Lean, green, electric machine
Muddy spinach, or electric sensation? The Engineer got its hands on a Tesla Roadster and went to see what it can do. Watch out, London.
Devil in the detail
When one of my editorial colleagues stumbled across a company on the web that had developed a terrific new technology, he decided to give its public relations chap a call to see if he might be able to arrange a telephone interview with the company’s …
It’s a gas
When my power provider asked me if I would like to save a few pennies by paying my gas and electricity bills online, I jumped at the chance. After all, it’s an easy enough process – all I have to do is to take the readings every three months from t…
Cuts day approaches
Briefing has adopted the brace position in anticipation of the Strategic Defence Review and Comprehensive Spending Review.
The sovereign, the scientists and the shipbuilders
There was definite air of excitement in Southampton on Monday, as hundreds lined the streets to welcome the Queen on her visit to launch the 92,000 tonne Queen Elizabeth cruise liner.
The next small big thing
The field of molecular engineering – involving the manipulation or creation of molecular structures – is one that is still in its infancy.
When inspiration comes
I once heard it said that the singer-songwriter Farrokh Bulsara – more commonly known as Freddy Mercury, the lead vocalist and a songwriter of the rock band Queen – used a piano as a headboard for his bed.