Jun27th
The Royal Academy of Engineering published a new “Statement of Ethical Principles for Engineers” earlier this month, and you can read it online at (Link) - it might get you thinking. The Statement is a complement to the UK Government Chief Scientific Adviser’s “Universal Ethical Code for Scientists”, with an emphasis on matters of particular relevance to engineers. But does this sort of thing matter? Do general statements about “aspiring to high standards of leadership in the exploitation and management of technology” really affect how we do our jobs? (more…)
Jun20th
It won’t have quite the same emotional resonance as the last flight of Concorde, but next year will see the final journey of another icon of 20th century British engineering, the QE2. Fortunately, the resources and imagination of a middle-eastern company will allow the shell to be repurposed as a hotel and tourist attraction, sparing this great ship the ignominy of being broken up by hand on some remote beach. (more…)
Jun13th
Help! There are in the region of 50,000 of you out there reading this every week, and amongst the reasons that Engineeringtalk has become one of the most widely-read publications in engineering is because we made it so easy for you to join us, way back whenever. There were no detailed questionnaires or passwords to set up, just a quick email. (more…)
Jun6th
This week there’s been lots of criticism from a rather uninformed press here over the new logo (sorry, “brand”) for the 2012 Olympic Games. Disappointingly, plenty of designers who should (and secretly do) know better have been quick to jump on the bandwagon for a bit of publicity. (more…)
