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The article reports on the efforts of engineers to stabilize Silbury Hill, a culturally and archaeologically significant chalk mound estimated to be constructed some 4,400 years ago in Wiltshire, Great Britain. Three tunneling efforts in the past three centuries have created major interior voids that weakened the 40 meter high and 165 meter diameter mound. In 2000, the summit of the mound experienced a 6 meter collapse. The engineers used a calcium carbonate chalk that matches the material used in the mound's construction in filling the tunnels.

Paint able to sense vibrations by using a fine powder of peizoelectric material has been developed by researchers at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. When this material called lead zirconate titanate or PZT is stretched or squeezed it produces an electric signal that is proportionate to the force being applied. Engineers could use the smart paint to monitor vibrations throughout the lifetime of a structure, allowing them to calculate when fatigue is becoming a problem and making possible the design of more elegant and cheaper structures. The paint is currently being tested on the Gatesheda Millennium Bridge across the Tyne.

Reports that engineers from the University of Leicester, England, are testing out a prototype decontamination system which uses seeds from horseradish trees containing proteins to purify water. Effect of the proteins in the seeds of coagulating particles in cloudy and contaminated water; Cost effectiveness of using the seeds; Project initiated by the engineers to test their prototype plant that could provide water to thousands of people.

The article reports that in February 1943, the Royal Canadian Engineers returned to England after having spent two years in Gibraltar, building an underground military hospital and other structures in a complex of tunnels, and finding ancient human remains.

The article features former Turner & Townsend engineer Robert Deatker, who is currently working as a project management leader for Sellar in its London Bridge Quarter. His current work involves modifying the London Bridge Station and construction of the bus station and piazza surrounding the station. The bridge quarter will also feature the skyscraper Shard, which will stand 2 million squared feet tall.

Provides information on the Bridge of Hope, a footbridge in Liverpool, England. Structural engineer and architect of the project; Structural design; Construction cost;

Feature views concerning the proposal to rebuild the Skylon, a gravity-defying, cigar-shape structure created by architects Powell and Moya for the 1951 Festival of Britain. Suggestion to recreate the original Powell and Moya Skylon as part of South Bank masterplans; Design of the structure; Proper location; Debate over restoration or replication; Holistic approach to the experience of space; Support for contemporary projects; Comments of architects and engineers; Funding for the project. INSETS: HIT.;MISS.;MAYBE..

Provides information on the Concrete Canvas, an emergency shelter developed by engineers Peter Brewin and William Crawford. Presentation of the shelter during the British Cement Association competition in 2004 in London, England; Description of the fabric used in the building; Uses of the Concrete Canvas; Reason behind the eggshell structure of the shelter.

Reports on the preservation of the first iron bridge ever designed by the 19th-century engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel in Paddington, England. Research conducted by Steven Brindle, an inspector of ancient monuments for English Heritage that lead to the rescue of the bridge from demolition; Documents found by Brindle that described the bridge; Original design of the bridge.

The article reports on the plan of England railroad operator Network Rail (NR) to reduce the number of costly track closures through dividing the time served by engineers. NR showed optimism by saying that time-saving method will be realized through pre-assembling sets of points complete with point operating equipment and heating systems. Moreover, the method has already been done by other firm in which it offers significant result.

A photograph related to the construction work being held at the railway track at the Woking Junction, England, is presented. It depicts several engineers of Balfour Beatty Construction Inc. working on the project. The photograph was taken on December 29, 2005, and shows the new track, where work is progressing round the clock, and is nearing completion.

This article reports on the development of an algorithm needed for an automated machinery that can adjust itself to soil conditions by a group of engineers at Kings College in London, England. The algorithm uses force information from a few trial attempts at digging to generate parameters that it can plug into soil models. Because the algorithm is so much faster than previous techniques of similar accuracy, digging can be controlled in real time. The engineers hope to improve their soil models and to extend the range of digging angles at which the algorithm works.

