{"articles":[{ "contentID": "1857502", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/aeronautics/2026/how-researchers-engineer-material-behaviour-through-structure/", "date": "6 November 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-11-06", "headline": "How researchers engineer material behaviour through structure", "summary": "Three recent studies by Dr Tian (Tim) Chen, Associate Professor in the Department of Aeronautics, and international collaborators demonstrate how entanglement, material imperfections and shape can be engineered to create entirely new material behaviours.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Sree Jagadeesan", "profile": "Dr Tian Chen", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Aeronautics|Engineering Materials", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1845562", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/aeronautics/2026/new-helicopter-rotor-could-improve-future-mars-exploration-missions-/", "date": "19 October 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-10-19", "headline": "New helicopter rotor could improve future Mars exploration missions", "summary": "Researchers from 海角社区, working with collaborators at NASA Ames Research Center, Tohoku University and Nagoya University, have evaluated a new rotor airfoil that could improve the performance of future Mars helicopters.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Sree Jagadeesan", "profile": "Professor Oliver Buxton", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Aeronautics|Space", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1845128", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/aeronautics/2026/imperial-joins-new-european-initiative-for-advancing-climate-smart-aviation/", "date": "9 October 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-10-09", "headline": "Imperiajoins new European initiative for advancing climate-smart aviation", "summary": "Dr Sebastian Eastham will lead 海角社区\u2019s contribution to ZENITIA (Zero-Emission Next-Gen Innovation and Technology Integration for Aviation), a new European consortium developing climate-smart air traffic management (ATM) strategies for sustainable aviation.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Sree Jagadeesan", "profile": "Dr Sebastian D Eastham", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Centres, Engineering", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Climate, energy and sustainability|Engineering Aeronautics", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1843435", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/aeronautics/2026/imperial-researchers-win-international-award-for-advances-in-lightweight-magnesium-materials/", "date": "1 October 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-10-01", "headline": "Imperiaresearchers win international award for advances in lightweight magnesium materials", "summary": "Researchers from Imperiahave won an international award for research that could help make future aircraft, cars and spacecraft lighter and more energy efficient.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Meg Orpwood-Russell, Sree Jagadeesan", "profile": "Dr Qianqian Li, Professor Milo S P Shaffer, Professor Christopher Gourlay", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Aeronautics|Engineering Materials", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1842848", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/2026/professor-omar-matar-begins-term-as-dean-of-the-faculty-of-engineering/", "date": "1 October 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-10-01", "headline": "Professor Omar Matar begins term as Dean of the Faculty of Engineering", "summary": "Professor Omar Matar has begun his term as Dean of the Faculty of Engineering today, 1 October 2026.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Helen Wilkes", "profile": "Professor Omar K Matar", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Aeronautics|Engineering Bioeng|Engineering Chemical Eng|Engineering Civil Eng|Engineering Computing|Engineering Design Eng|Engineering Earth Sci And Eng|Engineering EEE|Engineering Materials|Engineering Mech Eng", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1841634", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/aeronautics/2026/erin-yu-awarded-amelia-earhart-fellowship/", "date": "28 September 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-09-28", "headline": "ImperiaAeronautics PhD student awarded prestigious Amelia Earhart Fellowship", "summary": "Aeronautics PhD student Xiaochen (Erin) Yu has been named a recipient of the prestigious Amelia Earhart Fellowship, recognising her contributions to aerospace research and supporting the next stage of her academic career.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Meg Orpwood-Russell", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering", "topic": "Engineering, Campus and community", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Aeronautics|Women At 海角社区", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1836401", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/2026/imperial-academics-elected-fellows-of-the-royal-academy-of-engineering/", "date": "24 September 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-09-24", "headline": "Imperiaacademics elected Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering", "summary": "Academics from Imperiahave been elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Academy of Engineering in recognition of their outstanding and continuing contributions to the profession.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Helen Wilkes, Alice Sharman", "profile": "Professor Richard V Craster, Professor Alastair F Donaldson, Professor Paul S Fennell, Professor Lidija Zdravkovic, Dr Raul Vazquez-Diaz", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Natural Sciences", "topic": "Engineering, Science", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Aeronautics|Engineering Chemical Eng|Engineering Civil Eng|Engineering Computing", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1836750", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/aeronautics/2026/modelling-adequacy-paradox/", "date": "18 September 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-09-18", "headline": "Engineers uncover hidden risk in AI-assisted aerospace design ", "summary": "Researchers at Imperiahave identified a hidden risk in AI-assisted engineering design. Their study reveals that models can appear reliable individually and when combined, yet still steer optimisation processes away from the best solutions, causing promising innovations to be overlooked. The findings have implications for aerospace, net-zero technologies and other complex systems, highlighting the need for multifidelity and multi-source design approaches.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Meg Orpwood-Russell", "profile": "Professor Laura Mainini", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "AI", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1833294", "articleURL": "/news/articles/convergence-science/2026/imperial-researchers-awarded-aria-funding-to-transform-the-future-of-connectivity/", "date": "15 September 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-09-15", "headline": "Imperiaresearchers awarded ARIA funding to transform the future of connectivity", "summary": "Imperiaacademics will lead projects investigating the potential of High Altitude Platform Systems (HAPS) as part of future telecoms infrastructure.