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Create the Future celebrates engineering visionaries and inspires creative minds by exploring the wonderful world of skill, creativity, and innovation that is engineering – highlighting how...
Two of our podcast hosts, Roma Agrawal and Guru Madhavan, sit down for a conversation about the Create The Future series. Find podcast trans...
The link between disability, design and engineering tells a complex story. Host Guru Madhavan welcomes two people who have thought deeply on...
What happens when a bridge collapses? Or a space mission ends in tragedy? You call in forensic engineers to investigate. Host Anna Ploszajsk...
Over decades of space exploration, thousands of rockets have launched, resulting in a sea of debris circling the Earth. It's estimated that...
When you have your morning shot of caffeine, do you stop to savour the engineering involved? Chemistry and mechanics are vital to the growin...
First described in sci-fi writing in the '50s, the revolutionary dream of 3D printing became a basic reality in the 1980s. One field that is...
It's been a year of elections around the world. How do engineering and design choices affect the candidates running and results generated in...
Super shoes are reshaping distance running. Thanks to innovative materials and construction, this new type of footwear is engineered to help...
Stronger than steel, more robust than concrete, more flexible than wood? Is bamboo the construction industry's new miracle material. And do...
How might flocks of birds, nests of ants, and swarms of bees influence the future behaviour and self-organisation of robots? Welcome to the...
Robotic spacecrafts? Manned missions to Mars? Affordable tourist trips to the stars? New life found? What is the likely future of space flig...
Could the creation of reversible glue unlock a new future for the way we recycle plastic bottles and their labels? Host George Imafidon gets...
Cement production creates around 7% of man-made carbon emissions. Meanwhile, in the UK crumbling concrete is forcing schools to close ... So...
The way we make music is changing. AI songs are everywhere - even The Beatles used the technology last year. So what does a digitised, compu...
Why do we fixate on plastic as the main waste issue of our time? Is all plastic bad? Have we got Bags For Life and paper straws totally wron...
From AR shopping to new age sustainable materials to wearable AI, the world of fashion tech is starting to look very vibrant. Host Roma Agra...
What happens after we flush? Sanitary engineers might just be the unsung heroes of civilisation, ensuring the safe disposal of waste water a...
Graphene is the world's thinnest, super-strong, super-flexible material. It could have dramatic applications in everything from engineering...
In February, the 2024 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering was awarded to Andrew Garrad CBE and Henrik Stiesdal for their achievements in a...
In the future, virtual models of our organs could aid the development of personalised medicine. These digital twins can be experimented on...
What does the UK national anthem have to do with fire safety? And who is responsible for preventing fires of the future? Guru Madhavan - sen...
Have you ever paused to think about the maths, physics, and engineering behind your favourite piece of sporting equipment? Be it BMX, footba...
Space telescopes don't just observe space, they’re located in space. The Hubble Telescope (1990) and the James Webb Space Telescope (2021) m...
Cameras are so integrated into our existence - via smart phones - that it's easy these days to give them little thought. But the technology...
Do you know how to fix a kettle? Or your smartphone? Or a lightsaber, for that matter? Professor Mark Miodownik (UCL Mechanical Engineering)...
The invention of timepieces was arguably more significant for humanity than the printing press or the wheel. So, how has timekeeping evolved...
What innovations from F1 impact our daily lives? Just how far can engineers push race cars? Is the motorsport industry the fastest and most...
Made exclusively with renewable power, green hydrogen is emerging as a promising alternative to polluting fossil fuels. Is green hydrogen th...
Is there a foolproof way of ensuring your checked baggage doesn't get lost in transit? How might drones revolutionise air travel? How long u...
How does listening to the rhythms of a city improve urban design and planning? Is music as important a resource as clean water or electricit...
We often think of engineering as buildings, bridges, boats ... but what can the ordinary small objects that we put in our mouths teach us ab...
How should we re-engineer our coastlines and oceans to boost marine biodiversity? Dive into this deep discussion between host Roma Agrawal a...
What's the role of microbes in urban design? How can biology dictate buildings of the future? Should a city have senses? Avowed concrete lov...
Is there life on Mars? And why is it so vital for the future of humanity to find out the answer to that question? What are the ethical impli...
How can engineering become more inclusive for disabled and neurodivergent people? And what are the engineering innovations that might make t...
What engineering solutions should we be using on water scarcity, flood, and drought? Do we value our water enough? What is the Slow Water Mo...
There has been an explosion of interest in ‘creative AI’, but does this mean that artists will be replaced by machines? What are the ethics...
Might laboratory grown meats be the answer to cutting our greenhouse gas and energy emissions? If they are on the menu, will people choose t...
Believe it or not, the world of batteries is far more magical than you might imagine! George Imafidon - Young Engineer Of The Year 2022 - ch...
How dangerous is Big Data? Should we be scared of the Internet Of Things? How much of our lives will we soon be handing over to smart techno...
Lord Browne puts forward some reasons to be cheerful in the face of discrimination, eco-anxiety, and gloomy predictions about the future of...
Summer's here! Time to get out in the garden. Join Roma Agrawal as she explores Sussex's wild botanical paradise Wakehurst (Kew Gardens) to...
Do science differently! That's the message from Nobel Prize-winning geneticist Sir Paul Nurse , who believes that all the sciences should be...
How might engineering improve cancer outcomes in the next decade? What's the future of tech in hospitals? Why did fellow scientists laugh de...
Engineering can be a force for good. It can build our homes, create energy efficient solutions, and improve our world in innumerable ways. B...
How should countries work together to solve global warming? How easily could the UK convert to solar energy ? If we already have all the too...
The QEPrize for Engineering is the world's leading award for engineers. The annual £500,000 prize promotes excellence and celebrates visiona...
Is there a secret to beautiful design? How do you marry style and function? And what is the role of human emotion in this process? Designing...
How is a Baked Alaska like a Space Shuttle? Can cakes teach us about engineering? What is 'Bakineering' anyway? Whipping up a treat of a con...
By 2050, two out of every three people are likely to be living in cities, according to the UN. Sustainable urban planning is therefore essen...