The Vestas SailRocket II is aiming to take speed sailing to a new level with a radical design that incorporates elements from glider aircraft.

Obstacle detection technology designed to prevent collisions at level crossings will soon be used on the UK railway network.

St Andrews University scientists are to create a device that will help predict when volcanos will erupt.

A laser diode that emits the world's shortest lasing wavelength of deep-ultraviolet light could find uses healthcare or for analysing gases.

Dr Andrew Pollard, principal research scientist at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is helping to pave the way for the commercialisation of graphene. Melissa Bradshaw reports

The Victorians combined brass and unprotected cogwheels in their great industrial sculptures of machines. But as design has evolved, the emphasis has swung from aesthetics to safety. Colin Carter...

Areas as diverse as nuclear power stations, medical instruments and rail tracks need constant inspection to ensure they remain safe. Colin Carter looks at the variety of technology on offer

Finding "factory ready" engineering graduates is a perennial problem for industry. Professor Carl Perrin, Director of Coventry University's Institute for Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering (AME),...