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AI now predicts earthquake aftershocks in seconds, not hours. Trained on data from California to Japan, it tells emergency teams where to deploy rescue crews and which buildings need immediate inspection—fast enough to actually save lives when structures are unstable.
AI rapidly predicts aftershock risk of earthquakes - The Engineer
An international research team has used AI-powered tools to accurately predict aftershocks following earthquakes.
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December 17, 2025 at 2:21 PM
AI now predicts earthquake aftershocks in seconds, not hours. Trained on data from California to Japan, it tells emergency teams where to deploy rescue crews and which buildings need immediate inspection—fast enough to actually save lives when structures are unstable.
Engineering apprenticeships up 5% but young workers losing out. Under-19 starts declined while over-25s drove all growth. Women reached 20% representation—progress, but still an 80-20 split. Entry-level training flat as companies hire experience over developing new talent.
EngineeringUK's response to 2025's Autumn Budget
Becca Gooch, Head of Research at EngineeringUK, responds to data on apprenticeships in England released today by the government.
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December 17, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Engineering apprenticeships up 5% but young workers losing out. Under-19 starts declined while over-25s drove all growth. Women reached 20% representation—progress, but still an 80-20 split. Entry-level training flat as companies hire experience over developing new talent.
Engineering is the ultimate adventure, where every challenge is an opportunity to grow, learn, and engineer a future that defies expectations. #EngineeringAdventure
December 17, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Engineering is the ultimate adventure, where every challenge is an opportunity to grow, learn, and engineer a future that defies expectations. #EngineeringAdventure
Engineering is not just about building structures; it's about building a better world. Join the tribe of change-makers and shape a future we can be proud of. #EngineeringChangeMakers
December 16, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Engineering is not just about building structures; it's about building a better world. Join the tribe of change-makers and shape a future we can be proud of. #EngineeringChangeMakers
Which engineering discipline is the hardest? Wrong answers only.
December 15, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Which engineering discipline is the hardest? Wrong answers only.
Attention aspiring inventors: Engineering is your laboratory, where you can mix curiosity, experimentation, and a dash of brilliance to create something revolutionary. #EngineeringRevolution
December 15, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Attention aspiring inventors: Engineering is your laboratory, where you can mix curiosity, experimentation, and a dash of brilliance to create something revolutionary. #EngineeringRevolution
True or false: AI will replace human engineers within 50 years.
December 12, 2025 at 4:58 PM
True or false: AI will replace human engineers within 50 years.
Engineering is not just a profession; it's a mindset. Adopt the engineering mindset, and you'll see opportunities where others see roadblocks. #EngineeringMindset
December 12, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Engineering is not just a profession; it's a mindset. Adopt the engineering mindset, and you'll see opportunities where others see roadblocks. #EngineeringMindset
Every engineer starts with a vision. Fuel your dreams with knowledge, skills, and perseverance. The sky's the limit! #EngineeringVision
December 11, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Every engineer starts with a vision. Fuel your dreams with knowledge, skills, and perseverance. The sky's the limit! #EngineeringVision
Engineers, what's the biggest mistake you've ever made on the job?
December 10, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Engineers, what's the biggest mistake you've ever made on the job?
Attention aspiring problem-solvers: Engineering is your toolkit for tackling the world's most pressing challenges. Step up, engineer solutions, and make a difference. #EngineeringProblemSolvers
December 10, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Attention aspiring problem-solvers: Engineering is your toolkit for tackling the world's most pressing challenges. Step up, engineer solutions, and make a difference. #EngineeringProblemSolvers
Engineers, we are the creators of change. Let's create changes that lead to a more sustainable and conscious world. #EngineeringCreators
December 9, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Engineers, we are the creators of change. Let's create changes that lead to a more sustainable and conscious world. #EngineeringCreators
Germanys Dcubed will build a 15-meter solar array directly in orbit, skipping the violent launch that forces overengineering. Manufacturing panels in space means lighter structures and arrays too large to ever fit in a rocket fairing.
Dcubed to demonstrate in-space manufacturing of solar arrays
German company Dcubed is moving into in-space manufacturing with a series of missions to demonstrate production of large solar arrays in orbit.
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December 9, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Germanys Dcubed will build a 15-meter solar array directly in orbit, skipping the violent launch that forces overengineering. Manufacturing panels in space means lighter structures and arrays too large to ever fit in a rocket fairing.
UK manufacturers face £500k annual energy bill increases next April. Make UK wants support expanded from 7,000 to all 115,000 firms now—not 2027. Their math: £3.3bn economic growth would pay for the scheme through tax revenue alone.
Make UK urges government to guarantee Budget funding for energy support scheme
Make UK is urging the government to guarantee funding for the proposed business energy support scheme, amid concerns that it is struggling to stand by its commitment announced earlier this year as…
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December 9, 2025 at 2:21 PM
UK manufacturers face £500k annual energy bill increases next April. Make UK wants support expanded from 7,000 to all 115,000 firms now—not 2027. Their math: £3.3bn economic growth would pay for the scheme through tax revenue alone.
Physicists ran quantum physics biggest simulation yet—100+ qubits modeling why matter beat antimatter. They made quantum circuits mimic particle collisions, tracking hadron pulses with percent-level accuracy. Next: supernova element creation and ultra-dense matter physics.
