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This prototype of a lunar regolith processing system has been built using a BBQ wood pellet feeder on the left, a domestic microwave oven in the middle, and an auger on the right, with building sand used as a lunar regolith simulant

SonoChem wins £150k Aqualunar Challenge for lunar water extraction

Lightsail design could power interstellar travel

Steel manufacturing has been a major part of Scunthorpe's history for over 160 years

2,700 jobs at risk at Scunthorpe steel plant

Comment: New oil is a lose-lose for the offshore economy  

Ants use the hairs on their jaws to sense objects and to mechanically stabilise their grasp over anything they are carrying

Ant mandibles could help robots get a better grip

elderly lady at a laptop illustrating how technology can help tackle dementia in the home

UK project looks to tech to tackle dementia at home

Automotive sector rattled by Trump tariffs

Wales to see £250m investment into UK’s largest semiconductor facility

If rolled out, these networks could supply an estimated 6% of London's heat demand

Comment: Waste heat could hold the key to net zero and beyond

This robot can walk, without electronics, and only with the addition of a cartridge of compressed gas, right off the 3D-printer

Researchers develop gas powered 3D-printed robot

The probe will work alongside Ferronova’s FerroTrace to improve the detection of cancerous lymph nodes during surgery

UK team to pioneer next-gen health tech for better patient outcomes

Aircraft flying over the North Atlantic are creating more longer-lived contrails

PACIFIC project to assess impact of non-CO2 emissions from aviation