Smart textile technology developed by a research group in Switzerland could be used to develop everything from intelligent clothing to hospital bed sheets able to monitor a patient’s movements.
Bell Helicopter has agreed to pay an additional $3.7m (£2.6m) to resolve civil claims arising from the company’s cost-charging practices on some of its contracts with the US government, bringing the...
As an EU and US push to strengthen critical mineral supply chains misses another target, the need to achieve this for the transition to clean transport has never been greater, says Ivan Williams, CEO...
A UK team is developing technology to drill through the Antarctic ice to see what clues to the origin of life and the effects of climate change are locked in a lake below. Stuart Nathan reports
From swarming devices that get your online food order ready for delivery to the autonomous vehicles that will bring it to your front door, robots are poised to revolutionise the retail sector. Helen...
The BWEA has built up a £3.2m industry fund that it plans to use to develop advanced technologies designed to solve issues such as wind turbine interference with radar.
Last-week’s decision to give the go-ahead to the London Array offshore wind farm was a welcome boost to a renewables industry that has been hit hard by the economic downturn.
Features editorAttempts to create systems which allow drivers to access infotainment functions without distracting their attention run the danger of pandering to stupidity and overconfidence. We might...
FISITA (Fédération Internationale des Sociétés d’Ingénieurs des Techniques de l’Automobile) was founded in Paris in 1948. Its mission is to enable automotive engineering societies to connect with each...
Engineers have developed a soft material with metal-like conductivity and self-healing properties that is claimed to be the first to maintain enough electrical adhesion to support digital electronics...
