Renowned for its aerodynamic sleekness, the Spitfire fighter has become an indelible icon of both the Second World War and Britain. Its designer R J Mitchell never saw it in combat.

The former BP chief says that the next generation of engineers have plenty to get excited about

Kimitaka Kato’s job is to ensure that technology giant Fujitsu’s new products are designed for usability by the widest variety of people. Stuart Nathan reports.

As a competition is launched to inspire super-efficient vehicles, designers are finding that the development of electric cars is becoming a lot more feasible. Jon Excell reports

Mathematician and rear admiral in the United States Navy, Grace Hopper was a pioneer of computing technology and a trailblazer in making computer languages more user-friendly.