, but from a different fruit – an orange. Nootkatone is the molecule […] -
Terminator 2 Inspires New 3D Printing Technique
Posted on March 30, 2015 | No CommentsScientists at the University of North Carolina have developed a new approach to 3D printing which works up to 100 times faster than current 3D […] -
Bionic Reconstruction
Posted on March 5, 2015 | No CommentsBionic reconstruction is a new technique, devised by researchers at the Medical University of Vienna and engineers from the University Medical Center Goettingen. It has […] -
Bioartificial Human Muscle
Posted on January 18, 2015 | No CommentsResearch at Duke University, led by Nenad Bursac, has developed the first bioartificial human skeletal muscle that contracts and responds to electrical and chemical signals. […] -
![In the first ever Bang! video podcast, Iona Twaddell interviews Dr Eleanor Stride, a biomedical engineer who is working on using microbubbles to transport drugs […]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/podcast-115x115.png "Bang! Video Podcast: Microbubbles and Drug Delivery")
Bang! Video Podcast: Microbubbles and Drug Delivery
Posted on March 17, 2014 | No CommentsIn the first ever Bang! video podcast, Iona Twaddell interviews Dr Eleanor Stride, a biomedical engineer who is working on using microbubbles to transport drugs […] -
Bang! Debates: Genetically Modified Organisms
Posted on February 21, 2014 | No CommentsHowell Fu & Heidi Klumpe discuss what genetically modified crops are, their advantages & disadvantages and the common misconceptions surrounding them. -
Bang! Interviews: Dr Malcom John on the Large Hadron Collider (Part 1)
Posted on January 31, 2014 | No CommentsJack Field talks to Dr Malcolm John about CERN, the large hadron collider, and the strange world of particle physics. Check back next Friday for […] -
Issue 15 – The Engineering Issue
Posted on November 15, 2013 | No CommentsClick here to download a PDF copy of Issue 15 of Bang! magazine
