The Engineer (magazine)

1 week ago | theengineer.co.uk | Jason Ford

AirCar inventor and designer Stefan Klein unveiled the production prototype to a crowd of industry leaders at the 2025 Living Legends of Aviation Gala Dinner in Beverly Hills, California. The AirCar holds a Certificate of Airworthiness and has so far completed over 170 flight hours and more than 500 take-offs and landings. AirCar first appeared in The Engineer in 2021 after it had undertaken a flight from Nitra Airport to Bratislava Airport.

1 week ago | theengineer.co.uk | Jason Ford

The company’s Impervio separator suppresses dendrite growth, monitors cell activity, and signals the battery management system (BMS) to shut down the cell if necessary. In doing so, 24M said OEMs will be able to target recalls to specific affected units rather than recalling an entire model line, which can cost in the region of $1bn. Dendrites form when the metal ions (like lithium) deposit unevenly on the anode during charging, forming needle-like or branch-like structures.

2 weeks ago | theengineer.co.uk | Jason Ford

The collaboration brings together Levidian’s LOOP plasma technology, which converts pre-combustion methane into hydrogen and carbon, with Graphmatech’s proprietary graphene integration and dispersion technology for the production of novel materials including advanced composite materials. The carbon produced by Levidian’s LOOP system will be used to manufacture high-quality graphene.

2 weeks ago | theengineer.co.uk | Andrew Wade

Despite ‘unequivocal evidence’ that climate change is making these weather extremes more likely, the committee found no discernible progress in the UK’s preparedness since its last Adaptation Progress Report in 2023, even with the change in government. “We can see our country changing before our eyes,” said Baroness Brown, chair of the CCC’s Adaptation Committee. “People are having to cope with more regular extreme weather impacts. People are experiencing increasing food prices.

2 weeks ago | theengineer.co.uk | Andrew Wade

Delivered in conjunction with engineering consultancy Mott MacDonald, the report found that underground AC cabling was 4.5 times more expensive than overhead lines. As an example, a typical 15 km long 5000 MW overhead line was estimated to have a build cost of nearly £40m, with an equivalent underground cable costing around £330m.