Engineering Matters

Five times winner of the Publisher Podcast Awards, including Best Technology Podcast, Engineering Matters celebrates the work of engineers who use ingenuity, practicality, science, theory and determination to build a better world. In the UK alone 5.7milli

Recent Episodes

#285 Delivering the Floating Offshore Wind Revolution

Posted July 25, 2024 • 00:41:10

The UK is a global leader when it comes to the development of offshore wind energy. Despite past government bans on onshore wind development, the UK...

#284 Queensway Tunnel: The Miracle Under the Mersey

Posted July 17, 2024 • 00:36:56

When the Queensway Tunnel opened on 18th July 1934 King George V declared it a miracle. At 3.4km long and with a 13.4m internal diameter it was the...

#283 Power, without the power brick: Engineering Matters Awards 2024 Net Zero Gold Champion AmberSemi

Posted July 11, 2024 • 00:23:29

In every home, ancient technologies lurk, threatening fire and ruin. While many devices—lights, TVs, and hard drives, for example—have adopted solid...

#282 Spinning up the renewables revolution: Engineering Matters Awards 2024 Gold Champion — Dumarey

Posted July 4, 2024 • 00:25:56

Can an ancient technology help spin up the renewables revolution? Dumarey—formerly Punch—Flybrid is doing just that, with its flywheel-based technology....

#281 A rocket in the high street: Engineering Matters Awards 2024 Inclusion Gold Champion — Space for Everyone

Posted June 27, 2024 • 00:28:11

The adventures of astronauts have inspired the dreams of many young people. But once those dreams collide with the reality of years of demanding training...