The MoD has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract to supply the Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod for the Harrier GR9 aircraft, with deliveries due to begin in March 2007.

ABB, the power and automation technology group, has won a contract worth $16 million to supply the power cables to Lillgrund offshore wind farm in Sweden.

Cambridge Display Technology and Sumitomo Chemical are to form a new joint venture company to develop and supply materials for use in OLED display and lighting applications.

The manufacturers of one the world’s most iconic motorcycle brands are inviting consumers to take part in a trial that could lead to the first electric Harley-Davidson.

Kevin Anderson, of the Tyndall Centre, believes the West must totally re-think its climate policy. Stuart Nathan reports.

The UK’s first all-electric forecourt has opened near Braintree in Essex, with capacity to provide rapid charging for up to 36 vehicles at once.

Up to £55m is being made available by the Faraday Institution for five UK-based consortia to conduct research into battery chemistries, systems and manufacturing methods.

Titan, one of the world’s most advanced scanning/transmission electron microscopes, means UK scientists can for the first time observe in detail the interaction of atoms. George Coupe reports

Chevron Corporation has formed a biofuels business unit to advance technology and pursue commercial opportunities related to the production and distribution of ethanol and biodiesel in the US.

Plants have inspired researchers to develop innovative and efficient nanoparticles that could be used to build the solar panels of the future.