Introduces the robot created by a team of engineers and scientists at the Intelligent Autonomous Systems laboratory of the University of West England in Bristol. Capability of the robot in moving and transmitting data over the radio; Description on the design of the machine; Use of microbial fuel cell in extracting electricity directly from food and stores.

Engineers of International Business Machines Corp. in Switzerland and England teamed up to create an intelligent pillbox. In addition to reminding patients when to take their medicine, it uses Bluetooth to link vital-sign sensors with the patient's own cellphone to alert the patient's doctor if the medication produces an adverse reaction.

The article focuses on the conversations between professional engineers at The George pub near London Bridge in England about the opening of M&E firm Elementa Consulting's London office located near the pub in Southwark, England. It highlights the range of topics that the engineers discussed to be familiarized with each other. An overview on the assessment regarding the construction of the pub which naturally comes under the observant eye of the builders are presented.

The article focuses on the lack of project managers and engineers in the building industry. It is claimed that the completion of the Terminal 5 (T5) in Heathrow Airport in London, England is releasing labour resources, but there are still shortages of such professionals. According to the author, a lack of just one manager or engineer may create a bottleneck because these people represent a relatively small percentage of the workforce.

This article reports that engineers in Great Britain are replacing a road crossing over rail and subway tracks at one of the busiest terminals in London, England while trains continue to run underneath. The $120-million project to improve access to Paddington Station involves lifting an old bridge and launching a new one beneath it. Alan Monnickendam, partner with superstructure's designer Cass Hayward Ltd., says that on a less challenging site, the new bridge would have been pretty unremarkable. Monnickendam leads design work on a turnkey contract worth about $50 million.

The article offers information on the Elektra European Electronics Industry Awards. The awards aim at felicitating achievements in the electronic industry of Europe and informs that the award presentation ceremony will take place at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge London Hotel in London, England on December 14, 2011. Various categories under which awards will be presented include Business Awards, the New Company of the Year, and Rising Star New Engineer of the Year award.

The author discusses the architectural concept of the mastersection in relation to built environments and about how to make the most of existing sites in respect of context. It is compared to sectional analysis, which generally involves what has already been built. The author disputes the idea that the mastersection might be viewed as a consequence of an engineer's objective thinking. Characteristics of a good mastersection are described, including ideas about longevity, over-sizing, enabling, and energy exploitation.

Information is presented on the NIDays 09 conference organized by National Instruments Corp. in London, England, in November 2009. At the event, Francis Griffiths, vice president at National Instruments, said that driving down the cost of product innovation is critical for most business models. Paul Ingleby from Selex Sensors & Airborne Systems SpA said that engineers are innovating all the time in larger companies, due to which networking is important for their communication.

The article reports on the move of engineers at University of Birmingham to develop a new casting process called Constrained Rapid Induction Melting Single Shot (CRIMSON) in England. This casting process assures that the exact amount of aluminum needed for a particular casting is melted rapidly in a crucible, using induction heating. Moreover, the engineers hope that this process will reduce energy costs by up to one third for aluminum foundries.

Information on the Phase One networking event for new professionals, held at the Baker's Hall in Cabot Circus in Bristol, England is presented. The event was participated by almost 100 architects, contractors, engineers and surveyors from Bristol, and enjoyed free food, drinks and legal advice. The theme of the event was dispute resolution and was sponsored by Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Contract & Construction Consultants, QS, and GF Partnership.

The article reports that Nujira is planning to recruit engineers for teams working in Cambridge and Bath in England, despite recession. Nujira has signed deals with four customers for its radio frequency power optimisation technology, which is used in mobile basestations and digital television transmitters.Cambridge-based Nujira is expanding its design teams on the back of the contract.

The article offers information on several workshops for engineers including Xjtag Ltd.'s "Introduction to boundary scan" training workshops at Cambridge, England, the workshop "The Joy of QFNs," to be held on November 21, 2008, and digital terrestrial television workshops to be organized by the University of Surrey, England.

