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  • Integrating ISO 19650 Governance with NBIMS-US Exchange Structures:Developing a Hybrid BIM Information Management Framework

    Digital construction has significantly changed how buildings are designed, coordinated and delivered. Modern projects increasingly rely on digital models and collaborative platforms to share information between disciplines. Despite these advances, many teams still face a familiar issue: project information exists in many places, but it is not always structured, coordinated or exchanged efficiently. Most professionals working with Building Information Modelling (BIM) have experienced this situation. A model might be technically impressive and highly detailed. However, when the project reaches key stages such as coordination, information exchange, or asset handover, gaps in the information structure often become visible. At this point, the role of BIM standards becomes critical. Two frameworks…

  • Optimizing Production Efficiency: Best Practices for Industrial Production Engineers

    Introduction In the highly competitive landscape of modern manufacturing, optimizing production efficiency is a cornerstone for success. Industrial production engineers are at the forefront of this challenge, tasked with enhancing operational workflows, minimizing waste, and maximizing output. All while maintaining stringent quality standards. As industries evolve with new technologies and methodologies, mastering efficiency optimization becomes essential not only for cost reduction but also for sustainability and customer satisfaction. This blog delves into the best practices that industrial production engineers can adopt to drive efficiency improvements, supported by real-world examples and strategies to overcome common challenges. Understanding Production Efficiency Production efficiency…

  • AI Safety Switches: When AI can act and not just advise

    AI that drafts is an assistant. AI that can take actions is automation, meaning it can change systems, not just suggest. Send. Update. Approve. Schedule. That is where an error stops being a bad answer and becomes a real change in the world. Automation has a predictable weakness: it repeats. A wrong decision once is noise. The same wrong decision applied to 5,000 tickets becomes an incident. “Good enough” is rarely a single accuracy number. In safety-, financial-, or reputation-sensitive workflows, what matters is consequence. EngX makes that point plainly in Exploring the minds of machines: from hand written digits to thinking in language . A 97% success rate still implies a 3% error rate, and whether that is acceptable depends on what happens when it is wrong. Action-taking AI forces…

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  • February Highlights on EngX: AI shifts, cyber reality checks, and conversations that got us thinking

    February on EngX brought another lively mix of thought‑provoking blogs, practical engineering discussions and broader reflections on how technology is shaping the world we work in. From unravelling sustainability terminology to exploring the foundations of AI, assessing the UK's cyber readiness and reflecting on the potential of hydro sites for pumped‑storage energy, the community continued to share knowledge and support one another. Here’s a round‑up of what caught the eye this month. Blogs worth a read ClimateTech, CleanTech, DeepTech… what’s the difference? Dr. Mohammad Harris tackled an issue that resonates across engineering and sustainability circles, the confusing overlap between terms like climate tech, clean tech and deep tech. Speaking from industry experience, he explained…

  • Innovation, Safety and Systems Thinking: January highlights on EngX

    The start of a new year always brings fresh conversations, new ideas, and thoughtful reflection, and January on IET EngX was no exception. From forward looking technical insights and policy discussions to lively forum debates and career focused questions, our community has been busy sharing knowledge and supporting one another. Here’s a roundup of some of the blogs and discussions that caught our attention during January 2026 and sparked great engagement across the platform. Blogs worth a read From racing cars to electric dreams: the origins of EV innovation One of the standout career‑focused blogs this month explored the career of Sir John Samuel from his early roots of electric vehicle innovation and tracing his journey from motorsport engineering to pioneering EV development. Personal…

  • December Highlights on EngX: Celebrations, reflections and a look to the future

    December on EngX had that familiar end‑of‑year feeling, a blend of celebration, reflection, and excitement for what’s ahead. It was a month filled with stories of global impact, technical achievement, and inspiring people across our engineering community. Celebrating Global Communities and a year of impact One of the most uplifting posts this month came from Mariana Vazquez in Celebrating Our Global Communities: A Year of Impact and Innovation . It offered a wonderful look at just how far the IET’s volunteer‑driven activities reached in 2025. She shared that the IET’s Local and Technical Networks delivered over 900 events globally , welcoming more than 51,000 participants , with activity across 25+ countries . Technical Networks also expanded their reach, with webinars accessed in 101…

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  • Road to Engineering event introduces children to the world of engineering

