Centuries old windmills formerly used to mill grain are being repurposed in project Sailwind 4, an effort to turn these cultural artefacts into power generators.

BT’s Race to Infinity competition − in which communities voted for their area to be one of the next upgraded to BT Infinity fibre-optic broadband − has proved so popular that BT has increased the...

Non-profit making organisation gears up for mass production of low-cost laptop aimed at bringing schoolchildren in the developing world all the benefits of the IT revolution. Jon Excell reports

One of the most effective testbeds for collaboration in the design and engineering of future road cars, is on the racetracks and in the paddocks of Formula One. Dupont explains how its technical...

Rolls-Royce chief technology officer Paul Stein tells The Engineer about new horizons for the company in novel sectors, and developments in its core technology for aerospace propulsion. Stuart Nathan...

Astronomer Martin Barstow, the only UK representative on NASA’s Hubble committee, is helping the novel ‘patch-up’ in space of the ageing telescope. Niall Firth reports.

New biocompatible nanotubes developed by UK researchers have the potential to target cancer cells better than treatments such as chemotherapy, according to a new study.  

Prysmian Telecom Cables & Systems has secured a contract to supply more than 2000km of Optical Ground Wire (OPGW) cable to Venezuela.

Robert Gordon University claims to be the first Scottish institution to adopt the environmentally friendly Cobiax technique in a new build at its Garthdee campus.

TPI Composites plans to build a new 316,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Newton, Iowa to produce blades for GE’s 1.5MW wind turbines.