The article reports that Towcester, England-based Partner Electronics Ltd. has moved into the Silverstone Innovation Centre to accommodate the firm's expansion. The design services company has said that the new premises will provide space for further expansion as Partner Electronics recruits additional engineers.

The article focuses on Solaglas Contracting, which provides design and manufacturing services for external facade and internal glazing products. The author, who is the business development manager for a branch of the company in Coventry, England, says that what sets them apart from other installers is that they have their own in-house design team and structural engineer. He adds that they have just finished one of their projects to date which was the installation of geometrically complex glazing units into the Skyline Central development in Manchester.

This article reports on the clean-up operation following a train derailment in Cambridgeshire, England. Engineers for Network Rail are facing a massive challenge to remove freight wagons hanging precariously over a bridge in Cambridgeshire after they derailed in June 2007. Network Rail claims 11 derailed, but due to a lack of road or suitable land nearby it is having to build a 1.3 km temporary structure using 20,000 tonnes of sand to take cranes to the area.

The article features Ian O'Kelly and discusses his activities in London's Underground metro. It states that O'Kelly starts the shift preparing for a meeting with some 20 managers and supervisors. He oversees about 80 Tube Lines staff and up to 800 workers employed by subcontractors. According to O'Kelly, managing Tube Lines was like nursing a geriatric and access limitations are one of the project's greatest challenges.

The article presents some comments made in July 1880 over how to survey England. There has been a general assent over speeding up the completion of the Ordnance Survey of England which is due to be completed in 1879. "Observer" claimed that the survey will not be completed as long as it is handled by professional men, implying that the status and character of the royal engineer is similar to the one applied to the architect in the "British Quarterly Review.'

The article talks about the problems encountered by the Millennium Bridge in London, England. Ove Arup & Partners engineers think that the problems at the bridge will result to a complete rewriting of the British Standard for suspension bridges. Roger Ridsdill Smith, a structural engineer who worked for the conception of the bridge, claimed that the problems should be blamed to Ove Arup.

The article reports on the intention of Icera Inc., an electronic company, to recruit 25 engineers for its design center in Cambridge, England. According to a spokesperson of Icera, the recruitment of a wealth of wireless engineering people is a big investment made by the company. The design center will develop protocol stack and system software for 3GPP mobile phone technology developments.

The article presents information on short-term courses for engineers offered by the University of Surrey, Guildford, England. The funding for these courses comes from two organizations: Engineering Physical Sciences Research Council, and Continuing Education in Electronics Systems Integration Training. The courses include: satellite communications; antennas and propagation, RF circuit and system design, and modern digital communications.

The article reports that the construction of the River Wear bridge in England has been put on hold. Spence Associates and engineer Techniker were heading the project when the authority asked to cut the cost of £43 million scheme as it could not afford it. Sunderland City Council also said that the designs made by Techniker are defected.

The article focuses on the Dyson School of Design Innovation which is scheduled to be opened in Bath, England in September 2008. The school will be a boon for the next generation of engineers, designers, inventors, and entrepreneurs. The total cost of the school is £22 million of which the James Dyson Foundation will give £ million, the Learning and Skills Council will contribute £6 million, and The Department for Education & Skills will give £5 million.

The article reports on the Chartered Institute of Building Engineers conference in London, England. The event was attended by hundreds of besuited engineers to discuss the implications of the dreaded conservation of fuel and power policy (part L). Key note speaker Bill Gethin discussed on his approach to environmental enforceability.

Interviews Rob Harrison, research engineer at Arup in England, about his work and doctorate. Objective of the engineering doctorate; Types of research being conducted by Harrison; Appeal of the job at Arup to the engineer.

The article reports that the terrorist bombing in London forced the postponement of the annual Intellect ICT Charity Ball, which was due to take place on the night of 7 July. The event, supported by the journal Computer Weekly and the Worshipful Co. of Information Technologists, was expected to raise up to 100,000 pounds for the Starlight Children's Foundation charity to help disadvantaged children. Intellect, the IT suppliers' organisation, is reorganising the event and hopes to soon announce a new date, likely to be in September.