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Born to Engineer @borntoengineer.bsky.social · 1d

Engineers: What's the one piece of advice you'd give to someone starting in your field?

Born to Engineer @borntoengineer.bsky.social · 1d

Engineers, we are the creators of the future. Let's create a future that's sustainable, inclusive, and conscious. #EngineeringCreators

Born to Engineer @borntoengineer.bsky.social · 4d

What's an engineering solution that was initially ridiculed but proved to be revolutionary?

Born to Engineer @borntoengineer.bsky.social · 4d

Every engineer started as a dreamer. Embrace your dreams, follow your passion, and engineer a life that inspires others. #EngineeringInspiration

Born to Engineer @borntoengineer.bsky.social · 4d

Engineering is not just about the destination; it's about the journey. Enjoy every step, learn from every setback, and engineer a future filled with resilience and triumph. #EngineeringTriumph

Born to Engineer @borntoengineer.bsky.social · 5d

Rice scientists trapped light in gold slots thinner than cling wrap, forcing atoms to vibrate with light waves. These new hybrid quantum states work at room temperature—no extreme conditions needed—opening doors for better solar cells and LEDs.

Light-vibration coupling opens new path for future electronics

Scientists merge light and vibrations in perovskite films, creating hybrid states that control energy flow.

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Born to Engineer @borntoengineer.bsky.social · 5d

Heathrows £49bn runway plan includes building an entire parallel M25 section 130m west. Traffic switches overnight to the new motorway, old section becomes runway. Separate link roads end the M4 merge chaos. Avoids demolishing homes and disrupting rail tunnels underneath.

Heathrow explains how it would upgrade M25 without traffic disruption during £49bn expansion | New Civil Engineer

The airport says the new stretch of motorway would be built offline, on land roughly 130m to the west of the current carriageway. By constructing the

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Born to Engineer @borntoengineer.bsky.social · 6d

Shetland Islands could ditch ferries for subsea tunnels. Engineers now testing if boring 6km passages 40m beneath the North Sea makes financial sense. Yell Sounds complex geology serves as the proving ground for eight potential underwater connections linking scattered communities.

Consultants appointed to study viability of Shetland islands tunnels | Ground Engineering

Stantec and Cowi have been appointed by Shetland Islands Council to develop a study that will establish the viability of building tunnels between Shetland’s islands.

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Born to Engineer @borntoengineer.bsky.social · 6d

Hot take: The line between engineering and science is blurring. Is this good or bad?

Born to Engineer @borntoengineer.bsky.social · 6d

Nottingham College built a £1M training centre that tackles the UKs engineering shortage head-on. 300+ apprentices will learn EV charging installation and renewable tech in flexible week-long blocks that work around jobs. No age limits mean career-changers welcome.

Nottingham College opening new engineering centre

Demand for skills in renewable energy means training needs to be flexible, the college says.

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Born to Engineer @borntoengineer.bsky.social · 6d

Nottingham College gets £21M for engineering centre training 1,200 students yearly. Industrial robots, EV tech, CNC machines - actual workplace equipment. Opens Sept 2025 to fill critical East Midlands tech jobs. Building runs on solar and heat pumps students will learn to install.

Nottingham College opening new engineering centre

Demand for skills in renewable energy means training needs to be flexible, the college says.

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Born to Engineer @borntoengineer.bsky.social · 6d

Attention young problem-solvers: Engineering is your playground, where you can turn puzzles into possibilities. Unleash your creativity! #EngineeringPossibilities

Born to Engineer @borntoengineer.bsky.social · 6d

Engineering is not just about creating, it's about caring. Let's engineer solutions that care for our planet and its people. #CaringEngineering

Born to Engineer @borntoengineer.bsky.social · 7d

ITERs fusion reactor pushes back to 2033. The 23,000-tonne machine needs Swiss watch precision at nuclear scale - positioning bus-sized parts within 3mm while creating plasma ten times hotter than the Suns core. Four decades of work meets reality when systems finally connect.

