More than 15% of the UK public have used AI chatbots for health advice instead of seeing their GP or another NHS service, according to a study by King’s College London.

AI is the technology of our age and that is reflected in every issue of E+T.

Is AI about to decimate employment or simply alter the way we work? From scary scenarios to familiar patterns, we sift the data to uncover the true impact of automation on jobs.

Data centres are looking to take overworked IT engineers out of the hot seat and let automation tech do more of the operational grunt work.

A glass-based form of data storage that could preserve information for 10,000 years has been developed by researchers at Microsoft.

Amazon Web Services has announced the AWS European Sovereign Cloud, an independently operated cloud infrastructure located

Researchers have created a high-resolution 3D map representing all the buildings worldwide as a tool to model urbanisation, plan

Desperately needed new housing is being delayed across London due to energy-hungry data centres, the London Assembly has said.

From charging your smartphone to bridge construction; transatlantic communication to interstellar space exploration. Whether we’re sitting in an airliner or driving across a bridge, we’re surrounded by cables of all shapes and sizes – and they all have a tale to tell. E+T looks at 10 ways in which cables play an often surprising role in the world around us.

UK mobile operators have been warned to prepare well in advance for the forthcoming shutdown of legacy 2G networks or risk leaving customers without access to vital services.

The devil is in the detail when it comes to switching from electrical to optical communications – and the data-centre boom has provided an opportunity to iron out some of those details.

Businesses’ reliance on cloud-based IT is putting them at risk. High-profile outages in 2025 have proved that resilience is crucial.

Old cargo vessels could be repurposed as floating data centres following an agreement between shipping firm Mitsui OSK Lines and Hitachi Systems.

From brain organoids and neuron/microchip hybrids to fungal networks, computers made using living cells are forcing a rethink of traditional IT systems and could result in more sustainable and efficient AI.

Major tech firms including Google, Amazon and OpenAI have signed an agreement with the White House to bear all the costs associa

An AI data centre integrated into a floating offshore wind platform is being developed by US technology start-up Aikido Technologies

Electricity is playing an increasingly central role in the transition to low-carbon energy systems. As networks evolve to integrate renewable generation, electrification, and digital technologies, there is a growing need for engineers who understand how these systems will be designed, operated, and maintained in the future.

Great British Energy – Nuclear (GBE-N) and Rolls‑Royce SMR have signed a contract to deliver the UK’s first three small modular react

A major five-year £12bn plan to upgrade central and southern Scotland’s electricity grid has begun, supporting the UK’s move towards an ‘all-electric future’.

Eastern Green Link 4 has secured £3bn in major contracts for its 640km electricity transmission link between Scotland

A major five-year £12bn plan to upgrade central and southern Scotland’s electricity grid has begun, supporting the UK’s move towards an ‘all-electric future’.

Eastern Green Link 4 has secured £3bn in major contracts for its 640km electricity transmission link between Scotland

A 271.5-tonne tunnel boring machine has started excavating a 2.2km tunnel to carry electricity beneath the River Thames.

Britain’s largest renewables auction will deliver record numbers of new solar and onshore wind projects, according to the energy secretary

More than 15% of the UK public have used AI chatbots for health advice instead of seeing their GP or another NHS service, according to a study by King’s College London.

Engineering firm JCB aims to break the land speed record with a hydrogen-powered vehicle, 20 years after setting the diesel land

The government used the annual King’s Speech to outline a series of proposed engineering- and technology-related bills for the next parliamentary session.

‘Megaconstellation’ satellite systems, such as SpaceX’s Starlink and China’s Qianfan project, will be responsible for nearly half of all air pollution from the space sector by 2030, University College London researchers have said.

A UK-US industry consortium has been launched to develop Britain’s first private-sector-led fusion power plant.

EDF’s Hams Hall battery energy storage system, currently under construction near Birmingham, is expected to begin operations by the end of this year.

A US-based 50MW geothermal plant is aiming to tap heat deep beneath the Earth’s surface using a novel millimetre wave drilling technology.

The government has announced plans to cut red tape and make it easier to install on-street electric vehicle chargers and cross-pavement charging solutions.

More than 15% of the UK public have used AI chatbots for health advice instead of seeing their GP or another NHS service, according to a study by King’s College London.

Engineering firm JCB aims to break the land speed record with a hydrogen-powered vehicle, 20 years after setting the diesel land

The government used the annual King’s Speech to outline a series of proposed engineering- and technology-related bills for the next parliamentary session.

A live facial recognition technology trial on a busy south London street led to 170 arrests over six months, according to the Metropolitan Police.