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Doomsday alert: engineers are here to stay
New technology has been replacing manual labour for millennia but even AI’s not going to be sidelining engineers, says Professor Brian J Ford...
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Industry applauds Autumn Statement support but seeks coherent plan
Manufacturing and process industry chiefs have welcomed in principle the commitments made by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt in his Autumn Statement aimed at science-led economic growth but have pushed for si…
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The year ahead – five tech trends that will define manufacturing in 2019
It is perhaps an understatement to suggest that 2018 has been marred by uncertainty – from the lingering unpredictability of Brexit to wider global geopolitical incidents – and 2019 looks to offer mu…
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Science and engineering must stake their claim on creativity
The late Jacob Bronowski defined a singular trait of creative personalities thus: they think of the world as a canvas for change. Nothing in that description excludes the work of the scientist or eng…
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Doomsday alert: engineers are here to stay
New technology has been replacing manual labour for millennia but even AI’s not going to be sidelining engineers, says Professor Brian J Ford...
Analysis

Industry analysis: unleashing the potential of the IIoT
Technologies that connect us to the Internet of Things already exist, but don’t expect everyone to buy into the phenomenon just yet, writes Robert Smith.