Engineering news

A researcher from Loughborough’s National Centre for Combustion and Aerothermal Technology carries out testing on an engine rig as part of a project with Rolls-Royce to enable hydrogen to be used as an aviation fuel.

Loughborough University supports Rolls-Royce hydrogen research project with world industry first

A Rolls-Royce hydrogen research project, supported by Loughborough University, has taken a huge step towards achieving net zero aviation.
A researcher testing the adidas Al Rihla Pro football

Loughborough University’s collaborative work with adidas shortlisted for best UK industry-academia partnership

Loughborough University and adidas are one of only six exceptional industry–academia partnerships from across the UK to be shortlisted for the Royal Academy of Engineering Bhattacharyya Award.
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Sir Robert Martin University Prize awarded

Isaac McAdam, of Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering, was recently awarded the prize in recognition of his outstanding academic and non-academic achievement.
Fieldwork in Bhutan – Professor Liang (centre) with colleagues

Loughborough’s Professor Qiuhua Liang appointed as UNESCO Chair

Loughborough University will establish the UNESCO Chair in Informatics and Multi-hazard Risk Reduction, with Professor Qiuhua Liang as the Chair holder.
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Loughborough University part of £23 million UKRI investment in National Wind Tunnel Facility

Loughborough University has received multi-million-pound funding from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) to create a new automotive wind tunnel.
A collage of various small medical devices

Creating a safe circular economy for small medical devices

A collaboration between Loughborough University and the University of Leeds – is developing a circular economy (CE) approach to reducing the staggering amount of small medical device (SMD) waste generated each year.

New project to help solve energy poverty for isolated communities in Africa through cooking fuel solution

Loughborough University and the Consortium for Battery Innovation are working together to pair advanced lead batteries with green hydrogen to deliver a new source of clean, reliable, and sustainable energy storage for off-grid communities in Africa.

Photograph of (from left) Tom Quinn, Stephenie Goddard and Rob Paterson

ORB Innovations acquired by US-based Glidewell for development of smart oral appliances technology

A start-up founded by Loughborough University engineering alumni that has developed a unique technology platform to measure physiological parameters, such as heart rate, as well as biomechanics, such as head impacts, is acquired by California-based Glidewell, a global leader in custom dental solutions.
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New project to create friendly robotic service to support elderly people

A friendly robotic service for preventative care amongst older adults at risk of frailty is to be developed as part of a new collaborative project involving Loughborough University.

Students looking around the new Passivhaus development

Loughborough University students preview first campus Passivhaus development

Students from the School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering enjoyed a preview of the newly completed SportPark Pavilion 4.
Photograph of Dr Ishara Dharmasena with Jane Hunt, MP for Loughborough

Loughborough University researcher among STEM for Britain finalists

Dr Ishara Dharmasena attended the Parliamentary and Scientific Committee’s STEM for Britain 2023 presentation which took place at the Houses of Parliament on 6 March.
Close up of RAAC concrete

Expert explainer: What is Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) and why are people concerned about it?

In the wake of recent news items warning of school buildings in England being at risk of collapse, Professor Chris Goodier, an expert in Construction Engineering and Materials, explains what ‘RAAC’ is, why it is considered a safety risk, and what is being done nationally to address the issue.
Image shows diffusion of an element at a solar cell interface. It was captured using a scanning electron microscope with cathodoluminescence capabilities.

Loughborough awarded £2.6m to open national facility that will allow unique nanoscale imaging of solar cells

Loughborough University has been awarded £2.6m to open a new national facility that will increase our understanding of how solar cells and other electronic devices that interact with light work.

The AIRBODS research team

Covid-19 air quality study wins national industry award

A Loughborough University-led study that has created the first ever guidance on how to design and operate non-domestic buildings to minimise the spread of airborne viruses has won a national industry award.
Man picking litter on the beach

Exploring how beach litter has changed over the past 50 years using drones and phone apps

Loughborough University researchers will assess how coastal litter from the ocean has changed over the past half-century in a unique project that brings together local heritage, drones, and mobile phone apps.

Photograph of Jonathan Wagner in the lab

Loughborough University awarded funding to support UK green growth and net zero ambitions

Loughborough University is among 14 research institutions to receive funding from the Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre to support innovative work to reduce carbon emissions.

Photograph of OWLC colleagues (from left) Jonathan Proctor, Matt Bleasdale, Giles Clayton-Jones and Nathan Snowden-Merrills

OWLC joins Loughborough University Science and Enterprise Park’s Energy and Low Carbon cluster

The University is delighted to welcome OWLC (Offshore Wind Logistics and Construction) to the Science and Enterprise Park (LUSEP). The company, founded in London in 2014, relocated its headquarters to the Advanced Technology Innovation Centre (ATIC) earlier this month.
A group of school children talking to one of the PhD researchers at the SlowCat exhibition stand

Loughborough’s researchers inspire the next generation of scientists at London Schools’ Climate Kick-Start Event

A Loughborough team of scientists and engineers who are designing and preparing catalysts for a greener future took part in a London-wide schools programme to empower young people to help tackle climate change.
air ventilation system in building

Loughborough part of international awareness campaign to champion building ventilation

An international awareness campaign to promote the critical role of better building ventilation in supporting health, well-being, and productivity has been launched by a coalition of scientists, academics, engineering bodies and environmental activists.
Centre left to right: David Goldspink, Caterpillar Vice President and General Manager and Professor Nick Jennings, Loughborough University Vice-Chancellor with members of Caterpillar and the Innovation and Research Centre

Loughborough University and Caterpillar reinforce strategic collaboration to accelerate innovative technologies for a reduced carbon future

Loughborough University and Caterpillar have formally agreed to continue a strategic collaboration launched more than 25 years ago to accelerate innovative technologies within the off-highway powertrain sector.
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ACT Medical founder Joseph Bentley accepted for Enterprise Fellowship at Royal Academy of Engineering

Loughborough University alumnus and ACT Medical founder Joseph Bentley has won an 1851 Enterprise Fellowship at the Royal Academy of Engineering as he continues to develop his award-winning system for reducing the number of deaths from knife wounds.
Scones with jam and cream

Music to your ears (and mouth): Study explores if cooking with sound could produce more environmentally-friendly jam and cream

Planning an afternoon tea to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee? Have you got your jam and cream in?

New project to increase diversity and inclusion within engineering gets Academy funding

A Loughborough University project to help transform the outcomes and experiences of students from underrepresented groups has been awarded £65,000 by the Royal Academy of Engineering (Ra Eng).
Images of 3D bones with implants on them

Bone-building cells favour different orthopaedic implant designs and this can be exploited to create devices that promote faster healing, new study finds

New orthopaedic implant devices that promote faster healing and ultimately reduce the strain on the NHS could be available in the future thanks to new research by Loughborough University engineering experts that reveals which structures best promote bone healing.

New on-board system will allow trains to instantly detect ‘leaves on the line’

Researchers are developing an on-board system for trains that can identify low adhesion hazards such as ‘leaves on the line’ as well as other issues that cause the rail equivalent of black ice.