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Issue 93

December 2022

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  • Technology & robotics
  • Software & computer science
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Using data in engineering

In engineering, data is being used in multiple ways to accelerate the transition to renewable energy and reduce unnecessary use of resources.

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  • Food & agriculture
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Fruit-picking robots

Dozens of engineering enterprises are trying to find ways of picking fruit and vegetables with robots. Nearly all of them have focused on strawberries.

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How do drone displays work?

From London’s new year fireworks to the Tokyo 2022 Olympic opening ceremony, coordinated drone displays are creating spectacular light shows in the night skies, with clever engineering creating a system that can be flown safely and repeatedly.

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  • Energy
  • Environment & sustainability
  • How I got here
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Q&A: Katie Ireland

On coming back from a career break, Katie Ireland switched fields from oil and gas to renewables, and was awarded ‘Returner of the Year’ at the 2022 Engineering Talent Awards.

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Bend it like a simulated avatar

The world's top free-kick-takers can curve a football in a way the goalkeeper can’t anticipate. Training to save these is no easy task. Now, Belfast startup INCISIV just might have a helping hand for goalies, with an ultra-programmable virtual reality technology.

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Phasing in greener refrigeration techniques

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  • Health & medical
  • Profiles
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The journey to portable dialysis

Professor Clive Buckberry FREng believes that successful engineering needs an injection of artistic thinking, along with a dose of physics and the ability to use pictures to make a point.

  • Energy
  • Opinion
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The challenges of creating a hydrogen economy

Hydrogen is likely to play a critical role in achieving net zero, but that the UK needs to act soon to avoid falling behind international competitors. So, how can government and the engineering community ensure this doesn’t happen?

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Tidal power on the turn