Engineering ITER - the most complex machine ever built - The Engineer

Special report exploring the latest progress on ITER, the giant fusion reactor currently being assembled in France

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Born to Engineer @borntoengineer.bsky.social · 7d

Neon turns 5: 1,600+ teachers now use this platform to find quality-checked STEM activities that actually work in classrooms. It matches engineering resources to curriculum needs, helping educators bring real-world applications to students without the guesswork.

Neon turns 5: inspiring STEM experiences for schools since 2020

Celebrate Neon’s 5th birthday! Discover how it’s helped teachers bring STEM to life with quality-assured activities and free careers resources.

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Born to Engineer @borntoengineer.bsky.social · 7d

NASA picked Solstar Space to build lunar Wi-Fi. Astronauts will stream data from spacesuits to landers. Rovers upload findings at base stations. The tech survives -173°C shadows and 127°C sunlight—conditions that would destroy your router instantly.

Solstar wins NASA contract to develop lunar Wi-Fi systems

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Born to Engineer @borntoengineer.bsky.social · 8d

Yorkshire wool mill that dressed troops at Waterloo now makes Netflix costumes and firefighter gear. Revenue jumped £9m in 4 years after they ditched heritage marketing for 3D printing labs and high-speed looms. Manufacturings future: honor tradition by embracing change.

Modern by design – How AW Hainsworth unlocked 60% growth by redefining its identity, culture and capability | Zenoot

AW Hainsworth’s journey from heritage mill to high-growth, purpose-led manufacturer offers a blueprint for strategic reinvention. Revenue has grown from £15m to £24m in just four years. Now…

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Born to Engineer @borntoengineer.bsky.social · 8d

Engineers: What's the most overrated tool or software in your industry?

Born to Engineer @borntoengineer.bsky.social · 8d

Scientists trap lithium atoms near absolute zero to measure vacuum pressure. When stray particles hit these atoms, they escape their magnetic cage—the escape rate reveals how empty the space really is. No calibration needed, just pure atomic physics defining the vacuum scale itself.

How to Measure Nothing Better

How can atoms redefine our understanding of emptiness? Dive into the world of quantum sensors and find out.

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Born to Engineer @borntoengineer.bsky.social · 8d

Engineers built soft robots directly on water surfaces using a laser to carve polymer films. No more tearing delicate materials off glass. The tiny machines walk across ponds like water striders, powered by heat that makes their legs buckle and push forward.

Engineers Create Soft Robots That Can Literally Walk on Water

Scientists have developed HydroSpread, a novel technique for building soft robots on water, with wide-ranging possibilities in robotics, healthcare, and environmental monitoring. Picture a miniature robot, no larger than a leaf, gliding effortlessly across the surface of a pond, much like a water

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Born to Engineer @borntoengineer.bsky.social · 8d

Engineering is the fusion of logic and creativity, where innovation thrives. Join the league of creative thinkers and shape the future. #EngineeringInnovation

Born to Engineer @borntoengineer.bsky.social · 11d

SSABs new steel hits 50-400 kg CO₂ per tonne vs the usual 2,000 kg. They mix hydrogen-reduced iron, recycled scrap, and biocoal to meet strict emissions standards. First batch goes to GE for wind turbines – clean steel building clean energy infrastructure.

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Born to Engineer @borntoengineer.bsky.social · 11d

What's an engineering field that's about to explode in popularity?

Born to Engineer @borntoengineer.bsky.social · 11d

China flew a 197-foot airship wind turbine at 3,281 feet altitude. At that height, triple the wind speed means 27x more power than ground turbines. The floating generator needs no tower, packs up in hours, and can deploy anywhere—deserts to disaster zones.

China tests world’s largest megawatt-level flying 'windmill' airship

China’s S1500 airborne wind turbine completes maiden flight, becoming the world’s largest floating wind-power generator.

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Born to Engineer @borntoengineer.bsky.social · 11d

TVS Motor transforms Italian firm Engines Engineering into Bologna tech hub. With Moto3 racing pedigree and Suzuki Katana credentials, theyre building AI-powered development for modular platforms. Opens doors to universities and startups - a strategic play for premium bikes and Nortons future.

TVS buys fabled Italian engineering company, here’s how Norton could benefit

TVS Motor has acquired the well known testing and development company Engines Engineering to turn the company into a Global Centre of Excellence.

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