The UK’s manufacturing sector, spurred on by growth in export orders, is set to lead the continuing economic recovery in 2011, according to a report published today.
Bio-based microcapsules have been added to asphalt to make roads that self-heal when cracks occur, an advance that could address the UK’s £143m pothole problem.
Applying energy-saving technologies to buildings would bring the biggest single reduction in the CO2 emissions of major cities, according to a major new study
A European taskforce has been set up to investigate how to design the next generation of computer memories, with researchers at Glasgow University playing a key role.
Carbon nanotube-based fibres invented at Rice University have greater capacity to carry electrical current than copper cables of the same mass, according to new research.
Emergency crews could be given technology to allow them to communicate and locate each other in smoke-filled or partially collapsed buildings, and even detectsurvivors by their breathing.
The use of kelp could provide an important alternative to terrestrial grown biofuels although the suitability of its chemical composition is said to vary on a seasonal basis.
Scientists in England are developing a new drug testing platform that promises to bring long-term benefits to the pharmaceutical industry.
Next generation: as fears of a UK energy crisis grow, RWE’s Kevin McCullough is excited about the challenges ahead. David Fowler reports
At a hangar in rural Bedfordshire, UK firm Cranfield Aerospace Solutions is quietly charting a course for a new era of zero-emissions aviation. Jon Excell reports.
