A US start-up company plans to use a catalytic fast pyrolysis technique to convert cellulosic biomass into benzene, tolune and xylenes.
Fothergill Engineered Fabrics has been fined £12,000 and ordered to pay costs of £2,552 for allowing chemical effluent to leak into Ealees Brook.
A consortium led by Alstom has secured a €40m contract to supply eight emergency diesel generators to the Taishan nuclear power plant in Guangdong, China.
Lab-on-a-chip technology could soon simplify a host of applications, thanks to a new way to move droplets up vertical surfaces on flexible chips.
A University of Vermont computer scientist helped develop the first robot capable of detecting its own shape and using this knowledge to adapt to damage.
A research project at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute aims to tackle the challenge of how to mass produce fuel cell stacks by using robotic assembly.
An environmental engineer has created a device similar to a hydrogen fuel cell that uses bacteria to treat wastewater and create electricity.
Electronics has become an essential ally to the auto industry, with recent innovations such as GPS systems and advanced transponders adding to road safety, says GM’s Rick Wagoner
BAE Systems has won a contract to supply 16 RG32M mine-hardened patrol vehicles to the Finland Defence Force, in a deal worth more than $8.1m (£5.3m).
