31/03/2020
MSF tackling Tuberculosis (TB) in Sudan and South Sudan, share a series of testimonials from some of their patients and medical staff in the region.
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26/03/2020
New cases of hepatitis C amongst HIV positive men in London and Brighton have fallen by nearly 70 per cent in recent years. An analysis of five clinics in London and Brighton found that 378 cases were diagnosed between July 2013 – June 2018. New infections peaked at 14 per 1000 people studied in 2...
19/03/2020
The Novel Coronavirus (covid 19) is a highly virulent virus, originally identified in Wuhan in the Hubei province of China in January 2020. The virus is highly contagious and has been swift to spread across much of the World. Most people go on to make a full recovery. However, for a minority of peop...
02/01/2020
A multidisciplinary team of engineers and healthcare experts from the University of Nottingham, Monica Healthcare and GE Healthcare are to receive this year’s Colin Campbell Mitchell Award from the Royal Academy of Engineering for developing the Monica Novii™ Wireless Patch System, a wearable mo...
30/12/2019
Robot swarms and quantum sensors are among the new technologies set to advance the future of UK intelligence, with six engineering researchers being supported in the latest round of UK Intelligence Community (IC) Postdoctoral Research Fellowships. Focusing on areas of basic research, the research fe...
19/12/2019
Duvet-stealing, coming home to an unmade bed and snoring are among the things that send tempers soaring between British couples. A study of 2000 adults found more than a third of British couples regularly share a bed with an infuriating blanket bandit – a partner who regularly steals or hogs the d...
03/12/2019
Electric car owners could get more than 1,000 miles of FREE driving per year following the rollout of a groundbreaking complimentary car charging network. Volkswagen announced last year it had partnered with Tesco and Pod Point to install around 2,400 charging points for electric cars. The rollout i...
28/11/2019
Car firm SEAT has unveiled its first ever motorcycle – an electric vehicle which could cost the average biker just £1 per week in running costs. The e-Scooter concept is a response to a growing demand for zero emission, practical urban mobility solutions. Power is from a 11kW motor, which is equi...
26/11/2019
Almost one fifth of petrol and diesel car owners are put off going electric because they’re worried about driving in adverse weather conditions such as a LIGHTNING STORM Interest in green motoring continues to grow as Brits look to cut their carbon footprint and reduce their running costs, with sa...
18/11/2019
Listening to music at work can improve productivity by 15 PER CENT, an experiment has revealed. A study of 2,000 workers found half listen to music at their desk – with some bosses encouraging it while others are actively against it. In response, classical entertainment station Scala Radio teamed ...
15/11/2019
Designers have created Britain’s ‘smartest’ boat with tech innovations such as a smart kettle, robot vacuum cleaner – and a video doorbell. Seafarers can take a break and enjoy a warming cup of tea without even flicking a switch by requesting a cuppa through voice activation. Crew members ab...
12/11/2019
A study of 2,000 UK adults found the nation is labouring over tasks which may clear up dust and dirt visible on the surface, but viruses are being left untouched. More than a quarter will clean their homes with the ambition to make sure everything appears clean and tidy, with 27 per cent working to....
11/11/2019
George Winfield, Founder and CEO of SPYRAS, announced as winner of the prestigious JC Gammon award, receiving a £15,000 prize with support from the Royal Academy of Engineering Enterprise Hub. SPYRAS is developing a low-cost, paper-based sensor to help identify sepsis in hospital patients by accura...
07/11/2019
Chronic sleep deprivation is causing millions of Brits to argue. A study of 2,000 UK adults found nearly half are more likely to become argumentative after a bad night’s sleep. The research found the average Brit will get just six and a half hours sleep a night – a fifth less than the recommende...
06/11/2019
Major brands, leading businesses and high-profile engineers have come together in a bid to change the online image search results for the word ‘engineer’ 100 organisations and counting1 including the BBC, Facebook, ITV, Transport for London, Ocado, Rolls-Royce, BAE Systems, Shell UK and National...
05/11/2019
Road traffic accidents in rural areas with poor visibility could be vastly reduced thanks to ‘connected’ sensors which warn motorists of obstacles in just five milliseconds. Travelling around a sweeping country lane can be a perilous experience with the driver never knowing what is on the other ...
04/11/2019
Humans are on the brink of a nutritional revolution which will result in people being fitted with “skin-embedded sensory devices” to calculate their optimum diet, it has been claimed. Dr Morgaine Gaye, a food futurologist, believes high-tech monitors will be programmed to consider our genetic ba...
