Tanya Weaver, Author at DEVELOP3D

Winners of the WISE Awards highlight inspiring women in science, engineering and technology

Posted by Tanya Weaver - November 10, 2017

The WISE winners with their awards, which were presented to them at a ceremony in London with Royal Patron of WISE, Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal and 400 guests…

JCB helps Guy Martin build a replica WW1 tank to mark 100 years of their use in battle

Posted by Tanya Weaver - November 14, 2017

The modern-day recreation Mark IV tank will be the subject of a Channel Four programme – ‘Guy Martin’s WW1 One Tank’- to broadcast on Sunday 19 November 2017 When TV…

3D printed, pleated costumes for the Beijing Opera reveals flexibility possible with SLS parts

Posted by Tanya Weaver - November 28, 2017

The 3D printed costumes keeps the same shape and form of traditional costumes but with a contemporary aesthetic Bringing together 3D printing with traditional Eastern pleating, PhD researchers from the…

Off-piste ski designs from UK manufacturer Whitedot

Posted by Tanya Weaver - January 11, 2018

For a product that features just a single component, skis are surprisingly complex to design. Tanya Weaver gets to grips with camber and rocker, as well as other skiing jargon,…

Life on Mars

Posted by Tanya Weaver - January 15, 2018

Your brief is Mars: what would you design, construct or engineer for a new smart city in the Mars Valley, home to one million humans? Tanya Weaver reports on a…

Bright Bricks gets creative with Lego

Posted by Tanya Weaver - February 19, 2018

In an unassuming factory in Bordon, Hampshire, Lego bricks are being used to construct larger than-life models from elephants to sports cars, 5.5 tonne bridges to seven-headed hydras. Tanya Weaver…

Role model – Amelia Gould, BAE Systems

Posted by Tanya Weaver - February 26, 2018

Whether you're still in education or a few rungs up the career ladder, we could all do with inspiration to show us what is achievable and to gain an insight…

Autonomous transport

Posted by Tanya Weaver - February 27, 2018

Autonomous cars dominate the media but autonomy isn't just for cars. Tanya Weaver finds three modes of transport that are operator free

Taiga Motors develops the world’s first production electric snowmobile

Posted by Tanya Weaver - March 1, 2018

Canadian start-up Taiga Motors is developing the world's first production electric snowmobile that will be available later this year. Tanya Weaver talks to its co-founders about how the team went…

Electric dreams: Lucid Air

Posted by Tanya Weaver - March 8, 2018

Developed in Silicon Valley, California, the Lucid Air is an all-electric luxury sedan that cuts an elegant exterior with a deceptively spacious interior, which the compact powertrain allows. It took…