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Physicist, oceanographer, author, broadcaster and Associate Professor, Dr Helen CzerskiÌýsays the much needed revolutionary changes to our energy and transport systems are not coming, they are here.
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On our 175th Anniversary, we asked members of the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê MechEng family what engineering revolution in history they thought was most significant and impactful. Their answers might surprise you.
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Professor of Materials and Society Mark Miodownik gives an entertaining talk on the colossal waste of the 'planned obsolescence' of consumer goods and the urgent need for a 'repairability revolution'.
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An overview of the dynamic research being undertaken by the Nanoengineered Systems Lab led by Professor Manish K Tiwari.
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With clean and abundant energy being highly desirable in the context of reducing harmful emissions, what are the prospects for fusion energy to be an important of the energy mix of the near future? Find out fromÌýFirst Light Fusion's CEO and co-founder Dr Nick Hawker.
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On our 175th anniversary, we asked members of the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Mechanical Engineering family what engineering revolutions they most want to see coming to fruition in the near future.
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