A new £25m centre of excellence in metrology will save British industry millions of pounds and hours in new “smart factories”, an audience of industry experts has been told in Huddersfield.

Scottish wave energy pioneer Aquamarine Power has folded, making it the latest casualty in the marine energy sector since Pelamis fell into administration in December 2014.

Lighter, more durable trains could be developed as a result of Run2Rail, a European project investigating the use of carbon fibre and 3D printing techniques in bogies and other sub-frames.

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago's colleges of dentistry and engineering have developed a life-like training simulator.

Formica Corporation is being acquired by Auckland, New Zealand-based Fletcher Building for $700 million.