From shark detection technology and artificial reefs for marine wildlife to the latest real-life cyber crime, nano materials and smartwatches saving lives, you can get thinking about what will be next.
Kick start your way to making a difference and help engineer a better world.
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Playlist
How is chocolate made?
We dip into the world of chocolate with real-life Willy Wonka, Jamie Ashpole, and explore how they make each bar look and taste perfect.
Listen now to find out how Jamie got into this delicious sector of engineering and how to follow in his footsteps.
Exciting escapes
Escape rooms were inspired by computer games so it might not be a surprise that physical escape rooms are brought to life by technology.
James Voakes at Technically Creative designs incredible interactive experiences from escape rooms to the Harry Potter universe!
E-democracy
Our undercover reporter puts questions to Mayank Kejriwal to find out more about the technology that can revolutionise the way we make decisions and cast our votes.
Thrusters ready!
In this podcast we are jetting into aeronautical and aerospace engineering to learn about super-fast jets!
We ask Krystina Pearson-Rampeearee to give us a glimpse into the future innovations she’s working on.
Super structures
This month we will be soring the dizzy heights of the world’s tallest buildings and chatting with Zainab Adigun about the range of engineers with different specialities involved in super-sized building projects.
Engineering the next mile
With more traffic than ever before, keeping the miles of roads moving is a huge engineering feat.
We talk to Georgina Andrew and Andy Graham about the technology driving us into the future.
Animal Architects
Engineers are responsible for building and maintaining habitats for all zoo animals but also have to consider the welfare and safety of the zookeepers and the millions of visitors. Ian Palgrave-Neath at Chester Zoo tells us more about ‘life support engineers’.
Radical racing
Underwater engineering
Festive deliveries
Heritage engineering
Future fuels
Artificial intelligence
Facing down floods
Home health
Race to space!
The Royal Mint
Future foods
Inclusivity
Remarkable robotics
Colour me happy
The science of fireworks
Christmas lights
Football Engineering
Mind-blowing neuroscience
Amazing algorithms
Awesome audio
Drones
Smart cities
Opportunities for young people
Medical AI
Cyber security
Manipulating materials
Santa called
Oceans
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