Engineering first as Dutch flood defence scheme is unveiled in Somerset GOV.UKThe tiny coastal community of Stolford has become the first location in the UK to benefit from innovative flood defence technology pioneered in Holland. Read more htt …
Bertioli: An inspiration for future engineers The Sunday GuardianMichael Bertioli has been described as one of the greatest engineering brains of the 20th century. This reporter recently had the privilege of a chat with the ... Read more https: …
IGF provides £7.5m of funding for engineering group restructure Insider MediaIndependent Growth Finance (IGF) has provided £7.5m of funding to The SES Holdings Group to support a restructure. Read more https://www.insidermedia.com/insider/south …
Nebraska handling flooding and howling snowstorm FireEngineering.comOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Evacuations forced by flooding have occurred in several eastern Nebraska communities, as western Nebraska residents struggled with ... Read more https://www. …
Officer who shot at autistic man testifies in own defense FireEngineering.comMIAMI (AP) — A South Florida police officer insisted during his attempted manslaughter trial that he thought a severely autistic man was holding a gun when he ... Read …
'Brief but fierce' tornado destroys houses in Germany FireEngineering.comBERLIN (AP) — A tornado described by firefighters as "brief but fierce" has damaged about 30 houses in western Germany, leaving 10 uninhabitable. Dozens of ... Read more h …
Engineer makes squishy robots because 'instabilities are fun' -- and useful ABC NewsAn engineer makes squishy robots out of soft materials to test instability. Read more https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/engineer-makes-squishy-robots-instabilit …
San Francisco Mayor Appoints First LGBT Fire Chief FireEngineering.comSan Francisco Mayor London Breed has announced the appointment of the first LGBT Fire Chief in San Francisco. Read more https://www.fireengineering.com/articles/pt/2019/03/sa …
Southern California Edison Power Lines Sparked Deadly Thomas Fire FireEngineering.comInvestigators have determined that Southern California Edison power lines ignited the 2017 Thomas fire, a massive fire in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties ... …
Shrewsbury (MA) to Seek Grant for More Firefighters FireEngineering.comSelectmen gave the go-ahead Tuesday night for a grant application to fund the cost of four new firefighters for fiscal 2020, which begins July 1. Read more https://www.firee …