Power Up 3.0 – a new smartphone-controlled paper airplane Posted by Tanya Weaver - January 29, 2014 If, like me, you’ve had unsatisfactory paper plane experiences fear not as there is a new gadget in production that…
Helping engineering take off Posted by DEVELOP3D - February 10, 2014 To increase the number of future engineers private sector foundations are taking matters Stephen Holmes finds the work of one…
Barbie: the enemy of engineering? Posted by Stephen Holmes - March 7, 2014 Is Barbie responsible for instilling gender stereotyping in children? As the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering has spent the entire…
Ultimaker aims to bring 3D printing to UK schools Posted by Tanya Weaver - March 8, 2014 Hot on the heels of MakerBot’s announcement to get a 3D printer in every school in the US, Ultimaker GB…
Where have the Great Inventors gone? Posted by DEVELOP3D - March 13, 2014 Most of us can reel off past inventions. Does that mean modern day ones are less significant? Tanya Weaver ponders…
Brick by brick Posted by DEVELOP3D - March 19, 2014 In the search for increasing numbers of future engineers, Stephen Holmes finds how a charity installing LEGO in schools might…
Not just an engineer, but a Marks & Spencer engineer Posted by Stephen Holmes - March 24, 2014 Structural engineer Roma Agrawal forms part of M&S’s ‘Leading Ladies’ line-up British high street staple Marks & Spencer has today…
Creaform offers free education manuals for 3D scanning Posted by Stephen Holmes - March 31, 2014 3D scanner company Creaform has launched fee manuals for education staff on how to use the technology Portable 3D measurement…
Brother to brother Posted by DEVELOP3D - April 29, 2014 Mcor Technologies invented the world's only current paper-based 3D printer. Tanya Weaver reports on how the company's co-founders, two Irish…
The eternal charm of Lego Posted by DEVELOP3D - May 1, 2014 We all seem to love Lego but what is it about this humble brick that has captured the imaginations of…