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Paul Fairburn appointed as Director of Consultancy and Commercial Services
14 Jul 2026
The RCA appoints Paul Fairburn as Director of Consultancy and Commercial Services, a new role created to boost commercial activity and long-term sustainability.
Announcing RCA2026: School of Design EXPO
14 Jul 2026
From 16 - 19 July, the School of Design EXPO highlights the groundbreaking work of graduating postgraduate students from the RCA’s School of Design and Intelligent Mobility Design Centre.
Ben Kelly on naming the ArtBar, designing a legendary night club and one thing leading to another
02 Jul 2026
Ben Kelly (MA Architecture: Environmental Design, 1974) on naming the ArtBar, designing a legendary night club and one thing leading to another.
Jaguar and the Royal College of Art announce Jaguar Awards winners
02 Jul 2026
Jaguar, in collaboration with the RCA, announces the five winners of the 2026 Jaguar Awards.
Announcing RCA2026: School of Architecture Show
02 Jul 2026
Running between 3-5 July, the School of Architecture Show highlights the groundbreaking work of graduating postgraduate students from the RCA’s School of Architecture.
Life at the RCA: Completion and flux – graduation and beyond
02 Jul 2026
As Korean student Eunji Lee nears the culmination of her Jewellery & Metal MA she shares with us insights into how her practice has developed at the RCA and the ideas and process behind her graduate work.
Announcing RCA2026: Festival Of Communication
02 Jul 2026
Open on selected dates between 3-12 July, The Festival of Communication showcases the creative work of graduating students from the RCA’s School of Communication.
Royal College of Art announces plans for new Animation MFA programme in partnership with Aardman
02 Jul 2026
The RCA is expanding its partnership with the multi award-winning animation studio, Aardman; launching a groundbreaking new MFA postgraduate programme.
12th International Awards for Art Criticism (IAAC 12) are open for submissions
02 Jul 2026
On 7 June 2026, the 12th International Awards for Art Criticism (IAAC 12) was officially launched at the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, inviting submissions of art reviews in Chinese or English from around the globe.
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Wishful thinking about cars
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The history of safety glass
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You probably already knew that the world’s VIPs move around in cars with bullet-proof glass windscreen and windows. But did you know that ‘bulletproof glass’ is not really bulletproof?
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By Kiron Kasbekar | 20 Mar 2025
This material, which was first developed in China, not Germany, and is an alloy of copper, nickel and zinc, has lost its sheen in home uses, but finds favor in electrical engineering.
Pioneers – the Wrights and Glenn Curtiss launched the aircraft industry
By Kiron Kasbekar | 17 Mar 2025
First Orville and Wilbur Wright flew their plane, the ‘Wright Flyer’, from near a small town called Kitty Hawk. Then Glenn Curtiss built planes with a very different system of controls, which has lasted until now.
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By Kiron Kasbekar | 17 Mar 2025
From chains and sprockets to direct drives—If someone asked you what aircraft have in common with bicycles and motorcycles, how would you respond?
Radar’s ancestors: From sound mirrors to modern detection technology
By Kiron Kasbekar | 11 Mar 2025
Radar has become a well-settled technology today, especially in the field of navigation.
Nokia Bell Labs: innovations in communication, computing, technology
By Omar Almeida | 08 Mar 2025
Bell Laboratories, or Bell labs, which has now become Nokia Bell Labs, is one of the most renowned research and development organizations in the history of science and technology.
Company story – Quaker Oats
By Kiron Kasbekar | 08 Mar 2024
Quaker Oats is a company whose products I remember from my childhood days. Years before a foreign exchange crisis caused the Indian government to impose curbs on consumer product imports, we used to see a host of foreign brands in the Indian market. Including Quaker Oats, which I remember eating when I was a child, and which has been available for the past two decades or more.
