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Revolutionising car design: The engineering behind the 2023 Formula 1 cars

Ahead of the 2022 season, Formula 1 underwent its most radical regulation change of all time.The comprehensive regulation overhaul affected everything from the design of the cars to the budgets ...

How to become a formula 1 engineer
How To Become a Formula 1 Engineer

The UK is a hub for F1. Most of the teams are based here with specialist universities to support the future development of the sport. But, before that, what do race engineers actually do?​​A Formul...

Rolls Royce’s all electric plane ready for first flight
Rolls Royce’s all electric plane ready for first flight

​​A state-of-the-art electric plane developed by Rolls Royce has completed a critical test of the integration of the aircraft’s propulsion system ahead of flight testing. Known as the ‘Spirit of In...

Rolls Royce reveals world's largest testbed
Rolls Royce reveals world's largest testbed

​​The record-breaking testbed has been in development for the past three years, with the £90m facility located at Rolls-Royce’s Derby test centre. It has an internal area of 7,500m2 (larger than a ...

Engineering and Manufacturing Companies Rise to Ventilator Challenge
Engineering and Manufacturing Companies Rise to Ventilator Challenge

​The UK reached another milestone in its fight against the coronavirus pandemic this week with the completion of the VentilatorChallengeUK project.The project, formed in March, was aimed at bringin...

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Mercedes’ Formula 1 Engineers’ Produce Life-Saving Ventilators to Battle COVID-19

​As the impact of COVID-19 continues to be felt around the world, the engineering minds behind Mercedes Formula 1 are helping turn the tide in the battle against coronavirus by producing an innovat...

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Morson take steps to help reduce vehicle emissions with their future fleet

​We're proud to be helping to reduce emissions across the capital, and we’re looking to roll out this same success across further regions.We’ve been working on two projects, which will help to mode...

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Bentley Motors becomes the UK’s first carbon neutral luxury automotive factory

​Bentley Motors has taken another step on its journey to becoming the world’s most sustainable luxury car manufacturer. Their factory headquarters in Crewe, Cheshire has been given the internationa...

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What happens if you put a plane engine in a car!?

​With all the talk of self-driving cars in the near future, electric vehicles and flying cars, it has us wondering—what happens if you put a plane engine in a car?We share some talented (and arguab...

Tesla research partner develop a lithium ion battery which could power vehicles for over a million miles
Tesla research partner develop a lithium ion battery which could power vehicles for over a million miles

​​  INDUSTRY NEWS | 2 MIN READ​Canadian researchers employed by Tesla have developed a new lithium-ion battery that could power vehicles for over a million miles while losing less than 10% of its e...

Morson-sponsored Salford Racing team take part in annual Formula Student engineering competition
Morson-sponsored Salford Racing team take part in annual Formula Student engineering competition

​​  MORSON NEWS | 3 MIN READMorson-sponsored Salford Racing Team take part in educational engineering competitionSponsorship another link between Morson and the University of Salford's future engin...

Welcome to ‘Make in Salford’ - Morson Group Funds New Additive and Digital Manufacturing Hub to Inspire Future Engineers
Welcome to ‘Make in Salford’ - Morson Group Funds New Additive and Digital Manufacturing Hub to Inspire Future Engineers

​The University of Salford and Morson Group has launched two new facilities featuring the latest industry-standard manufacturing technologies to enable students to learn real-world engineering skil...

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Bentley Motors Invest in Sustainability by Installing the UK’s Largest Solar Car Port

​The largest UK solar car port has been installed at Bentley’s factory in Crewe.The system could reduce CO2 by 3,300 tonnes per year.100% of Bentley’s on-site electricity will now be produced by ei...

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Morson Support UK’s First STEM Competition to Convert Used Petrol Go Karts to Fully Electric Machines

​To mark the Year of Engineering, the very first schools STEM competition to recycle used petrol go karts and turn them into high powered electric versions is being piloted this summer with five te...