Near-misses and failure: Part 1November 13, 2018
Drawing on two high-profile examples, Sean Brady suggests that attitudes toward near-misses can sometimes result in complacency – with catastrophic consequences
The Boyne Viaduct: structural health monitoring and probabilistic analysisNovember 13, 2018
The Boyne Viaduct is being assessed to ensure continuing safety in practice, and probabilistic methods have been combined with structural health monitoring to allow robust safety analysis, writes Lorcan Connolly
Nicaragua, Panama and the dream of a canal: Part 1November 13, 2018
With Nicaragua planning a new canal to link the Atlantic and Pacific, Sean Brady considers the lessons of the Panama Canal when engineers face up to nature on such a grand scale
How to bring about windier wind farmsNovember 13, 2018
Mechanical engineer develops ways to improve wind farm productivity
How should autonomous vehicles be programmed?November 13, 2018
Massive global survey reveals ethics preferences and regional differences
Fleets of drones could aid searches for lost hikersNovember 13, 2018
System allows drones to co-operatively explore terrain under thick forest canopies where GPS signals are unreliable
See-through film rejects 70% of incoming solar heatNovember 13, 2018
Material could be used to coat windows and save on air-conditioning costs
Probiotics and antibiotics create a killer combinationNovember 13, 2018
Delivered together, the two join forces to eradicate drug-resistant bacteria
Graphene takes a step towards renewable fuelNovember 13, 2018
Researchers are working to develop a method to convert water and carbon dioxide to the renewable energy of the future, using the energy from the sun and graphene applied to the surface of cubic silicon carbide
Why some Wikipedia disputes go unresolvedNovember 13, 2018
Study identifies reasons for unsettled editing disagreements and offers predictive tools that could improve deliberation
Machines that learn language more like kids doNovember 13, 2018
Computer model could improve human-machine interaction, provide insight into how children learn language
Machine-learning system could aid critical decisions in sepsis careNovember 13, 2018
Model predicts whether ER patients suffering from sepsis urgently need a change in therapy
