Remote sensing techniques are to help survey the habitats of endangered chimpanzees in the Republic of the Congo. 

Visual clues to detect if criminals are carrying guns are being studied to build a CCTV system that will help cut crime.

A personal brush with the engineering skills shortage prompts our anonymous blogger to ask whether industry is making the best use of its young engineers

Last week we asked our readers if they believed major engineering-related industries in the UK should be nationalised. 

Butterfly wings, peacock feathers and graphene have helped the development of an opal-like material that could be the foundation of next generation smart sensors.

Features editor After driverless cars and pilotless aircraft, it’s time for ships to become autonomous, as our upcoming digital August issue will explain

A non-intrusive system widely used in steelmaking to check the condition of critical plant and machinery is now available to other industries. Siobhan Wagner reports.

Last week, Met police chief Cressida Dick defended the force’s use of facial recognition in London. We asked our readers what they thought about the technology in its current state.

Researchers in the US have demonstrated a new mobile, ground-based system that could scan and map atmospheric gas plumes over kilometre distances.