How ants use soil physics to excavate metre-long tunnels
25 August 2021
The secrets of ants' impressive architectural structures are being revealed by three-dimensional X-ray imaging and computer simulations
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Jess Wade: The magic of mirror molecules and incredible nanostructures
28 April 2020
From wearable sensors to solar panels, we are developing new materials from the stuff of peacock feathers and butterfly wings. Physicist Jess Wade shows how.
Think of the science of fatbergs next time you flush toilet paper
28 April 2020
Max up the yuck factor: environmental engineer Raffaela Villa explains how huge fatty deposits build up in our sewers and how we deal with them.
How to use big data science to solve the biggest engineering problems
28 April 2020
Danielle George explains how a world of connected devices is helping to solve some of the grandest challenges in engineering.
The hyperloop: will Elon Musk's technology be the future of transport?
28 April 2020
Get up to speed on the revolutionary technology that could soon be moving us faster than ever with HYP-ED technical director Daniel Carbonell.
The next fast jet: a new approach to designing combat aircraft systems
12 December 2019
Join Caitlin Percy to hear about a completely new approach to the design and manufacture of combat aircraft systems
Rapping STEM: A musical guide to science and technology
2 December 2019
Science rapper Jon Chase (aka Oort Kuiper) entertains with STEM-based raps about how technology can turn the seemingly impossible into reality
Roma Agrawal: How to build a skyscraper
2 December 2019
Structural engineer Roma Agrawal was on the team that built London’s Shard. She reveals the design secrets allowing us to go ever higher
Rocket man: How I became a jet suit pilot
27 November 2019
Jet suit pilot Sam Rogers on what it’s like to be a real-life Iron Man, and the story behind his 3d-printed jet pack.
Great moments in engineering
1 February 2019
Australia’s national treasure Dr Karl on making “free electricity”, Murphy’s law, engineering in childbirth and other “strange engineering”
