Two US engineering giants are locked in a battle for UK company Domnick Hunter, attracted by its commitment to R&D on niche technologies with great potential. Andrew Lee reports.

Entrepreneur Elon Musk has proposed the insertion and inflation of a nylon tube into the cave network where 12 Thai schoolboys and their football coach are stranded.

UK-based start-up Extend Robotics has announced the launch of a new low-cost virtual reality (VR) controlled robotic arm.

A cat whose rear paws were chopped off by a combine harvester has undergone a radical surgical procedure that fitted the animal with a pair of new artificial feet.

Engineering students competing in this year’s Imperial College’s Entrepreneurs’ Challenge have benefited from the business savvy of seven Sainsbury’s Management Fellows.