I see in this week's NCE (10th Sept) that fellow network member Mike Chrimes writes of the new acquisition by the ICE library of letters from Telford to Scottish scientist Patrick Copland. Telford asks Copland for his opinion on various designs he's working on, such as a masonty bridge over the River Dun — the article proposes this as evidence that Telford was always looking to innovate. Interesting.

The impressive exhibition on Benjamin Baker that is currently on show in his home town of Frome moves to London in September, where it will be presented by The Engineering Club at The Building Centre in Store Street WC1. More details soon.

The latest edition of Ingenia magazine has just turned up on my door mat and the last article really caught my eye. Seems engineers in Edinburgh have cracked the challenge of designing personal video glasses ... ultra-low powered TV screens just the size of a finger nail. I want some right NOW .... check out the article at www.ingenia.org.uk.