Features
Student and young professional feature articles.
Rescue robots
In many disaster situations robots can be used to find and rescue survivors. Engineer Dr Robin Murphy is a founder of the field of rescue robotics; her personal goal is to enable emergency responders to routinely save lives through physically situated artificial intelligence.
Restoring power to disaster zones
Faced with the aftermath of a disaster most people would simply be horrified. A member of the IET is more likely to ask what can be done to improve living conditions and save lives.
What’s the alternative? - Be sure to maintain your specialist status
Had enough of engineering after three or more years at university? Engineering skills make you valuable to a wide range of career sectors, but so does your specialist IET status.
Meet the people who will revolutionise foreign travel
The buzz on space travel has risen yet again, and many engineers are working towards furthering space travel and even colonising moons and planets.
Harnessing the forces of nature
The forces of nature can be disastrous, however engineers are able to harness its power to create renewable energy. We take a look at the engineers working in the fields of wind and solar power.
Meet the people helping to develop a non-polluting fuel
The IET has over 150,000 members, employed in a huge range of sectors. These inspiring people make a difference to our world in many ways. We talk to some engineers who are working to find ways to lower carbon emissions.
Cabot Circus: Engineering challenges and the IP Converged Network Infrastructure
A report on Bristol Local Network’s (LN) recent lecture event.
Can better weather satellite systems help to save lives?
Storms, tornadoes and hurricanes cannot be stopped. However, engineers and scientists are developing sophisticated means of tracking them. With improving weather prediction tools come earlier warnings; hopefully saving lives.
Robots freeing people
Housework is the bane of many a person’s life, so wouldn’t you like to shake the hand of the engineers working on creating robots to do our chores for us?
Making high-speed travel a reality
When on those long train journeys, or the regular rail commute to work, have your thoughts ever turned towards wondering how to speed up the travel process?
How can buildings withstand the forces of nature?
Every year earthquakes, tornados and hurricanes destroy everything in their path. But as part of a community who look to act, not react, engineers continue to find ways to help buildings withstand the forces of nature.
Saving lives in disaster situations - engineering innovation
Faced with the aftermath of a hurricane, most people would simply be horrified. A member of the IET is more likely to ask what could be done to make the situation better.
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