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Rail & marine

Finance and flag-waving

Project aims to boost UK rail innovation

It's all material

Rail contracts to generate €1.6bn for National Express

Engineering opportunities in the UK rail sector

HMS Perseus at sea, with the exprimental steam catapult visible on the flight deck

This month in 1955: the steam catapult

Fund looks to turn scientific advances into useable products

Hull coating responds to stimulus to remove bacteria

On the rails, in the wind and out of the lab

The Tay Bridge disaster, on 28 December 1879, is believed to have caused the deaths of around 75 people, although the exact number has never been established

January 1880: The aftermath of the Tay Bridge Disaster

Hitting the bottom: software simulation and Deepsea Challenger

Researchers develop ultra-high-strength nanowires