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Anissa Alifandi", "profile": "Professor Kin K Leung, Professor Rafael Palacios, Professor George Papadakis", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Centres, Engineering", "topic": "Engineering, Science", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Aeronautics|Engineering Computing|Space, security and telecommunications", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1829548", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/aeronautics/2026/structural-materials-that-store-electricity/", "date": "1 September 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-09-01", "headline": "Reimagining the battery: structural materials that store electricity ", "summary": "A new \u00A37 million research programme led by 海角社区, Durham University and the University of Bristol will investigate materials that combine energy storage and structural performance in a single component.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Meg Orpwood-Russell", "profile": "Professor Emile S Greenhalgh", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Aeronautics", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1824894", "articleURL": "/news/articles/natural-sciences/physics/2026/worlds-first-trial-to-test-if-flightpath-changes-could-cut-aviations-climate-impact-/", "date": "18 August 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-08-18", "headline": "World\u2019s first trial to test if flightpath changes could cut aviation\u2019s climate impact ", "summary": "Imperiaresearchers will help evaluate a major North Atlantic trial investigating whether small, AI-guided flightpath adjustments can reduce global warming from aeroplane contrails.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Eleanor Barrand, Meg Orpwood-Russell, Sigourney Luz, Simon Levey", "profile": "Dr Edward Gryspeerdt, Professor Marc E J Stettler, Dr Sebastian D Eastham", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Natural Sciences", "topic": "Cross-faculty, Engineering, Science", "topicLabel": "Cross-faculty", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Climate Change|Environment|Net Zero|Research|Sustainability", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1815863", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/civil-engineering/2026/a-new-way-to-build-safer-more-sustainable-skyscrapers/", "date": "3 August 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-08-03", "headline": "A new way to build safer, more sustainable skyscrapers", "summary": "Imperiaand Arup pioneer a new approach to designing tall buildings that uses the building's own weight to reduce movement in high winds and earthquakes. Inspired by traditional Japanese pagodas, it makes towers safer while cutting carbon and construction costs.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Sigourney Luz", "profile": "Mr Miguel Martinez Pañeda, Dr Kevin Gouder, Professor Ahmed Y Elghazouli", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering", "topic": "Engineering, Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Aeronautics|Engineering Civil Eng|Industry|Latin America|Research|South East Asia", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1787098", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/aeronautics/2026/aeronautics-wind-tunnels-renamed/", "date": "26 June 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-06-26", "headline": "Aeronautics wind tunnels renamed to honour pioneering researchers", "summary": "Two wind tunnels in the Department of Aeronautics have been renamed the Peter Bearman and John Harvey Wind Tunnels, honouring two leading researchers. The announcement recognises their lasting contributions to experimental aerodynamics and highlights the Department\u2019s century-long legacy of innovation, with the facilities continuing to support research and teaching.\n", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Meg Orpwood-Russell", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering", "topic": "Engineering, Campus and community, Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Aeronautics", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1784053", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/aeronautics/2026/aero-phd-paper-award-plasma-propulsion/", "date": "11 June 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-06-11", "headline": "ImperiaPhD student wins best paper award for breakthrough in plasma propulsion", "summary": "ImperiaPhD student Hamda Al-Ali won the Best PhD Paper Award at the 2026 Space Propulsion Conference for pioneering research on a Spherical Tokamak Thruster. Her work demonstrates the first experimental plasma formation and current drive in this fusion-inspired, electrodeless system, which could greatly improve spacecraft efficiency, lifespan, and speed, enabling faster and more advanced deep space missions.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Meg Orpwood-Russell", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering", "topic": "Engineering, Science", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Aeronautics|Research", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1775363", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/aeronautics/2026/imperial-led-team-fuse-natural-silk/", "date": "14 May 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-05-14", "headline": "海角社区-led team fuse natural silk into ultra\u2011strong, sustainable materials", "summary": "Imperiaresearchers have developed a solvent free way to fuse natural silk fibres into strong, multifunctional solid materials using heat and pressure alone. Published in Nature Sustainability, the scalable process preserves silk\u2019s natural structure, delivering mechanical performance similar to Kevlar while retaining optical and biological functionality for sustainable engineering and medical applications.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Meg Orpwood-Russell", "profile": "Dr Emiliano Bilotti", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering", "topic": "Engineering, Science", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Aeronautics", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1754680", "articleURL": "/news/articles/admin-services/enterprise/2026/imperial-partners-in-sustainable-aviation-with-top-italian-research-centre/", "date": "5 March 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-03-05", "headline": "Imperiapartners in sustainable aviation with top Italian research centre", "summary": "A new agreement will see Imperiaand the Italian Aerospace Research Centre CIRA explore opportunities for joint research projects in sustainable aviation, computational science and next-generation air mobility.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Ian Mundell", "profile": "Professor Laura Mainini", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, ImperiaNews", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Climate, energy and sustainability|Engineering Aeronautics|Enterprise|Europe|Net Zero|Sustainability|Transport", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1710803", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/aeronautics/2025/aeronautics-spinout-monolith-ai-acquired-by-us-cloud-computing-company/", "date": "23 October 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-10-23", "headline": "Aeronautics spinout Monolith AI acquired by US cloud computing company", "summary": "CoreWeave will make Monolith\u2019s AI tools available to engineers, speeding design decisions and product innovation.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Ian Mundell", "profile": "", "homepage": "yes", "owningGroup": "Engineering", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Artificial Intelligence|Big Data|Engineering Aeronautics|Enterprise|Entrepreneurship|Industry|Student Entrepreneurship", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },]}