Could we be on the verge of an era where fighter jets take flight without pilots – and are controlled by artificial intelligence?

Researchers have recently published a paper demonstrating how underwater sound waves can be used to make surface waves more powerful, potentially making them a more viable source of energy.

A record-breaking tunnel is being built under the Baltic Sea between Denmark and Germany, which will slash travel times and improve Scandinavia's links with the rest of Europe, writes Adrienne Murray.

The US has 'dropped the ball' on chip manufacturing over the years, allowing China and other Asian hubs to steam ahead, writes Suranjana Tewari.

An international team has explored how in future aerial robots could process construction materials precisely in the air — an approach with great potential for difficult-to-access locations or work at great heights. The flying robots are not intended to replace existing systems on the ground, but rather to complement them in a targeted manner for repairs or in disaster areas, for instance.

An Engineers 4 Europe – Dublin Dissemination symposium, organised by TU Dublin and Engineers Ireland, was held recently at the Grangegorman campus of TU Dublin.