Researchers at Imperial College are exploiting light-scattering techniques to construct nanosensors that could be used to detect explosives or toxins

Thousands of jobs are to be created following the award of government funding that will allow Wrightbus to further develop hydrogen double and single decker buses.

Replicating the structure and colours in butterfly wings could lead to better encryption of optical signatures found on bank notes, credit cards and other items desirable to forgers.

MathWorks' new Video and Image Processing Blockset extends the company's Simulink software to allow engineers to develop embedded video and imaging systems using Model-Based Design.

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.

Japanese car manufacturer Nissan is to cut its British workforce by 1,200 in an attempt to mitigate losses caused by the economic downturn.

Engineers at Surrey Space Centre are developing a platform to demonstrate the viability of using drag on a sail to de-orbit small satellites and other space debris.

The UK Coal Authority has awarded licences to Clean Coal to investigate the potential for underground coal gasification at five offshore sites in Britain.

Researchers at Canada’s University of Waterloo have programmed bacteria found in wastewater to degrade PET, a common polymer that contributes significantly to microplastic pollution.

Ford and Toyota are leading the trend in electric car development with plans to bring their new range of zero-emission vehicles to the global market.