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Advanced materials research in the North of England is breathing new life into UK manufacturing, writes Phil Carvil, Head of North West Clusters, Science and Technology Facilities Council and John...

Wi-Fi gets urban from March with four million people in city ‘hotspots’ able to connect wirelessly to the internet via laptops, PDAs and Wi-Fi enabled phones. Niall Firth reports.

IPOT 2007 is a great opportunity to preview what’s new in photonics, vision and display technologies, and attend free workshops and seminars. Mark Venables takes a look around.

’Smart’ contact lenses could measure pressure within the eye and dispense medication accordingly.

New automatic braking technology fitted to Volvo SUV promises to avoid low-speed collisions. Berenice Baker reports.

Goodrich Corporation has been awarded a contract from the US Air Force Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Battlelab to develop and fabricate a shortwave infrared sensor for the Spectre-Finder initiative.

Infineon and Kineto Wireless have demonstrated several IMS-based applications using UMA technology to show the seamless handover between mobile and Wi-Fi access networks.