Scientists in England are developing a new drug testing platform that promises to bring long-term benefits to the pharmaceutical industry.

A new method to systematically modify the structure of single-walled carbon nanotubes could expand their electronic properties and open the path to nano-electronics.

A pan-European project is seeking to develop tiny magnetic nanomaterials to treat a range of neurological disorders including Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, epilepsy and depression.

A highly unusual generator that creates tornadoes and uses them to generate electricity could make valuable use of waste heat from power plants, according to its inventor.

Sales in the UK’s civil and defence aerospace markets were up 2.1 per cent to £23.1bn in 2010, according to a report released today.

A UK developed heat battery aims to provide a fresh solution to the growing need for decarbonisation in how we heat our homes. Melissa Bradshaw reports 

At Maintec 2006 – the UK’s leading maintenance exhibition, visitors to the David Brown stand were given the chance to win a specially engraved iPod nano

The CBI has warned that that the UK is failing to attract the level of investment needed to build low-carbon infrastructure.

Offshore wind turbines could generate more energy and be less expensive to operate thanks to a collaboration between UK universities and energy companies.

General Motors plans to sell Saab to the Koenigsegg Group, a consortium led by Koenigsegg Automotive, a Swedish manufacturer of sports cars.