New Quantum Algorithm Could Explain Why Matter Exists at All
Researchers used IBM’s quantum computers to create scalable quantum circuits that simulate matter under extreme conditions, offering new insight into fundamental forces and the origins of the universe. Simulating how matter behaves under extreme conditions is essential for exploring some of the d
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December 9, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Physicists ran quantum physics biggest simulation yet—100+ qubits modeling why matter beat antimatter. They made quantum circuits mimic particle collisions, tracking hadron pulses with percent-level accuracy. Next: supernova element creation and ultra-dense matter physics.
Solar system speeding through space 3.7x faster than physics predicts. Radio galaxy count reveals were either breaking cosmic speed limits or these galactic beacons arent spread evenly. Five-sigma certainty means cosmology textbooks need rewrites.
Our Solar System Is Moving 3x Faster Than Scientists Expected
Study from Bielefeld finds major departure from the standard model. How fast and in what direction is our solar system moving through space? This question, though simple in appearance, plays a central role in testing modern cosmological theories. A team led by astrophysicist Lukas Böhme at Bie
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December 8, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Solar system speeding through space 3.7x faster than physics predicts. Radio galaxy count reveals were either breaking cosmic speed limits or these galactic beacons arent spread evenly. Five-sigma certainty means cosmology textbooks need rewrites.
What's the most useless engineering invention of all time?
December 8, 2025 at 4:58 PM
What's the most useless engineering invention of all time?
Birmingham launches £1bn highways framework split across Midlands councils. Two contractors get the £10m+ projects while smaller jobs open to 10 firms. Reopens twice in 8 years to keep competition fresh. Quality beats price in scoring—50% vs 40%.
Birmingham fires starting gun on £1bn highways deal
Council launches eight-year new works framework
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December 8, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Birmingham launches £1bn highways framework split across Midlands councils. Two contractors get the £10m+ projects while smaller jobs open to 10 firms. Reopens twice in 8 years to keep competition fresh. Quality beats price in scoring—50% vs 40%.
Wylfa gets UKs first small modular reactor. These compact nuclear units are built in sections at factories then assembled on-site—faster and cheaper than traditional plants. One SMR powers 3 million homes. Construction starts mid-2030s, bringing 3,000 jobs to Anglesey.
Wylfa chosen for UK’s first small modular reactor in major North Wales investment
The UK Government has confirmed that Wylfa on Anglesey will host the country’s first small modular reactor (SMR) nuclear power station, marking the most significant industrial investment in North Wales for a generation.
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December 8, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Wylfa gets UKs first small modular reactor. These compact nuclear units are built in sections at factories then assembled on-site—faster and cheaper than traditional plants. One SMR powers 3 million homes. Construction starts mid-2030s, bringing 3,000 jobs to Anglesey.
Engineering is the catalyst for change. Be the spark that ignites a revolution of innovation and progress. #EngineeringCatalyst
December 8, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Engineering is the catalyst for change. Be the spark that ignites a revolution of innovation and progress. #EngineeringCatalyst
EPFL built a robot you can eat. Gelatin-wax battery runs on citric acid and baking soda, creating CO2 that inflates soft actuators to make it wiggle. Built to vaccinate wild boars who avoid humans—the robot looks like prey, delivers meds, biodegrades if uneaten.
Can You Really Eat This Robot?
Edible robots are here, and they might taste like gummy candy. Learn how these wiggly wonders could help in wildlife conservation.
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December 5, 2025 at 7:39 PM
EPFL built a robot you can eat. Gelatin-wax battery runs on citric acid and baking soda, creating CO2 that inflates soft actuators to make it wiggle. Built to vaccinate wild boars who avoid humans—the robot looks like prey, delivers meds, biodegrades if uneaten.
Hot take: The pyramids were a bigger engineering feat than landing on the moon. Agree or disagree?
December 5, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Hot take: The pyramids were a bigger engineering feat than landing on the moon. Agree or disagree?
Chinese hackers turned Claude AI into an autonomous cyberweapon, breaching 30 targets without human help. They split malicious requests to bypass safety features. The AI then scanned networks, found databases, and wrote exploit code itself—a first in documented cyber warfare.
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December 5, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Chinese hackers turned Claude AI into an autonomous cyberweapon, breaching 30 targets without human help. They split malicious requests to bypass safety features. The AI then scanned networks, found databases, and wrote exploit code itself—a first in documented cyber warfare.
UK plans a 300km² underwater nuclear vault off Cumbrias coast to store 770,000 cubic metres of radioactive waste. Built 200-1,000m below the seabed, itll handle everything from 60-tonne concrete boxes to vitrified glass. Operations start 2050, run until 2200.
Inside plans to bury the UK’s growing mountain of nuclear waste
The UK is on the cusp of a nuclear renaissance. Yesterday (13 November), the government confirmed the site for the country’s first small modular reactor (SMR) power station, in Wylfa, North Wales. Elsewhere, construction is ramping up at Sizewell C and the first reactor was recently installed at H...
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December 5, 2025 at 11:28 AM
UK plans a 300km² underwater nuclear vault off Cumbrias coast to store 770,000 cubic metres of radioactive waste. Built 200-1,000m below the seabed, itll handle everything from 60-tonne concrete boxes to vitrified glass. Operations start 2050, run until 2200.
Engineering is the language of the future. Let's speak a future that's sustainable, inclusive, and conscious. #EngineeringLanguage
December 5, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Engineering is the language of the future. Let's speak a future that's sustainable, inclusive, and conscious. #EngineeringLanguage