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  • Harnessing Nigeria's Wind: The Case for Vertical Axis Wind Turbines, why VAWTs could be the missing piece in Nigeria's clean energy puzzle and why this conversation starts now

    Nigeria is a country of staggering contradictions. It sits atop some of the world's largest crude oil reserves, generates enough natural gas to power a continent, and basks in some of the most abundant sunshine on earth. Yet over 85 million of its citizens wake up every morning to uncertain, unreliable, or entirely absent electricity. Businesses across Lagos, Abuja, and Port Harcourt spend a combined $14 billion every year running diesel generators and its not because they want to, but because the grid forces them to. We have chased solar. We have debated gas. We have mourned our transmission infrastructure. But there is an energy resource sitting above every rooftop, along every highway, and offshore every coastal state in Nigeria, one that barely anyone in this country is talking about…

  • The Smart Revolution - Transforming Manufacturing with Robotics

    The smart revolution: how robotics is reshaping manufacturing and end‑of‑life processes Manufacturing is at a turning point. Across sectors, organisations are being asked to produce more sustainably, make better use of materials, and deal responsibly with what happens when products reach the end of their working life. At the same time, labour shortages, safety concerns and rising costs are putting pressure on traditional ways of working. Against this backdrop, robotics, artificial intelligence and autonomous systems are starting to move from the edges of manufacturing into the mainstream. Not as a silver bullet, but as practical tools that can help industry rethink how products are built, used, repaired and recovered. A recent IET Manufacturing Technical Network webinar explored what…

  • Strategic E-Waste Management in Modern Manufacturing: A Closed-Loop Approach

    As of mid-2026, the global manufacturing sector stands at a critical intersection between industrial growth and environmental accountability. Electronic waste, or e-waste, covers all discarded electrical and electronic devices, parts, and materials, and it has become one of the fastest growing waste streams globally, with volumes expected to exceed 78 million metric tons annually by 2030. For a long time, manufacturers viewed this material simply as an unavoidable cost of production or a waste disposal problem. Today however, it is widely recognized as a valuable secondary resource and a core component of the circular economy model. Modern manufacturing facilities are no longer just places where goods are made and waste is produced. They are evolving into integrated hubs for material recovery…

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  • AI, Engineering Skills and Real‑World Challenges: May's highlights on EngX

    As we wrap up May, it has been another thoughtful and wide‑ranging month across the IET EngX community. From deep dives into engineering history and emerging technology challenges to open conversations around skills, wellbeing, and global impact, members have continued to share insight, experience and practical knowledge. Here are some of our top highlights from across EngX in May. Top Discussions This Month The forums have been as active as ever, with conversations spanning cutting‑edge technology, career development, and practical engineering challenges. A number of threads explored AI and digital transformation, including discussions such as Beyond hype: uncovering the critical research axes and future trajectories of AI‑driven digital transformation and Zero Trust was not built…

  • From Space Stories to Smart Systems: April on EngX

    April on EngX brought together a thoughtful mix of emerging technologies, industry insight and personal journeys. From a closer look at how 5G networks are evolving behind the scenes to fresh perspectives on the continuing influence of broadcast media, the blogs this month highlighted both the pace of change and the importance of understanding the fundamentals. Alongside these, inspiring career stories and reflections on the history of space exploration added a more human dimension, while discussions across the forums explored automation, energy systems and real‑world engineering trade‑offs. Here’s a look at some of the content that stood out this month: Blogs worth a read Massive MIMO: the brains behind 5G networks This detailed post from Soubhagya Ranjan Mohapatra explores how Massive…

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  • March Highlights on EngX: AI Insights, Inclusive Voices and Engineering Impact

    March was a month packed with fresh technical thinking, practical guidance, and human‑centred stories across the EngX community. From deep dives into industrial AI to personal reflections from engineers shaping their workplaces, here’s your roundup of what captured attention and sparked conversation this month. AI in Manufacturing: Why So Many Initiatives Stall One of the most thought‑provoking reads this month came from Dr Paul Johnson , whose article AI in Manufacturing: Why Most Initiatives Fail & How to Deliver Real Engineering Value explores why organisations continue to struggle with turning AI investment into meaningful operational outcomes. Johnson illustrates this through a real‑world predictive maintenance example where an AI model successfully identified early warning signs…

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Latest Partner News

  • Josie Harries discusses how Domino is working to increase support for women in the workplace

    Encouraging women to choose careers in STEM subjects has been top of the agenda for many years – but what fresh ideas can you introduce within the workplace to attract and support female employees? At Domino, we are committed to improving the gender ratio in leadership roles within a business to 40% by 2030. This target, endorsed from Board level down, now stands at 25%, from a starting figure of 18%. Support networks Recently we re-launched our Women@Domino global network to promote inclusion within the business and facilitate the sharing of ideas and experiences, as well as networking, mentoring, events and training. Gender was also one of three key areas in our new Inclusion & Diversity strategy. The network is not limited to female employees; male colleagues are encouraged to participate…

  • 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…

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Latest articles from E+T Magazine

  • Evil engineer: How do you make a billboard advert visible from orbit?

    Dear Evil Engineer,I got into out-of-home (OOH) advertising in 2008. After learning how it worked from some of the best in the business, I created my own OOH company and set my focus on steady, continuous expansion, placing digital billboards in high-traffic thoroughfares. This was first in the south-east of England, then throughout the UK, and finally expanding through Europe and the Middle East and North Africa region. This included buying up advertising space on some of the most ancient tourist attractions – it takes rare imagination and negotiating skills to convince the Tourist Board of Jordan to turn Al-Khazneh into a 40-metre-high digital billboard, but it wasn’t for nothing that I got where I am today (top of OOH Magazine’s 10 Advertising Stars to Watch for two years in a row). I…

  • Europe unveils first end-to-end manufacturing flow for security-critical chips

    Europe has unveiled an end-to-end manufacturing flow for security-critical semiconductors to reduce its reliance on foreign chip suppliers. The new 300mm wafer production facility is based at GlobalFoundries’ Dresden site in Germany, with the chips produced there specifically targeted at aerospace, defence and critical infrastructure sectors. It marks the first time that these technologies will be produced at scale in Europe. Global semiconductor contract manufacturing firm GlobalFoundries has teamed up with Dutch semiconductor startup Qualinx to produce its security-sensitive Qualinx QLX3xx, a family of ultra-low-power global navigation satellite system systems-on-chip. Developed for positioning, navigation and timing applications, potential uses include military platforms, critical communications…

  • SpaceX launches onto stock market with $1.77tn valuation

    SpaceX has sold $75bn in shares to financial firms ahead of its debut on the US stock market today. The move was part of a fundraising exercise designed to generate enough capital to drive various infrastructure projects in space, its global connectivity service known as Starlink and its AI efforts. While the firm has traditionally been focused on the space sector, in February it acquired xAI, an AI firm also founded by Elon Musk that develops and operates the Grok chatbot. The initial public offering only sold around 4.2% of the company’s equity, giving an implied total valuation for SpaceX of $1.77tn (£1.32tn). The deal was structured using dual-class stock options that effectively give the public very minimal voting power. Musk himself holds super-voting Class B shares, which typically…

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