    BAE System's Submarines Academy for Skills and Knowledge (SASK), Barrow-in-Furness successfully hosted the 6th Road to Engineering event which took place over three action-packed days. Over 200 children from the Furness area participated in the event which aims to inspire future careers in Engineering. This year's theme was 'Adapt and Change' following the British Science week theme. Supporting the event were the Institution of Engineering and Technology, the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, Barrow District of Associate Engineers and the Royal Institute of Naval Architects who contributed valuable insight, merchandise and STEM packs for schools. Stephen Rowe, Project Director of Engineering Transformation said, "It was a privilege to attend the Road to Engineering event and…

  • H&MV Engineering appointed as principal designer and contractor for the Thorpe Marsh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS)

    H&MV Engineering has been appointed as principal designer and contractor for the delivery of the 400 kV grid connection and electrical infrastructure for the Thorpe Marsh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) – the largest of its kind in the UK and among the largest in Europe. This landmark project, led by Fidra Energy and backed by major investment from EIG and the UK Government’s National Wealth Fund (NWF), has now reached financial close with construction commencing immediately. Located on the site of the former Thorpe Marsh coal-fired power station in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, the 1,400MW / 3,100MWh facility will be capable of exporting over 2 million MWh annually, supplying clean energy to approximately 785,000 homes. Once operational in mid-2027, it will be three times larger than…

  • In-flight Broadband Connectivity and Experimentation for Beyond 5G Networks “AeroNet”

    This work is supported by the HORIZON-MSCA-2024-SE-01-01, Project ID 101236523 and Innovate UK. Total amount is €1.8 million for five Universities and 3 Industries in EU and UK. Raed A Abd-Alhameed, Viktor Doychinov, Vuong Mai, Ifiok Otung University of Bradford, (UoB), Organisation in United Kingdom London South Bank University (LSB), Organisation in United Kingdom Technische Universität Dresden (TDN) - Organisation in Germany University of Athens (UoA) - Organisation in Greece University of Trento (UDT) - Organisation in Italy Fogus Innovations and Services PC (FGS) - Organisation in Greece Sigint Solutions Ltd (SGT) - Organisation in Cyprus JIO Platforms (JIO) - Organisation in Estonia Fogus Innovations and Service P.C. (FGS), Athens, Greece Sigint Solutions Ltd (SGT), Nicosia, Cyprus…

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Latest articles from E+T Magazine

  • Government sets out £700bn plan for roads, rail and energy projects

    The government has detailed an expanded 10-year Infrastructure Pipeline for the UK that includes 734 road, rail, energy and water projects costing over £700bn in private and public funding. The Treasury’s National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (Nista) said the projects will require an estimated annual average construction and infrastructure workforce of between 629,000 and 706,000 over the next five years. The expanded dataset is designed to make it easier for firms to use the information as a future planning tool. Other changes include new project metrics on potential investment opportunities, including details about the type of investment sought and how much. Chief secretary to the treasury James Murray said that upgrades to the UK’s infrastructure were “a vital…

  • Dolphin‑shaped robot can vacuum up oil spills from ocean surface

    A remotely-operated minibot developed by Australian researchers can quickly clean up oil spills using a specialised filtering system. Rapidly cleaning up large-scale oil spills presents an environmental and technological challenge. In future, this work could be undertaken by schools of ‘electronic dolphins’ that skim the surface of oil slicks, absorbing the pollution with high efficiency. A team at RMIT University in Melbourne built the foot-long device with an onboard filtering system that is able to repel water while absorbing oil floating on the surface. The oil is drawn through the filter via a pump into an onboard collection chamber. “Oil spills can take a huge environmental and economic toll. We wanted to create a system that can be deployed quickly, steered accurately and used…

  • Can nanotechnology help feed a world of nearly 10 billion people?

    Could nanotechnology provide the next green revolution in agriculture? With the global population set to reach 9.8 billion by 2050, the world needs to produce more food than ever before. Using current farming methods, that means more fertiliser, more pesticides, more water and more energy. But there are obvious problems. Water is a limited resource, with three out of four people worldwide facing possible drought conditions by 2050. Energy is also scarce, especially as the world transitions to renewable sources to avoid catastrophic climate change. Pesticides pollute the environment, decrease biodiversity and negatively affect human health, while fertilisers also cause environmental damage, especially when they are washed into rivers and oceans where they create algal blooms and dead zones…

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