Tag: Engineering
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How we can save hydropower
The way we’ve historically generated energy from water is not good for the environment. Here’s how that’s changing.
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Extreme rain: how cities are preparing
Violent rainstorms are already more frequent, and they will only get worse. Europe’s metropolises are working on ways to protect themselves.
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Drone Ranger
Michael Linden-Vørnle hopes to turn Denmark into a leader.
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The race for flying cars
Everyone from Airbus to Uber is interested. They could be part of the urban landscape in the next decade.
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Europe’s drone opportunity
China may have a corner on the recreational market, and the US on military uses, but Europe is poised to find its own niche.
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The race for rail-on-demand
Flexible railway systems can offer cheaper and faster transport in greater quantities. Their potential is most promising in freight handling.
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In the driver’s seat for high-speed trains
Even as concepts like Hyperloop emerge, European leadership is not in danger.
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Hyperloop: the doubts persist
Elon Musk’s dream of a train that can travel at 1,200 km/h faces serious unresolved engineering challenges.
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Hyperloop: why it can work
Recent tests have shown the viability of the futuristic train. But does this mean we will have a new mode of transportation any time soon?
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The concrete challenge
It’s the world’s most ubiquitous construction material – but it comes with a hefty environmental cost.
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Europe’s new research élite
Eight success stories show how European scientists are shaping tomorrow’s world.
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Engineering healthier humans
Drawing on their knowledge of algorithms, design and materials, engineers can help improve healthcare in many arenas.
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Invasion of the job snatchers
Make no mistake, the intelligent machines of the Fourth Industrial Revolution will lay waste to human employment – unless governments act.
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Team players
Machines are getting much better at learning from humans and interacting with them. The next challenge: getting robots to talk to each other.
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Life-saving lessons
Linking engineering and medicine has led to better diagnostics, drugs and treatments. But it’s not always easy to collaborate successfully.
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Avoiding the sound of silence
With Europe’s ageing population, hearing loss will become a major concern for public health. A new generation of technologies can slow the process.
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Buildings that live and breathe
From London to Hamburg to Singapore, architects draw inspiration from living organisms to design energy-efficient buildings.
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Labs without borders
Designers working with biologists and engineers: not so long ago such collaboration would have been unusual. Now it is at the heart of European Science.
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Putting goods back on the tracks
Some smaller countries are showing how efficiency-enhancing innovations can begin to shift some goods transport away from lorries.
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Driverless trains: the difficult next step
Will autonomous locomotives one day operate outside urban areas?