Tim Fryer

Astounding Inventions are at the forefront of Heritage Open Days across England this September.

The amount of energy wasted can send shivers down your spine – particularly if you are walking past a badly designed supermarket refrigeration unit. It can be a chilly experience! This particular problem was addressed by Williams Advanced Engineering and Aerofoil Energy, who together developed F1-in…

Innovation can change and protect lives. There is no better example of this than HR Wallingford’s D-Moss project – aimed at forecasting and therefore controlling dengue fever outbreaks – which won two categories, including TechForGood, at last year’s E&T Innovation Awards. Tim Fryer speaks to Dr Qui…

At last a celebration where awards were physically presented, glasses raised and, most importantly, people met. It may have been a window of opportunity in the pandemic, but it was one that was grabbed by all those that attended the E&T Innovation Awards presentation evening on 25 November 2021.

For the first time in their 4,500-year history, the Egyptian Pyramids have hosted an art exhibition.

What is more inspiring than young engineers bringing their new generation of ideas to solve societal issues? The Young Pioneer Award, a new category at this year’s E&T Innovation Awards, is highlighting this talent, with entrants aged 15-25.

Searching for the STEM toy that will inspire your young engineers? The now established Geomag portfolio has been extended with the Mechanics Gravity range: does it have the same magnetic appeal?

Eye-wateringly expensive and ear-wateringly good: the new audio system from Cabasse sits at the extremes.

The results of the 2019 IET Global Challenge have been announced, with two inspiring projects winning the accolades.

The BMW PGA Championship is the flagship event on golf’s European Tour. As this year’s event gets under way at Wentworth, golfers will expect the Surrey course to be in tip-top condition. We look at the technology used to achieve perfection.

Part of Leonardo’s genius lies in the fusion between engineering and art. To have that imagination and combine it with both mechanical understanding and the ability to create meaningful – and beautiful – drawings has inspired engineers for the last half millennium.

This Orkney Islands saga is an engaging account of cutting-edge technology at the geographical margins.

‘Upgrade’ is a bit like a cross between ‘Robocop’ and ‘Death Wish’ and made by the writer of the first ‘Saw’ films, so it doesn’t shy away from a bit of rough and tumble – in fact don’t go with anyone who feels uncomfortable watching bones breaking and blood flowing. However, it is an entertaining v…