Arup sees six employees in Women In Engineering Top 50
Six members of Arup have been named in the Top 50 Women in Engineering (WE50) Awards, making the company the most recognised firm in the WE50 for the second year running. The WE50’s theme for 2021 is engineering heroes, celebrating “the best, brightest and bravest women in engineering, who recognise a problem, then dare to […]
Atos joins European project to support carbon-neutral transition
Digital transformation company Atos has joined the EU-funded project AI4Cities to support six European cities and regions to accelerate their transition towards carbon neutrality. The artificial intelligence solutions will ultimately reduce CO2 in mobility and energy, two domains responsible for 82% of all greenhouse gas emissions in European cities. Atos has been selected for phase […]
London’s tube to have full mobile access by 2024
Transport for London has announced it’s appointed BAI Communications to deliver full 4G mobile communications across the tube network. London Mayor Sadiq Khan says key central stations such as Oxford Circus and Euston will benefit by the end of next year. TfL says BAI Cwill enable mobile coverage on the whole Tube network, helping to […]
Engineers feed fibre over iconic Forth Bridge to speed up internet for town
Scotland’s iconic Forth Road Bridge is having two miles of fibre installed across it to carry ultrafast internet traffic for the historic town which lies in its shadow. Engineers are using a giant air compressor to blow a continuous stretch of glass fibre right across the Bridge at speeds of up to 60 metres per […]
UK-backed research points towards unhackable comms
Researchers in Scotland and Germany have held the first quantum-secure conversation to take place between four parties, pointing towards unhackable future communications. The demonstration was led by researchers from the Quantum Communications Hub at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh with colleagues in Germany. The results are published in Science Advances. With the rise in connected vehicles […]
Man dies in e-scooter crash in Wolverhampton
A man has died six days after being involved in a crash with a car while riding an e-scooter on a road in Wolverhampton. This is the latest in a series of accidents involving the emerging technology, but believed to be the first fatality. The Daily Mail reports 20 year old Shakur Pinnock spent a […]
Caura raises £3m for in-car payment development
The vehicle management platform Caura, which aims to eliminate “the avoidable hassle, stress, and expenses associated with driving in the UK”, has raised US$4.2 million (£3 million) to expand its products, including a new B2B offering for car manufacturers. Founded former Apple exec by Dr Sai Lakshmi,, Caura allows users to input their vehicle’s registration […]
HERE and Tata team up on real-time, location-based innovation
The location data and technology platform HERE Technologies is partnering with IT services company Tata Consultancy Services to deliver real-time location-based services and analytics to its IoT-enabled SaaS suite, TCS DigiFleet™. Powered by the HERE location platform, the enhanced fleet and freight management solution will enable TCS to provide its customers with up-to-date map visualisation, […]
HE allays LTC “overrun” fears
Highways England is reassuring people living near the site of the new Lower Thames Crossing that it’s working with local authorities to ensure the project does not cause undue strain on infrastructure in the area. It’s responded to a story in Highways News quoting a councillor in Thurrock who says he is, “really concerned that […]
JLR in hydrogen fuel cell research
Jaguar Land Rover has announced it is developing a prototype hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle based on the new Land Rover Defender, with testing scheduled to begin this year. The company says the FCEV concept is part of its aim to achieve zero tailpipe emissions by 2036, and net zero carbon emissions across its supply […]