The Engineer (magazine)

The Engineer is a monthly publication based in London that focuses on the newest advancements and business updates in the fields of engineering and technology, both in the UK and around the globe.

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Skills, strategy and innovation - a blueprint for a productivity boosting manufacturing renaissance - The Engineer

1 week ago | theengineer.co.uk | Ben Morgan

The UK manufacturing sector is at a pivotal moment. The world is changing, global politics are in flux and whole economies are seeing seismic shifts. This unpredictability should be seen as an opportunity for a manufacturing renaissance, says Professor Ben Morgan, the new interim CEO of the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre. In the past ten years, whilst the world has been changing, one thing has remained constant in the UK - flat productivity.
Lloyd’s Register to lead marine microreactor project - The Engineer

1 week ago | theengineer.co.uk | Andrew Wade

Working alongside Queensland ship design group Seatransport and Houston-based Deployable Energy, Lloyd’s Register (LR) plans to develop nuclear power generation for a range of different marine applications. At the fore is a 73m amphibious stern landing vessel (SLV) designed for emergency response and disaster relief in remote areas.
Molecular additive shows promise for improved crop yields - The Engineer

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

Developed by Cambridge-based Lambda agri, the molecular additive can be embedded into the plastics that make polytunnels to convert incoming UV light into red light. The patent pending molecule can also be spray painted onto greenhouses or incorporated into polytunnel films for new-builds. This light conversion is called luminescent downshifting, which enhances photosynthesis and has the potential to boost crop yields.
Nanophotonic lightguide keeps images always-in-focus

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

This nanophotonic lightguide addresses VAC (Vergence-Accommodation Conflict), a common issue of visual discomfort, such as nausea and eye strain often associated with AR/VR/XR headsets. CEO and co-founder Dr Pawan Shrestha explained that AllFocal's proprietary technology projects digital images directly onto the user's retina, ensuring that the virtual content remains in focus regardless of how the eyes adjust to the surrounding environment. “Your retina becomes the ‘screen’.
Busroot to help tackle £150bn productivity gap

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

Busroot, connecting factory machines, systems, and shifts to create a real-time, centralised view of operations, was part of the Innovate UK Smart Manufacturing Data Hub (SMDH) project, which aimed to help manufacturers, particularly SMEs, enhance their processes and digital capabilities. SMDH enabled Output Industries to further develop its technology through user feedback following deployment to over 20 manufacturers across various sectors.
Deep Heat: The new technologies taking geothermal energy to the next level - The Engineer

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

For millennia, humans have tapped into Earth’s internal energy, harnessing hot springs for public baths and underfloor heating, and even powering district heating systems as far back as the 15th century. Around 100 years ago, the first countries started to develop geothermal power systems, using heat from the planet’s interior to generate electricity. But despite the technology’s relative maturity, less than 20GW of geothermal generating capacity exists today.
The Engineer Q&A: Aurrigo CEO David Keene, the man that likes to say ‘yes’ - The Engineer

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

What prompted automotive supplier RDM to diversify into autonomous vehicles with the formation of Aurrigo International? About 16 years ago, I was contacted by Lord Mandelson who was in the Labour government and at the time and had set up the UK Automotive Council. I was invited to go to the inaugural meeting, and I'm still there. During those sessions, they worked out the strategy for the UK and they got these six pillars of things that we needed to work on.
Aurrigo unveils autonomous heavy lift vehicle

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

Auto-Cargo was unveiled yesterday (April 2, 2025) at Aurrigo HQ in Coventry as part of a project with Innovate UK, the Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CCAV), supply chain specialists UPS and East Midlands Airport. David Keene, CEO of Aurrigo International plc, said: “This latest launch is another milestone moment for our business and extends our footprint in the aviation sector.
The rise of the heavy-lift cargo drone - The Engineer

3 weeks ago | theengineer.co.uk | Jon Excell

Disruptive innovations often have the most unlikely origin stories. In the case of the Black Swan - a fixed-wing unmanned drone that promises to reshape the world of airfreight - it was its inventor’s hankering for Bulgarian cheese that kicked things off.
Interview with Gecko Robotics CEO Jake Loosararian - The Engineer

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

The inspiration for Gecko Robotics came when founder and CEO Jake Loosararian was visiting a Pennsylvania power plant during his time at university. “The problem for the plant was they were experiencing these really crazy shutdowns,” Loosararian told The Engineer.