Professional Engineering

€60m for laser nuclear research

Aircraft carrier systems signed off

Angry Dyson scraps plans for school

Energy transmission upgrade will cost billions

Waterways exploited for power

Scotland and Ireland winners in turbine deal

Tram-trains set for trial with Northern Rail

Factory of the future opens in Rotherham

Meter errors by power companies 'threaten small firms'

Ongoing delays in reactor work puts full output back six months

Steepest slide for manufacturing production in 17 years

Oil giants yet to meet commitments on biofuel reports

Drax power station installs plant for biomass co-firing

Euro Parliament votes to make carbon capture and storage compulsory

Energy potential 'underused'

Carbon Trust doubles loans

Majors cut output as crunch piles the gloom on carmakers

Giant crane toppled at Devonport dockyard

Demolition crew drills into Dounreay reprocessing plant

Record £500,000 payout follows steel thefts

Q&A

Engineers' views on job security amid economic turmoil

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Cloud cover:
Could brightening the stratocumulus or launching millions of mirrors into space save the earth?

Innovation
Amazing animatronics: Getting under the skin of the mechanical puppets that brighten up many motion pictures

Research
Invisibility is the stuff of science fiction but a partnership between Imperial College London and Duke University in the US has developed a basic microwave cloaking device

Maintenance
Obsolescence of components is an issue that affects sectors from nuclear to defence

Energy
Behind China's image as a fossil-fuel glutton lies its embracing of renewable energy

Design
PE chats to award-winning student engineer Rory Clune, who is designing a better coronary stent

Environment
Don't just dump it: How engineers are helping plastics recycling to take off in the UK

Marine
Mooring mechanisms coming into favour for floating wind turbines and tidal wave power

Will advanced driver assistance systems soon be seen on cheaper vehicles?

How the odd innovation makes its way from touring to road car

SolidWorks ups speed in 3D CAD software

PSA hybrid uses diesel drive on front wheels and electricity at rear

Pipe technique cuts disruption during outage

Performance boost

Actuation unit aids inspection

Incinerators meet tighter rules

Home runs on hydrogen fuel cells in trial

Eye of the fly is not pie in the sky for mini-cameras

Machine aids research on PVD coatings

Wristband monitors exercise regime

Greenhouse plant recycles CO2 to boost crop output

Plastics can be detected magnetically

Commentary

Avoiding the temptation to go back to short-termism

People

Who's reached the top of the pile?

Bids & deals

Business deals and takeovers

Letters

Readers have their say

Letters Extra

Readers' views - too late or too long for our printed version

Archive

100 years of electrified railways

Review

The ups and downs of the British motor industry are mirrored in the story of the first 100 years of Morgan

Commentary

Cover story:

Cloud cover: Could brightening the stratocumulus or launching millions of mirrors into space save the earth?

Review

Q&A

Engineers' views on job security amid economic turmoil

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More than a year's worth of EVENTS

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