24/10/2019
It is possible to modify the fatty acid composition of edible grasshoppers by adding essential fatty acids in their feed, new research from the University of Eastern Finland shows. The study focused on the long-horned grasshopper Ruspolia differens, an economically and nutritionally important insect...
14/10/2019
Electric cars travel up to three times the distance of their petrol or diesel rivals for the same amount of money, according to research. With interest in electric cars rising, many potential buyers are left confused by the way running costs are explained, with ‘miles per kWh’ difficult to compa...
09/10/2019
This is the moment the world’s first fully-electric touring car is driven round a racetrack – as manufacturers continue to adapt to the changing face of motoring. Cupra, which is the performance arm of SEAT, is developing the striking e-Racer – a zero emission track car capable of 0-62mph in j...
08/10/2019
AI-enabled drug design, fibre-reinforced concrete and high-temperature components for fusion power plants are among the research challenges being addressed by three new Research Chairs and three new Senior Research Fellows funded by the Royal Academy of Engineering. Focusing on industry-relevant res...
04/10/2019
Intelligent and resilient ocean engineering, new kinds of batteries and more precise x-ray scans are among the disruptive innovations being developed by the Royal Academy of Engineering’s latest Chairs in Emerging Technologies announced today. The Academy has made awards totalling over £22 millio...
01/10/2019
— Professor Lord Rees OM FRS HonFREng HonFMedSci, Astronomer Royal. In a keynote address on Wednesday 18 September at the 2019 Global Grand Challenges Summit in London, Lord Martin Rees, Astronomer Royal, called for international collaboration to address the future challenges awaiting our populati...
27/09/2019
Almost half of drivers believe an MOT is a guarantee their car will be safe to drive for the next 12 months. A valid MOT certificate only confirms that a car has met the minimum standard of roadworthiness at the moment the test was completed. But 47 per cent assume that if it has passed an MOT, they...
25/09/2019
Royal Academy of Engineering highlights that misconceptions about engineers and lack of understanding of the profession means young people are missing opportunities to make a difference to our world New research1 has revealed that 76% of young people aged 11 – 19 do not know a lot about what peopl...
23/09/2019
The North Sea is enjoying a ‘quiet revolution’ almost 50 years to the day since oil was struck for the first time off the coast of Scotland, according to industry experts. Some 700 new exploration plots were opened up this summer, half a century since the Seaquest drilling rig pumped out the fir...
20/09/2019
Half of parents admit they’re perfectly able to walk their children to school – but use a car instead. Worries about safety, time constraints in the morning and poor public transport links are some of the key reasons parents still drive on the school run despite living nearby. A study of 2,000 p...
17/09/2019
Shoppers are now deciding what to buy based on how sustainable a retailer is. A study of 2,000 adults found 49 per cent would be put off buying from a shop or business if they knew they, or the brands they stocked, weren’t environmentally friendly. It also emerged two-thirds of ‘Generation Z’ ...
16/09/2019
Millions of Brits admit they’re ‘too reliant’ on tech products. A poll of 2,000 adults found 65 per cent believe they’re overexposed to technology, while 38 per cent worry they rely on gadgets too much. Three in 10 even reckon Brits have far more tech products in their lives than they actual...
12/09/2019
Brits would be willing to use body enhancing technology to become stronger, faster, smarter and more attractive, a study has found. A poll of 2,000 adults has revealed the nation’s feelings towards a cyborg future – humans with robotic upgrades – and the lengths they would go to in a bid to en...
10/09/2019
Professor Dame Ann Dowling OM DBE FREng FRS, President of the Royal Academy of Engineering, says: “We welcome the government’s commitment to increasing levels of research and development spending to at least 2.4% of GDP by 2027. This is essential if the UK’s world-leading engineering research ...
09/09/2019
These shocking images show just how much energy the nation is losing – through poor roof installations, unreliable glazing and outdated window frames. Office blocks, new build homes and high street shops in the UK were targeted with a thermal imaging camera to examine how much heat was leaking out...
06/09/2019
Millions of adults admit they struggle to understand all of the labels on food and drink packaging – resulting in many binning perfectly good produce, research has revealed. A poll of 2,000 adults found the difference between ‘best before’ and ‘use by’ dates, as well as storage information...
02/09/2019
The National Engineering Policy Centre, which represents nearly half a million UK engineers, has published a manifesto for a prosperous and secure economy and society, calling on government to work with them to invest in skills, innovation, digital and traditional infrastructure, and clean energy te...
27/08/2019
Brits use just a fifth of the apps on their smartphone, according to research. Despite having an average of 26 applications stored on mobile devices, adults admit to using just five of these every day. And almost a third say they rarely delete apps from their device, with one in 10 last having a lit...
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