With healthcare expenditure escalating worldwide and developed countries’ populations all ageing, medical technology must act now to meet the needs of tomorrow, says Louis Burns.

A major cross-sector collaboration between fleet vehicle operators and energy companies is helping to remove some of the barriers holding back the switch to electric vehicles.

University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers have made a tiny lens so ‘smart’ t it can adapt its focal length from minus infinity to plus infinity without external control.

Technical advice, an interactive design centre, ancillaries suppliers stands and all the latest developments add up to a compelling package, says Colin Carter.

Features editor Brace yourselves for four months of electioneering, where engineering issues are unfortunately not likely to be high on the agenda

Researchers are preparing for the final stage of a three-year project to develop a robot that can explore and study life in the driest desert on Earth.

Rolls-Royce plans to invest more than £300m in four new factories and two advanced research programmes in the UK, with £45m of support from the government.

Cyborg insects will be able to tackle challenging terrain following the development of an advanced swarm navigation algorithm by scientists in Singapore and Japan.

A toolkit for designers aims to ensure that products can be used by people with a wide range of abilities, says John Clarkson

ViewpointUCL’s new Centre for Engineering POlicy should help to put engineering at the heart of discussions on the UK economy, say Brian Collins and Jason Blackstock