The phrase is straight out of Yes Minister. Michael Gove’s evidence to the Covid Inquiry on Tuesday was cut off for straying into what a smooth-talking Government lawyer deemed ‘a somewhat divisive issue’. Gove, a Cabinet minister for most of the past 13 years, ventured to state that ‘there is […]
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TAMPA, Fla. — European space mission integrator Telespazio has bought British engineering and consultancy firm e2E to play a bigger role in plans to expand the U.K. satellite industry. Telespazio, a joint venture between aerospace giants Thales Group of France and Italy’s Leonardo, said Nov. 14 the acquisition by its […]
Now celebrating its 20th anniversary, the Call of Duty series has always been a game of two halves. The first: a cinematic dash through several chaptered set-pieces. You inhabit the action hero – cannons to the left of them, flame-throwers to the right – diving through checkpoints en route to […]
The 2023 Nobel Prize for chemistry isn’t the first Nobel awarded for research in nanotechnology. But it is perhaps the most colorful application of the technology to be associated with the accolade. This year’s prize recognizes Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus and Alexei Ekimov for the discovery and development of quantum […]
More young women forging careers in engineering, industry data reveals By Calum Muirhead Updated: 16:25 BST, 1 October 2023 The stereotype of manufacturing as a male preserve is breaking down rapidly with increasing numbers of young women aiming for a career in industry, according to data from a trade body. […]
After footage was released this week of a Seattle police officer saying 23-year-old Jaanhavi Kandula’s life “had limited value” on the night of her death, those who knew and loved her want the world to know that the opposite is true. Kandula was struck and killed by a different officer […]
China, India and the U.S. have all achieved landing on the Moon in the 2020s. Once there, their eventual goal is to set up a base. But a successful base – along with the spacecraft that will carry people to it – must be habitable for humans. And a big […]
Mitie acquire engineering services firm JCA in a deal worth £31.5m London-based group will pay initial fee of £21m The deal includes the deferred payments of up to £10.5m over three years By Daniel Fessahaye Updated: 11:43 BST, 4 September 2023 Mitie Group have acquired engineering services and construction firm, JCA Engineering, […]