24 Jul, 2024 Patenting football: M&C + the beautiful game By Susan Bradley In 1887, engineer George Croydon Marks set up a firm in Birmingham, specialising in intellectual property. The following year he was...
09 Jul, 2024 Extreme E Racing Takes on Hydrogen By Robert Carpmael Extreme E Racing is a class of motorsport involving male and female drivers taking on extreme off-road circuits built out in the desert....
09 Jul, 2024 Record-breaking UK rocket launch By Robert Carpmael It is always fun to see a rocket launch, and this one was a bit special for a group of UK students from Sheffield as it smashed the UK...
19 Jun, 2024 Innovations continue to drive fuel efficiencies in rail By Robert Carpmael I have been following innovations in the rail industry for a long time now, and I still get surprised at how some very simple ideas can...
13 Jun, 2024 Big Brother really is watching you! By Robert Carpmael AI is finding applications in so many sectors, including the transport sector. It was interesting to read from The Engineer how it is...
11 Jun, 2024 Beam me up! New prototype brings space power closer By Ali Raja Researchers have successfully demonstrated the world’s first 360º beam steering technology, a key advancement towards space-based solar...
06 Jun, 2024 No doubt a better option than diesel... By Robert Carpmael The march towards replacing diesel trains in the UK continues, with Siemens Mobility's new train manufacturing facility in Goole,...
04 Jun, 2024 BYD expands into the bus sector By Robert Carpmael BYD is a relatively young company in the auto industry. The parent business was only founded in 1995, and BYD Auto in 2003 - just before...
30 May, 2024 Fender bender? Surprise change in 40 year old US design patent law By Jack Stevenson-Hill About a week ago the Federal Circuit issued its en banc opinion in the LKQ v. GM case. In it the 40 year old test for determining whether...
30 May, 2024 Clarkson's Pig-Loo Protection Ring By Robert Carpmael I have recently finished watching season three of Clarkson's Farm on Amazon Prime Video. In it there was a section that got my attention...
27 May, 2024 3D Printing x 1941 US Patent 2,395,837 – Bryson Dechambeau’s Latest Performance Enhancing Innovation By Samuel Mailer When it comes to innovative athletes, Bryson Dechambeau leads the way. As a world-class sportsman who is always looking for a competitive...
24 May, 2024 Fast Charging Trains By Robert Carpmael This article from RailUK caught my eye recently. Great Western Railway in the UK have been testing a fast charging technology for one of...