Researchers have created new structures that exploit the electromechanical properties of nanofibres to stretch to up to seven times their length, while remaining tougher than Kevlar.
An intelligent street lighting system could lead to energy savings of up to 85 per cent.
A matter of perception: The IET president wants to show engineering has more to offer.
Owens-Illinois is to sell its plastics packaging business to UK-based Rexam for approximately $1.825bn.
Tiny fibres have the potential to become a big deterrent to counterfeiters.
The French Industrial Innovation Agency has agreed to provide 61 million Euros to fund Valeo's research program which aims to improve vehicle engine efficiency and contribute to reducing CO2...
Engineers now have a more accurate way to simulate robots in action before they are put to work thanks to software developed by Microsoft and SolidWorks.
DaimlerChrysler’s Chrysler Group is to shed 13,000 jobs over the next two years as part of a plan to return to profitability by 2008.
Bloodhound SSC, the British effort to build a 1000 mph supersonic car, is set to be wound up, with administrators failing to find a buyer to secure the project's future.
The Science and Technology Committee has urged the government to ‘act now’ to ensure the UK has enough long-duration energy storage to facilitate the green transition.
