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

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#340 Diving Deep into Electric Machinery

Posted July 31, 2025 • 00:29:41

Electrification of construction equipment is an ongoing and necessary part of the global effort to reduce carbon emissions and restrict global warming....

#339 Integrated Contracts and Innovative Delivery

Posted July 24, 2025 • 00:40:41

On two major road projects in the UK work was completed on time and under budget. But not every project can claim such success. Defects, delays and...

#338 Bio-Inspired Innovation & Systemic Sustainability

Posted July 17, 2025 • 00:38:37

Nature has long served as a blueprint for engineering breakthroughs from the kingfisher-inspired design of Japan’s Bullet Train to termite mounds...

#337 Breaking Barriers to STEM with Lightyear Foundation – Engineering Matters Awards winners episode

Posted July 10, 2025 • 00:27:29

In this episode, we spotlight the remarkable work of the Lightyear Foundation, the winner of the Engineering Matters Awards 2025 Gold Champion for Diversity...

#336 Gravity-Powered Heavy Haul – Engineering Matters Awards winners episode

Posted July 3, 2025 • 00:23:44

At a quarry in Turkey, heavy haul trucks are carrying hundreds of tonnes of materials, with no external power. It’s not quite perpetual motion, but...